Shield provides a full range of Geotechnical Services including subsurface explorations; foundation designs and site-specific modifications; forensic evaluations; geological investigations, assessments and engineering; settlement evaluations; slope stability, structural evaluations and landfill construction inspection.

If you would like additional information about these or other Geotechnical Services, please contact Shield at 800-395-5220.

LEFT: Use of helical piers to underpin the foundation of a distressed residential structure.

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Geotechnical and Foundation Forensic Evaluation

Shield provides forensic evaluations for residential and commercial structures from a geotechnical and foundation perspective to help identify the cause of a structures distress.  Further, Shield is able to provide a remediation design or wok with a specialty contractor to facilitate a design and its implementation.

Shield's geotechnical and foundation engineers have experience with:

  • Geotechnical evluations,
  • Settlement analysis,
  • Foundation and slab distress,
  • Grade beams, and
  • Asphalt pavements.