SoilSafe Ltd

What more could you possibly want on a summers evening? Sunshine, the great outdoors and some lovely ground stabilisation validation testing?

There is no other item of construction equipment which has the capacity for causing as much damage or injuring so many people as does a crane in an accident. Design of crane foundations is a rightly safety critical element of safe crane operation, of which the magnitude of any settlements is key.

The ground is not a homogeneous material like concrete or steel, it is often disturbed by testing and its stiffness depends on the magnitude of the load being applied.

We can test multiple location around and in your proposed crane base to give you an up to date, accurate measurement of the stiffness of the ground enabling you to sleep soundly knowing your crane is on solid ground.

Please get in touch for further information [email protected]

Does your client require the installation of racking in their new warehouse? Do you need to calculate the maximum settlement before construction?

Using Settlement Analysis, we are capable of modelling the ground and any loads required. Our testing and analysis will provide you with a value of maximum settlement without even disrupting the ground.

Get in contact for more information [email protected]

Today we're using our ACSW Ground Stiffness testing system to verify the compaction achieved following dynamic compaction.

With up to 30 tests in a day, our system is by far the most economical method of control testing and, with instant results, you can take comfort in the fact that if there is an issue, you will have more time to rectify it.

It's very rare that you can obtain suitable Geotechnical data for slope stability analysis on very steep slopes with difficult access.

With our ACSW Ground Stiffness testing system, we can provide a wide range of Geotechnical data on steep slopes without the need for prohibitively expensive specialist drilling techniques.

Even in difficult access, we can carry out up to 15 tests in a day, giving you the coverage and confidence to carry out your slope stability assessment, using real data, delivered in real time.

Contact [email protected] for more information.

Do you need help locating a possible shallow culvert?

ACSW could be just what you require!

Using no intrusive means, we can determine a stiffness profile of the ground. Which can help determine the location of a culvert without the disturbance of the ground.

For more information, contact [email protected]

sponsored up and coming Road racer Ryan Whitehall at our testing week in circuito de Almería.

The luck boy got treated to a few laps on a 210hp £68,000 BMW S1000RR HP4 Race which a duly thrashed around the circuit with his typical sideways style!

Ryan is competing in the Northern Ireland Road Racing Championship this year, supported by SoilSafe.

Not sure on the location of services on your site but still need geotechnical information?

SoilSafe can help you!

Using our ACSW testing system we can provide you with an in-situ stiffness profile of the ground, without the need for intrusive methods. Hence not causing any damage or creating any risk for the services in place.

For more information about how we can give you this data please get in touch with us at [email protected]

Imagine being able to obtain geotechnical parameters for your site which is currently a working car park - without moving cars or even breaking ground!

ACSW testing is:

Safe

Fast

Reliable

Does this sound like something that you can use?

For more information, contact [email protected]

What a result! sponsored Road racer Ryan Whitehall has taken 2nd place at his first race in this year's Road race in Northern Ireland!

An absolutely brilliant start to the season! Well done Ryan!

Time and time again we see ground investigation reports which stipulate piled foundations due to "variable ground" and a risk of differential settlements. But using our ACSW testing system, we can quickly and easily determine the stiffness of the ground and predict whether the differential settlements are within tolerable limits!

We can undertake Settlement Analysis to provide you an accurate answer to your problem; The process is as follows:

- the creation of a Ground Model in GEO5 based upon ACSW testing and boreholes/trial pits from your GI reports.

- the stiffnesses of each layer can be determined from the ACSW testing and applied to the model.

- foundation loads and slabs can then be applied

-analysis can be performed to determine the maximum total and differential settlement.

This process enables us to predict the settlement that will occur in order to deem the development planned is safe.
For more information, please contact [email protected]

Do you need your geotechnical problems to be solved QUICKLY before you construct new structures?
Advanced Continuous Surface Wave testing can help you over a wide range of applications.

ACSW is:

-Fast
-Reliable
-Safe
- Non-intrusve

This testing system provided results in real time, letting you know where potential issues are on the day of the testing!

At SoilSafe our motto is "there's safety in numbers".

As an industry we are relying on a small number of boreholes upon which we give the whole site a single safe allowable bearing capacity.

The harsh reality is that never in earth's history has a site had a single bearing pressure!

With our ACSW testing system, we can provide up to 30 tests in a day, with accurate Geotechnical data and no ground disturbance.

The result is that we can significantly add to your Ground Investigation with lots and lots of lovely numbers!

Gone are the days of choosing the lowest SPT N value, flicking through Tomlinson and hoping for the best!

Get some much needed safety in your design and get in contact now!

Some very exciting research and development work going on at soilsafe... Soon to be showcased...

Watch this space!

Low bearing capacity given in your GI report?

We can help you reduce your foundation sizes by up to 35%!

By using our ACSW Ground Stiffness testing and a detailed settlement analysis, can improve upon the safe allowable bearing capacity that is given in your ground investigation report.

Contact [email protected] to find out more!

With the cost of concrete and steel on the rise, the industry is looking for savings wherever possible.

Did you know that by using our ACSW Ground Stiffness testing and thorough settlement analysis, can improve upon the safe allowable bearing capacity that is given in your ground investigation report?

- Less concrete
- Less steel
- Less waste soil
- Less carbon emissions
- Safer designs using large datasets

Contact [email protected] for more information!

Would you like to prove the likely presence of voids, mineshafts or dissolution features?

ACSW could be the tool you need! Rapid, safe and accurate!

We use the ACSW testing kit to produce in-situ stiffness profiles capable of determining the location of poor ground, which could indicate the presence of voids. All without breaking the ground!

For more information, contact [email protected]

Do you need to locate deep sewers or void locations without the need for disturbing the ground?
We can help you!

We can use our ACSW testing system to provide you with an in situ stiffness profile of the ground, locating areas of poor land (indicative of voids) without the need for intrusive methods. Hence not causing any damage or creating any risk for the services that are in place.
Could this help you?

for more information, email [email protected]

Introducing ACSW Testing…

ACSW is a ground stiffness measurement technique that relies on measuring the ground's response to a vibratory source or ‘shaker.’
The velocity of surface Rayleigh waves (Vr) generated is measured as they travel away from a seismic source across an array of geophones.
The velocity of the surface waves generated is related to ground stiffness, with the depth of wave pe*******on increasing with reducing the frequency and increasing wavelength (λ).
ACSW field testing provides an accurate measurement of surface wave velocity across a range of frequencies (f), resulting in a dispersion curve of Vr against f for the ground at the test location.

Are you considering building on engineered fill but are concerned about differential settlement?

If ONLY there was a rapid and cost effective way to accurately test how well yor ground gas been compacted?

And IMAGINE if a single test could provide data to the full depth of the ground which is being loaded by your foundations...

SOILSAFE can help you!

Using ACSW testing we can give you a stiffness profile for each individual foundation, with up to 30 TESTS PER DAY!

All without disturbing the fill and surrounding ground.

Too good to be true? Contact us for more information, case studies, CPD and site demonstrations!

Unlike many other forms of testing, ACSW provides stiffness values that can be used directly for design for small strains (for example, warehouse foundations).

ACSW testing combines speed, cost-effectiveness and accuracy in stiffness profiling at a known strain without needing boreholes or an elaborate test set-up.

The stiffness profile obtained represents the bulk stiffness of the ground, removing very local variations in stiffness which make laboratory testing problematic and provides a more accurate model of ground stiffness for geotechnical design

SoilSafe would like to announce that we have attained our ISO45001 Accreditation!

When working on live construction sites, the health, safety and wellbeing of our staff and colleagues is always of paramount importance.

SoilSafe work on a wide range of projects, from single dwellings to national major infrastructure project; however, our attitude towards health and safety stays the same, regardless of the project.

Well done to our team, another milestone in our progress!

Do you need geotechnical advice and information regarding adding new lightly loaded structures?

Are you adding a new extension onto a building and are concerned about differential settlement?

Does your Ground Investigation report tell you that you need piles, but you're sure you're on good ground?

We can help!

Using our ACSW system, we can perform numerous tests on your site without requiring intrusive measures. Using the results, we can help you perform an accurate settlement analysis to provide you with the confidence to avoid expensive piled foundations!

Visit Soilsafe.co.uk to find out more or email [email protected]

Are you concerned about soft spots on your site? Do you want to detect early problems before they arise?

ACSW is the tool you need to keep your foundations and floorslabs safe from subsidence and you safe from claims!

With our Advanced Continuous Surface Wave testing system, we can detect the likelihood of excessive differential settlement without disrupting the ground! We can carry out up to 30 tests per day, giving you the confidence that soft spots can be identified before an excavator has even arrived on site!

For more information, contact [email protected]