Geomech Africa

GeoGroup offers a variety of In-Situ testing services: Each of these methods provides unique information about the soil or rock being tested, such as its strength, stiffness, and compressibility.In-situ testing is particularly useful in situations where obtaining soil or rock samples are difficult or nearly impossible, such as in deep foundations or underwater structures. By ...

In July of 2022, Geomech Africa set out to conduct a geotechnical investigation in Rustenburg at a tailing facility in the North-West Province, in South Africa. The investigation included CPTu testing, S-CPTu testing and MOSTAP soil sampling. The testing was performed to assess the stability of the tailing facilities and determine the geotechnical properties of the material. Th ...

Welcome to this edition of the GeoGroup newsletter. In this issue, we look at the following: Investigate the Geotechnical Properties on Tailings | Success Story In-Situ Testing Services Covers & Cans | Winter Donations Youth Day 2023 To read the full newsletter, ...

In May 2022, the Geomech Africa team kicked off a project where they needed to conduct DPSH (Dynamic Probing Super Heavy) testing as part of a Geotechnical Investigations contract for a client. These tests needed to be completed in order to establish the stability of a structural wall and to identify any risks present.The Dynamic Probe Super Heavy (DPSH) test is a geotechnical ...

Welcome to this edition of the GeoGroup newsletter. In this issue, we look at the following: Dam Betterment | Success Story Good Vibrations | About Sonic Drilling Onboarding for Site Covers & Cans | Winter Donations To read the full newsletter, ...

DRILLERS IN THE MISTBy Brett Mannix (Western Cape Regional Manager)There’s something unusual about preparing yourself in a site mud room with gumboots and a rain suit over your standard required PPE when the ambient temperature is in the mid-thirties, and the conditions are equivalent to that of a tropical rainstorm. This was the case on a recent drilling project the Geomech Af ...

Welcome to this edition of the GeoGroup newsletter. In this issue, we look at the following: Drillers in the Mist Setting Up Camp - Malawi Super Troopers - Safely to Site Human Rights Month Outreach Read all the articles here: ...

In the month of February, we needed to appoint many new recruits for the various projects lined up. As we get closer to the deployment date, we had in-house Core Writing Training to get all the new core writers up to date and ready to head to site.We wish you all the best for the upcoming project.Welcome to the Team! ...

Welcome to this special edition of the GeoGroup newsletter where we look at What's New at the GeoGroup this month.In this issue, we look at the following: Botswana, Here We Come! Drilling On Water Bodies and in Ports The New Secon Combination Drill Rig Core Writer Training Read all the stories here: ...

In December 2021, the Geomech Africa team broke ground in the Free State province in South Africa to conduct Geotechnical Investigations as part of a 2-phase plan to drill for the discovery of quarry materials. These materials are to be used for the construction of new roads and the maintenance and repair of the existing roadway infrastructure. Project manager for the GeoGroup ...