Investigation Determination Repair

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Investigation

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CONTENTS

Company Overview P_01

Subsidence Investigation P_03

Contamination Survey P_05

Newbuild Investigation P_06

Drainage Repairs P_07

Investigation Equipment P_08

Laboratory Testing P_09

Desk Studies P_11

Geotechnical Reporting P_12

National Coverage P_13

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CompanyOverview

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With Fastrack™ you need only make one call to arrange a complete

in house service, from site investigation, comprehensive soils

analysis and interpretive reporting

Through our 30 years of experience, we can offer technical advice

and an unrivalled service, where we are happy to discuss any type

of project with our clients.

Fastrack™ Site Investigations Ltd is one of the UK’s premiere site

investigation companies. With highly qualified geologists, a

comprehensive in house laboratory and experienced site teams,

our service is second to none.

♦ Site Investigations

♦ Laboratory Analysis

♦ Reporting

With a client

base consisting of

insurance companies,

loss adjusters, structural

engineers, local authorities and

other involved parties, Fastrack™

Site Investigations Ltd. carry out

investigations to establish possible causes

of subsidence and heave to properties and

structures.

Fastrack™ aim to provide quality customer care

including a prompt response to instructions by

immediate contact with the customer, dealing professionally

with their concerns and assessing the urgency of the situation.

Our onsite engineers will have all the tools needed to carry out a full

inspection in one visit.

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SubsidenceInvestigation

Typical Issues

♦ Defective drainage

♦ Tree Roots

♦ Desiccated clays

♦ Shallow Foundations

♦ Foundation design

♦ Hand excavated fully logged trial pits and hand auger boreholes

carried out to meet your specific requirements.

♦ On site shear vane and Macintosh probe testing, to aid accurate

ground condition analysis.

♦ Window sampling

♦ Restricted access rotary auger drilling (useful for heave calculation

and level datum installation)

♦ A Fully comprehensive in house laboratory, able to provide many

services including moisture content, soil

suction, Atterberg limit, soil

contamination and triaxial

testing.

♦ A team of experienced

geologists focused on

providing both factual

reports and interpretive

written reports.


With the requirement

for development in

urban areas there is

a growing interest in

‘brownfield’ or industrial

sites. Fastrack™ Site Investiga-

tions Limited perform detailed

investigations of contaminated soil and groundwater by:

♦ Desk Studies

♦ Establishing sources, pathways and receptors

♦ Trial pits, boreholes and long term monitoring

♦ Chemical testing (e.g. heavy metals and organics)

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ContaminationSurvey

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An essential perquisite of any civil engineering or building project is a

detailed and accurate assessment of ground conditions. Fastrack™

Site Investigations has the capability to undertake any size project

however large or small. The company’s extensive field,

laboratory and engineering services in the South East,

Midlands and the South West ensure that

investigations are cost effective and always

completed to the project deadline.

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NewbuildInvestigation

Typical issues:

♦ Brownfield development

♦ Building on made ground

♦ Hydro geological influences

♦ Industrial mining activities


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Drains may crack due to ground

movement, subsidence, tree root

ingress or they may totally collapse. The

result is a defective drain causing repeat

blockages or leaks into the surrounding soil.

Whatever the problem, the most appropriate solution can be

determined by Fastrack™ CCTV Surveying

Service. This will detect the nature of

any structural fault, which will lead to

recommending the most appropriate

repair technique.

DrainageRepairs

LINING ♦ Minimal cost

♦ Minimal disruption and inconvenience

♦ Suitable for all types and sizes of pipe 75mm diameter upwards

EXCAVATION ♦ Replace short sections of pipe at a shallow depth

♦ A collapsed or structurally defective pipe which

cannot be repaired using No-Dig techniques.

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Trial Pits

Hand Augers

Drainage Surveys

Window Samplers

Datum Installations

Geophysical Surveys

Water level monitoring

Rotary Cored Boreholes

Shell & Auger Boreholes

Restricted Access Flight Auger

Mackintosh Probe

Shear Vane Testing

Dynamic Probing

SPT/CPT Tests

Penetrometer

CAT Scans

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The Fastrack™ Laboratory is an in house facility located at our head

office . Staffed with trained and experienced technicians, all testing is in

accordance with the appropriate current soils testing standards.

♦ Moisture content

♦ Atterberg limits

♦ PSD particle size distribution

♦ Soil suction (filter paper method)

♦ Concrete testing

♦ SO4 soluble sulphate

♦ Chemical testing

♦ pH testing

♦ Root analysis

♦ Triaxial testing

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LaboratoryTesting

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Fastrack™ can also provide laboratory analysis

as a stand alone service with a courier

collection and a rapid turnaround.

A thorough laboratory testing programme is an essential part of any

geotechnical investigation. Soils testing plays a major part in the

design and planning of construction projects, earthworks design,

foundation design, slope stability studies and subsidence or heave of

buildings and structures.


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Geot

DeskStudies

Geotechnical Reporting

Details resultant construction practices, e.g. where foundations

should be located

Factual Reporting

Site plans, trial pit and borehole logs, soil classification, CCTV

surveys and laboratory results

Interpretive Reporting

Evaluate hazards and ground conditions, recommend foundation

design, recommend remedial measures and propose subsidence

rectification/stabilisation

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Desk Studies

Information is gained from borehole records, ordnance

survey maps, geological maps, historical maps,

mining searches and local authority

searches. Desk studies are an invaluable

way of identifying past site use and

recommending an appropriate

investigation technique

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GeotechnicalReporting

FSI have a dedicated report writing team, allowing quality and

uniformity to be kept. Fastrack™ Site Investigations Limited aim to

provide reports within 10 days of receiving the samples into the lab.


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NationalCoverage

Fastrack™ Site Investigations Ltd

Midlands Expansion


South East and South West

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Fastrack™ primarily cover the area outlined on the map shown (Left),

however should the need arise we are equipped to carry out works

outside these regions and will endeavour to work to your

requirements as best we can.

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Fastrack Locations:

South East (Head Office)

Midlands

South West


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Tyndales Farm

Southend Road

Woodham Mortimer

Maldon

Essex

CM9 6TQ

Tel: 0844 3358908

E-Mail: [email protected]

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