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43 Years of Excellence | Terra Monitoring

For the past 43 years, Terra Monitoring has successfully delivered Geotechnical instrumentation, monitoring and in-situ testing services to the Civil Engineering, Mining, Railway and Road Infrastructure industries.We offer a turnkey solution, specifically aimed at assisting the mining industry with automation of tailings facility readouts. Terra Monitoring specialises in instal ...

Geotechnical Drilling from Maviljan to Arthur's Seat

Welcome to the beautiful Mpumalanga province. This project took us to the province to conduct geotechnical investigations. With 177 holes to drill, a combined depth of just over 3000m over a distance of 20km. Our teams knew that they had their work cut out for them. At our disposal, we had a total of 9 drill rigs available that were to be manned by experienced Geomech Africa dr ...

August 2023 | Newsletter

Welcome to this edition of the GeoGroup newsletter. In this issue, we look at the following: Geotechnical Drilling from Maviljan to Arthur's Seat 43 Years of Excellence | Terra Monitoring Women's Month | Breaking Barriers and Shaping Success Arbor Week | 4 - 10 September 2023 To read all the articles, ...

Nelson Mandela Month | PETS JHB

In honour of Nelson Mandela Month, the GeoGroup partnered up with PETS (Pet Empowerment in Townships) Johannesburg for a donation towards the food items they need to feed the animals that they are sheltering. We have a deep love for animals in need of shelter, a home and love. It's because of this that we chose to help PETS Jhb for our 67 minutes of change.PETS (Pet Empowerment ...

Electronic Vane Shear Testing

Electronic Vane Shear Testing (eVST) is a widely used method for measuring the undrained shear strength and remoulded shear strength of soil. This technique involves pushing the apparatus into the soil and rotating it, using an electronic motor situated above the vanes, at a controlled rate while measuring the torque required to cause shear failure. eVST is a quick, easy, and n ...

Difficult Drilling Access

Our projects often take us to locations that few people have ever seen. On high mountains, and in deep valleys.For a recent project, our teams were commissioned to conduct geotechnical drilling in an area that rarely sees the presence of any human being. Surrounded by wildlife, our teams had to build roads by breaking apart boulders and flattening them out to create access rout ...

Geotechnical investigation in Lonehill.

Geotechnical Investigation for Dam Wall Repairs

In June 2023, Geomech Africa was awarded a project to conduct a geotechnical investigation on a collapsed dam wall at Lonehill Park and Dam in Johannesburg. After heavy rainfalls experienced in mid-2022, the pedestrian bridge and dam wall collapsed resulting in heavy water loss due to the rising water pressures.The Geomech Africa team mobilised to the site on the 10th of July 2 ...

July 2023 | Newsletter

Welcome to this edition of the GeoGroup newsletter. In this issue, we look at the following: Geotechnical Investigation for Dam Wall Repairs Difficult Drilling Access About Electronic Vane Shear Testing Nelson Mandela Month | PETS Jhb To read all the articles, ...

Team Empowerment Through Safety

Over the past few weeks, our teams have received extensive training on health and safety in the workplace. The OHS Act (Occupational Health and Safety) requires that staff members within the workplace are selected and legally appointed as safety representatives. It is their responsibility to monitor and assist the company in ensuring that the workplace remains safe and that any ...

About Mostap Sampling

First introduced by the GeoGroup as a service in 2017, MOSTAP soil sampling is a fixed-piston sampler which minimises soil disturbance and is able to obtain undisturbed samples of various diameters at any given depth. MOSTAP soil sampling involves driving a steel sampler into the ground using a standard CPT pusher rig. Once at the target depth, the MOSTAP is activated allowing ...