--- title: "Geotechnical services in Canada | BBA" date: 2021-07-14T14:54:00-04:00 author: jessica napert canonical_url: "https://www.bbaconsultants.com/en-ca/services/engineering/soil-and-infrastructure-engineering/geotechnical" section: Services --- 1. - ![Soil and Infra - Geotechnical](https://www.assets.bbaconsultants.com/bba-production-assets/production/images/Industries-et-services/_3000x3333_fit_center-center_100_none_ffffff/4837/Soil-and-Infra_Geotechnical_AdobeStock_125151956.webp) ## Building on solid foundations Of course, you want to choose the best site to build your facilities. When doing so, you not only have to consider your operational needs, but you also have to provide stability and security for the structures that will be built there. To do this, it’s critical to characterize the soil so you can study the geotechnical factors and consider any natural hazards, including the risk of instability and landslides. During construction, you’ll also need to perform quality control to ensure guidelines are followed and to account for any unforeseen elements during the project. It’s equally important to monitor the structures after the project is complete to ensure its long-term success. With advances in technology, using state-of-the-art measuring instruments will allow you to expertly validate key data to manage these strategic assets. 2. - ![Mining Gold - Infrastructures](https://www.assets.bbaconsultants.com/bba-production-assets/production/images/Industries-et-services/_3000x3333_fit_center-center_100_none_ffffff/25675/Mining_Gold_803896428.webp) ## Analyses adapted to each stage of your project Even for simple projects, test pit excavations are necessary to identify the stratigraphy, the type of soil and the position of groundwater in the foundation. A soil sample analyzed in a laboratory will confirm the type of soil. But more sophisticated field and laboratory analyses are necessary for a major project. Borings will not only allow us to perform more advanced in situ analyses, but also to collect soil samples for further laboratory tests, so we can provide design and construction parameters for the foundations. It becomes even more complex when a project is to be built at a site prone to seismic activity—you’ll need to combine geophysics with geotechnics to perform in-depth analyses. ## Making informed decisions Our geotechnical experts, a branch of civil engineering that combines geotechnics, hydrogeology and geomechanics, will guide you, regardless of the type of structure to be built—dam, dike, waste rock pile, road, parking lot, building foundation and retaining structure. From soil characterization to help choose materials, to quality control to ensure compliance with guidelines and help you navigate any unforeseen elements during the project, our work is both accurate and thorough. Our experts are familiar with the latest measuring technologies and will accompany you as you monitor your structures and, where necessary, will propose adjustments that will promote your long-term success. 3. ## Solutions we offer - [ 29 Sep 2023 Power and Renewables Designing foundations on silty soil - ![Mohamed Diallo](https://www.assets.bbaconsultants.com/bba-production-assets/production/images/avatars/_size_avatar/126508/MohamedDiallo.webp) - ![Monika Rybarova](https://www.assets.bbaconsultants.com/bba-production-assets/production/images/avatars/_size_avatar/3149/Monika-Rybarova.webp) ](https://www.bbaconsultants.com/en-ca/publications/designing-foundations-on-silty-soil "Designing foundations on silty soil") - [ 28 Feb 2022 Power and Renewables Application of photogrammetry on rock slope characterization - ![Cong xu temp](https://www.assets.bbaconsultants.com/bba-production-assets/production/images/avatars/_size_avatar/95137/cong_xu_temp.webp) - ![Alireza Aboutalebi](https://www.assets.bbaconsultants.com/bba-production-assets/production/images/avatars/_size_avatar/2851/Alireza-Aboutalebi.webp) ](https://www.bbaconsultants.com/en-ca/publications/application-of-photogrammetry-on-rock-slope-characterization "Application of photogrammetry on rock slope characterization") - [ 14 Feb 2022 Power and Renewables Pile design and construction - ![Masood Meidani](https://www.assets.bbaconsultants.com/bba-production-assets/production/images/avatars/_size_avatar/95338/Masood-Meidani.webp) Masood Meidani, P.Eng., Ph.D. Senior Engineer, Civil ](https://www.bbaconsultants.com/en-ca/publications/pile-design-and-construction "Pile design and construction") - [ 04 Feb 2022 Power and Renewables Advances in the design of geosynthetic reinforced soil (GRS) retaining walls - ![Cong xu temp](https://www.assets.bbaconsultants.com/bba-production-assets/production/images/avatars/_size_avatar/95137/cong_xu_temp.webp) Cong Xu, Ph.D., EIT Geotechnical Engineer ](https://www.bbaconsultants.com/en-ca/publications/advances-in-the-design-of-geosynthetic-reinforced-soil-grs-retaining-walls "Advances in the design of geosynthetic reinforced soil (GRS) retaining walls") - [ 13 Dec 2021 Mining and Metals Stress-strain analysis of tailings facilities subject to dynamic loads - ![José Antonio Vides](https://www.assets.bbaconsultants.com/bba-production-assets/production/images/avatars/_size_avatar/3209/Jose-Antonio-Vides.webp) - ![Luciano Piciacchia](https://www.assets.bbaconsultants.com/bba-production-assets/production/images/avatars/_size_avatar/3206/Luciano-Piciacchia.webp) - ![Vahid Marefat](https://www.assets.bbaconsultants.com/bba-production-assets/production/images/avatars/_size_avatar/3194/Vahid-Marefat.webp) - ![Pengyu Yang](https://www.assets.bbaconsultants.com/bba-production-assets/production/images/avatars/_size_avatar/92408/Pengyu-Yang.webp) ](https://www.bbaconsultants.com/en-ca/publications/stress-strain-analysis-of-tailings-facilities-subject-to-dynamic-loads "Stress-strain analysis of tailings facilities subject to dynamic loads") - [ Mining and Metals Material handling system feasibility study for a gold mine ](https://www.bbaconsultants.com/en-ca/projects/material-handling-system-feasibility-study-for-a-gold-mine "Material handling system feasibility study for a gold mine") - [ Mining and Metals Feasibility study at the Wasamac mine ](https://www.bbaconsultants.com/en-ca/projects/feasibility-study-at-the-wasamac-mine "Feasibility study at the Wasamac mine") - [ Power and Renewables Award winning project Design of a solar power farm north of Whitehorse ](https://www.bbaconsultants.com/en-ca/projects/design-of-a-solar-power-farm-north-of-whitehorse "Design of a solar power farm north of Whitehorse") - [ Power and Renewables Design of the Tretheway Creek run-of-river power plant ](https://www.bbaconsultants.com/en-ca/projects/design-of-the-tretheway-creek-run-of-river-power-plant "Design of the Tretheway Creek run-of-river power plant") Let’s see what we can do together [ Contact us ](https://www.bbaconsultants.com/en-ca/contact)