GEOTECHNICAL

MBA offers geotechnical services for every stage of the project life cycle ranging from preliminary investigations through final design. 

Our dynamic team is skilled in defining and executing field exploration programs to provide cost-effective solutions to geotechnical challenges. Our goal is to provide practical design recommendations for safe and stable structures and to ensure our clients are fully prepared for all geotechnical aspects of development and construction projects.

Our engineers’ project experience spans from extensive commercial development projects to large complex industrial facilities. We have served private developers, industrial complexes, government agencies, and other industry professionals.

MBA routinely provides soil investigations, geotechnical design services, and field observations for construction projects, where cost-effective design is essential to the successful performance of foundations, walls, dams, and other structures that rely upon the proper characterization of subsurface soil and groundwater conditions.

MBA offers the following geotechnical services: |

  • Subsurface Investigations
  • Foundation Recommendations
  • Specialized Foundation Design
  • Ground Improvement Recommendations
  • Groundwater, Seepage Identification, and Analysis
  • Soil Improvement/Remediation Recommendations
  • Soil and Rock Mechanics
  • Settlement Analysis
  • Stability Analysis
  • Retaining Wall Analysis
  • Sinkhole Remediation Design
  • Structural Recommendations
  • Value Engineering Analysis
  • Earth Instrumentation
  • Foundation Settlement Magnitude and Time-Rate Predictions
  • Groundwater Studies

Construction Materials Testing Services

MBA offers a broad array of materials and lab testing for a variety of projects ranging from complex roadway construction to single-family residential communities. Our precise testing and quality control offerings successfully guide our clients through stringent project specifications, difficult construction schedules, and complex government regulations with ease.

MBA’s state-of-the-art testing laboratories are operated by our team that follows strict quality assurance guidelines for equipment usage and calibration utilizing the latest industry standards.  The testing team is fully trained in sampling techniques, testing procedures, verification procedures, and the application of various building materials.

Our engineers’ project experience spans from extensive commercial development projects to large complex industrial facilities. We have served private developers, industrial complexes, government agencies, and other industry professionals.

MBA routinely provides soil investigations, geotechnical design services, and field observations for construction projects, where cost-effective design is essential to the successful performance of foundations, walls, dams, and other structures that rely upon the proper characterization of subsurface soil and groundwater conditions.

MBA offers full-service testing capabilities and performs testing services in the following fields: 

  • Asphalt and Bituminous Materials
  • Concrete Compressive Strength Testing per ACI Standards
  • Floor Flatness Inspections
  • In-Place Density Determination
  • Moisture/ Index Property/ Density Testing Determination
  • Masonry Wall Observation and Testing
  • Grout and Mortar Testing