The high pressure dilatometer test (HPD) generally provides the shear modulus (G), elastic modulus (Ei) and stiffness of rocks, consolidated/over-consolidated clay and cemented sand in the borehole under in-situ conditions.
The deformation behaviour of the rock is measured by applying cycles of loading and unloading on the borehole wall. Structural Soils operates a Cambridge Insitu 95 mm high pressure dilatometer probe (HPD95).
To find our more please download our brochure or contact us at advancedboreholetesting@soils.co.uk for our current availability and costs.
If you require the drilling plant as well please mention this at the time of the enquiry and we would be happy to assist.
Geotechnical and geo-environmental company Structural Soils has delivered some of its latest site investigation from a barge as part of preparations for the 305 metre S-curve design pedestrian and cycle bridge at Royal Victoria Dock.
We are delighted to offer our fully updated service pack (June 2023).
This highlights our current in house service offering including downhole geotechnical testing incorporating geophysical logging, high pressure dilatometer testing, magnetic resonance (NMR), and packer testing
Structural Soils was announced as the deserving winner of the Technology Team of the Year Award at the 2022 Construction News Workforce Awards!
Mac, as he is known by all, joined Structural Soils straight from Aberystwyth University in 1988. His father was a civil engineer and pushed him in the direction of Soils (so thank you Mac’s dad!).
Structural Soils are thrilled to announce our brand-new geophysical downhole logging service!
The high pressure dilatometer test (HPD) generally provides the shear modulus (G), elastic modulus (Ei) and stiffness of rocks, consolidated/over-consolidated clay and cemented sand in the borehole under in-situ conditions.
We are delighted to offer our packer testing service to external clients as a stand alone service.
Please contact advancedboreholetesting@soils.co.uk for our availability and costs.
Employer
Structural Soils Ltd
Location
Glasgow - Scotland
Salary
£40,000 - £50,000
Ground Investigation Regional Manager
We are delighted to announce that we have updated our essential Engineers Quick Reference Guide with the recent specification updates.
RSK Geosciences, In Situ Site Investigation and ourselves were delighted to be invited to attend a University of the West of England open day for #CivilEngineering students.
Structural Soils provides a comprehensive range of high quality, Geophysical Downhole Logging Services using an experienced and dedicated professional team And with a wide range of tools. We are committed to high standards of data acquisition and processing.
RSK group companies Structural Soils and Central Alliance have collectively won one award and received three ‘highly commended’ accolades at this year’s Ground Engineering (GE) Awards.
What better setting than the exceptional exhibits of the Lapworth Museum of Geology to inspire the next generation of geologists and environmental scientists?
We are delighted to offer this addition to our Engineers Quick Reference Guide a guide for taking, labelling soil, rock and aggregate samples. This is a handy guide for all, especially those starting out in the ground investigation industry.
Recent innovations Supacat and the electric window sampling rig appear in the January-February 2021 issue of GeoDrilling International.
UK geotechnical and geoenvironmental investigation company, Structural Soils Ltd, was a winner at last night’s virtual Ground Engineering Awards taking home three awards. The company, part of the RSK Group, was named Contractor of the Year and Ground Investigation Specialist of the Year, and also won the Ground Investigation Project of the Year Award with Highways England and AECOM.
Stonehenge is 3 km west of Amesbury in Wiltshire, south-west England, UK. This 5000-year-old Neolithic structure is both a British cultural icon and a UNESCO World Heritage site. However, the ancient structure’s site is bisected by the A303 trunk road, the most direct route between the south-east and the west of England. English Heritage manages the prehistoric monument and the National Trust owns the surrounding land.
Eric Downey, Associate Director presenting a webinar speaks about site investigation.
Experienced Field Drilling Co-ordinator and Rotary Driller with Sonic Experience required (national roles).
Due to increasing workload, on a number of strategic infrastructure projects, Structural Soils Ltd are looking to expand our capabilities by recruitment of an experienced Field Drilling Co-ordinator and a lead Rotary/ Sonic driller. These are permanent positions within the business with immediate availability.
Congratulations to George Kavanagh and Sam Oxley, from Structural Soils, who are January’s positive intervention of the month award winners.
Structural Soils were delighted to host 3 budding geologists to undertake a week's industrial placement with us.
Structural Soils is delighted to announce the arrival of Martin Gardener, Senior Business Development Manager.
On Wednesday 8th May 2019 thirty students from both St Andrew's RC Secondary School and St Roch’s Secondary spent half a day visiting our Structural Soils and RSK (our parent Group).
We are pleased to announce additions to our drilling fleet ……two Supacat ATMPs.
Structural Soils Ltd (an RSK Group company), one of the UK’s leading providers of integrated geotechnical and geoenvironmental site-investigations services, is pleased to announce the expansion of its fleet with the addition of its first Sonic drilling rig.
With exam results just days away, this time of year can be daunting for students. Many will follow the path to university straight from school. But this isn’t for everyone and working for a year can provide time to evaluate what the next step should be.
Please find below a link to our new Structural Soils grab pack showcasing our latest service offering.
Yesterday evening Wesley Dixon from Structural Soils Bristol office competed in the Western Regional heat of the Geological Societies Early Careers Award. The award is aimed at young professionals (under the age of 30) who are starting off on their Geological careers.
Structural Soils managing director Stephen Mackereth (Mac) celebrated 30 years at Structural Soils on 2 November 2018. To mark this significant occasion, I grabbed a few minutes of his time.
We are very pleased to announce the launch of our UKAS accredited 'Red' soil and material testing laboratory.
Structural Soils was proud to support the SSAFA Essex Armed Forces charity by holding a ‘Big Brew’ event at their site in Bradwell, UK. The ‘Big Brew’ fundraising events, which take place across the year, help to raise vital funds to provide lifelong support to the Armed Forces and their families.
Drillers from site investigation services contractor Structural Soils and one of its larger drilling rigs came to the aid of DIY SOS’s most challenging build to date for the Roots Foundation Wales.
Following a recent UKAS audit, Structural Soils is proud to announce that its Castleford material, soil and rock testing laboratory has added the following aggregate and soil tests to its UKAS schedule of accreditation:
Structual Soils, an RSK company, has been named Company of the Year by Building and Facilities News, a leading publication for the UK building and facilities management sectors. The esteemed award was given “in light of [Structural Soils’] consistently excellent ground investigation services,” an article in the publication explains.
The article announcing the award, published in the February/March issue of Building and Facilities News, gives an insight into Structural Soils’ history, project work and service capability.
RSK and Structural Soils have been shortlisted an impressive six times at the Ground Engineering Awards.
Structural Soils, an RSK company, has been named a finalist in the Award for Technical Excellence, Ground Investigation Specialist of the Year and UK Project with a Geotechnical Value of between £1M and £3M categories, and on two occasions for Ground Investigation Project of the Year.
Structural Soils staff were on the judging panel for the western regional heat of the 2018 National Schools Geology Challenge. The competition was hosted by Wells Cathedral School on 22 February. Four teams of young geologists from across the region each prepared a poster and a five-minute presentation entitled ‘The Geology of an iPad’.
Structural Soils are delighted to launch our new corporate website to welcome in 2018! The new website is fully configured for use on your mobile, tablet or desktop with a clean and modern design which operates just as well via touch or mouse. The new website is jam packed with brand new content that describes our rapidly growing service and sector offerings.
Understanding how female industry leaders got to where they are can help the rest of the sector gain insight that is key to improving the appeal of a construction career to other women.
On 8 November Structural Soils hosted 50 MSc Engineering Geology Students and two of their course leaders from Leeds University on site at Wylfa.
Structural Soils, an RSK company, is delighted to invite you to the launch of its new integrated site investigation services for the rail industry: RAIL SI and RAIL SI+PLUS.
Dynamic Sampling has recently started a four-month project for sister company Structural Soils at the Wylfa Newydd nuclear power station on the Isle of Anglesey in North Wales, UK. The Wylfa Newydd project, run by Horizon Nuclear Power, hopes to develop low-carbon nuclear power production and see the first electricity generation at the power station by the mid-2020s.
On 28 September, the Structural Soils and Envirolab sales teams had a busy day, attending both the Contamination Expo Series 2017 and the Brownfield Briefing Awards 2017. The Contamination Expo Series is a collaborative event of six insightful seminars on areas such as land remediation and spill response.
RSK’s latest Knowledge Share event has been declared a success after 50 clients joined RSK staff and guest panellists at Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum. ‘New insights into land development: Maximising returns and minimising risks’ brought together industry leaders to examine key issues facing land development. Held on 26 September, the CPD-accredited event was free to attend.
Our client commendation of the month for August goes to the Structural Soils team working on the Cowley Bridge flood culvert ground investigation in Exeter, UK.
Last night, Structural Soils won two awards at the 2017 Ground Engineering Awards: Ground Investigation Project with a Geotechnical Value of over £500k, and the Health and Safety Award.
At the Structural Soils office in Bristol, UK, employees have adopted a local green transport initiative to encourage sustainable work-related travel.
Since RSK acquired Dynamic Sampling in April 2016, the team has been busy with plenty of project work, new staff and equipment, and gaining accreditation. Intrigued to hear what the last year has involved for the Derby-headquartered drilling business, e-confidential caught up with managing director Petar Stanojevic.
You are invited to A PRACTICAL INSIGHT INTO GROUND INVESTIGATION, 23 JUNE 2017, THE NATIONAL COAL MINING MUSEUM, Caphouse Colliery, New Road, Overton, Wakefield WF4 4RH
We have been enhancing our in-house laboratory testing capabilities through employee training and the acquisition of new specialist equipment.
Structural Soils has been recognised again in the Ground Investigation Project of the Year category at the 2016 Ground Engineering Awards.
We are pleased to announce after our recent audit that our approved status under the Achilles Rail Industry Supplier Qualification Scheme has been maintained and our rating has been upgraded.
We are pleased to announce we have opened our 4th geotechnical laboratory in the UK. This lab is in addition to our laboratories in Castleford, Bristol and Hemel Hempstead and will increase our capability in the South East.
Structural Soils has just delivered the first of this year's in-house BS 5930 (2015) Soil Description training courses.
Employees from all Bristol office locations attended a safety stand down (briefing) this morning. The focus of the stand down was on preventing hand injuries.
Structural Soils’ Justin Barrett (Director) and Eric Downey (Senior Engineering Geologist) attended the AGS Quality Results Seminar yesterday.
Employees at the Structural Soils Bristol office have attended a bespoke, two-hour spills training course which has been newly developed, by environmental consultant Paula Collins and the RSK environmental, health and safety (EHS) team.
50 of Structural Soils’ staff now hold Thames Water Safety Passports, enabling them to work on Thames Water projects – engineers, drillers, technicians and more.
Structural Soils were present to hear Dr. David Norbury tell a packed audience that the new 2015 edition of BS 5930 Code of practice for ground investigations is expected to be finalised this week and issued by the British Standards Institute (BSI) by the end of July.
On 10 June, Structural Soils won Ground Investigation Project of the Year at the Ground Engineering Awards 2015.
In the three months since Christmas Structural Soils (SSL) have been awarded over £0.5M of work by Thames Water Utilities Limited (TWUL) or Tier 1 contractors working on their behalf.
Structural Soils Pleased To Announce Dedicated and Enhanced Capability In The South West
We are proud to announce we have been shortlisted as a finalist in the prestigious GE Awards to be held in June this year.
Stand-alone accreditation for Structural Soils.
In 2014 Structural Soils spent 10 months on site undertaking a detailed onshore ground investigation for Horizon Nuclear Power.
Structural Soils has been awarded FORS bronze status for our business fleet of fleet of vans, landrovers, trailers and other specialist 4WD vehicles.
Liverpool University is delighted to invite RSK’s award-winning ground investigation experts to give a free seminar on the latest developments in geophysical technologies and techniques, and their use in state-of-the-art ground investigations.
Structural Soils exhibit at Geotechnica 2013.
Structural Soils will be exhibiting at Geotechnica 2013 on the 10th and 11th July 2013
ice lecture at Bristol University by Adam Lumber.
Structural Soils continues to ensure that benchmark assessment standards are applied to the business, via external accreditations, audits and certifications.
Structural Soils has recently finished a 3rd phase of site investigation works on the A82 at Pulpit Rock on the banks of Loch Lomond.
Structural Soils is committed to ensuring that all waste segregation is disposed of in a legally compliant manner and where possible.
The Mersey Gateway Project is a major scheme to build a new six lane toll bridge over the Mersey between the towns of Runcorn and Widnes that will relieve the congested and ageing Silver Jubilee Bridge.
Structural Soils is extremely proud that our entry of the intermediate onshore ground investigation for the Wylfa new-build nuclear reactor (Anglesey, UK), in the 'UK Project with a Geotechnical Value over £1M' category at the 2012 Ground Engineering Awards was HIGHLY COMMENDED.
Structural Soils are a Silver Partner for the London Rail conference. Join us by booking your place today using our unique discount code, saving you up to £350 off the late rate!
Structural Soils is working with various clients on projects to harness renewable and free energy from many sources.
Ground investigations are essential for any new development, but if the site is to become home to the next generation of nuclear power plants the challenge is magnified...
To help meet the UK's future low-carbon energy needs, EDF Energy is exploring the potential for building a new nuclear power station directly west of the operational Hinkley Point B facility.
A drilling team braved everything the weather could throw at them last winter in an important project to improve Shetland’s ferry and fishery infrastructure...
The upgrade of one of Scotland’s most demanding roads involved a multi-disciplinary site investigation and the use of a large helicopter...
In April 2008 RSK Group's site investigation contractor, Structural Soils, was commissioned by Transport Scotland to help assess three options to alleviate traffic on the A82 near Pulpit Rock, Loch Lomond.
