Ground engineering
Since its establishment, Orbis Terrarum has highlighted for its efforts in Ground Engineering, providing geotechnical solutions to any type of engineering projects.
Our experience in the field of geotechnical works is particularly relevant for renewable energies projects (geotechnical studies for photovoltaic plants, wind farms, thermo solar and biomass plants), Oil&Gas, combined cycle power plants, reversible pumping hydroelectric plants
For this purpose, we have a specific branch of technical specialists in the calculation and design of geotechnical solutions.
This department works in collaboration with our sections of engineering, applied geophysics and geotechnical laboratory to always have the maximum information from each specialty, and then integrate all the knowledge from each discipline, archiving the best possible geotechnical solution for your project.
Our services support all phases of a project, from preliminary design through completion of the construction phase, including:
Our services support all phases of a project, from preliminary design through completion of the construction phase, including:
» Technical Advising about the project economical feasibility, from the ground conditions point of view.
» Determination of the geotechnical conditions for soils and rocks.
» Determination of the ground behaviour during and after the construction, trough a data interpretation.”
» Recommendation of static and dynamic design parameters for the soil-structure interaction.”
» Monitoring of ground behaviour during the construction making decisions and new designs adapted to the changes that may be needed.”
Our services include:
Subsurface Exploration and Testing:
• Boreholes.
• Trial pits.
• Penetrometers.
• Applied geophysics.
• In situ testing.
• Soil and rock sampling.
• Laboratory tests.
Geological, Hydrogeological and Hydrological studies.
Geotechnical studies for high speed trains projects.
Geotechnical studies for highways projects.
Geotechnical studies for building and urbanisation.
Reuse of soils and rocks.
Geotechnical design:
• Finite element modelling.
• BIM integration of geotechnics.
• Foundations analysis and design.
• Dynamic analysis of the soil.
• Dynamic analysis of soil- structure interaction.
• Slopes stability and optimization.
• Ground reinforcements: grounds anchors, micro piles, geogrids.
• Containment systems: walls, screens, sheet piles.
• Earthworks: embankments.
• Soil Improvement Treatments: injections, soil stabilization.
• Underpinning.
Geotechnical design for special Works
• Renewable Energy Plants (Geotechnical studies for photovoltaic plants, solar thermal plants, wind farms, biomass power plants).
• Tunnels.
• Dams.
• Industrial plants.
• Transports: roads, railways.
•Quarries and mines.
Design of special ground treatments
• Jet grouting.
• Compensation injections.
• Fracturing and compaction injections.
• Columns of gravel.