Geotechnical engineering

WSP Geotechnical aim is to minimise client's exposure to the inherent risks associated with construction activities on and below the earth surface. We believe that with a complete understanding of geological processes and the ability to fully characterise a site in terms of its geological, hydrogeological and geotechnical constraints, we are able to deliver economic solutions to a wide range of geotechnical and geological problems associated with the built environment.

Geotechnics is a complex applied science, which is both theoretical and empirical. With WSP Geotechnics in your team, you will have of our knowledge, experience and cooperation.

Knowledge: Our key geotechnical staff have obtained the highest levels of academic qualification. But this is not enough. We have expertise in advanced calculation software that has been used for many large international projects.

Experience: Having worked as consultants, contractors and researchers our engineers have many years of diverse experience in many geotechnical fields both in Hong Kong and overseas.

Cooperation: Team work is the key to the successful completion of a project. Our engineers are yours.

Our services consist of:

Services:

• Tender Design
• Alternative and Detailed Design
• Advanced Analysis with FEM
• Peer Review
• Site Formation Design
• Investigation
• Geological Hazard Assessment
• Independent Checking Engineer Duties

• Shallow and Deep Foundations
• Permanent & Temporary Walls for Deep Excavations
• Foundations in Urban Environment
• Ground Improvement
• Landslide & Slope Stability
• Rock slope mapping
• Rock Support
• Tunnelling

We have computer programs to solve problems:

• Pile foundation – load distribution
• Foundation on elastic supports
• Design of R.C. sections under axial load and biaxial bending
• Design of R.C. columns with auto bar arrangement
• Auto reinforcement detailing
• Steel section design
• Space frame analysis and design
• Auto load distribution in building frame
• Auto load combination for dead, live and wind loads
• Auto checks for member capacities
• Graphic presentation of structural model and displacement animation
• High-rise building frame analysis
• Finite element shear wall and transfer plate analysis.
• Seismic structural design
• Seismic time response analysis
• Tension structure analysis
• Membrane structure analysis
• Soil slope stability analysis Rock slope stability analysis