Terra Monitoring

Our March newsletter is now available online. In this issue, we look at: Success Story: GMU Completes Geotechnical Surveys for Kingfisher Feederline Project New to CPTu Testing: The Bumblebee Marooka Track-Based CPT-150 Branch Focus: Geomechanics Uganda LIV Lanseria Community Outreach ...

Terra Monitoring triumphed in securing a pivotal contract for the restoration of the MPBX anchor rod at Chapman's Peak Drive Half Tunnel in the Western Cape, marking a significant milestone in our journey towards excellence. Our team deployed vibrating wire displacement transducers coupled to anchor rods, forming a robust multi-point extensometer system. Historically embedded i ...

In this issue, we look at the following: Success Story: Triumphs in Rehabilitating Chapman's Peak Drive Extensometer Exploration Training: Drilling & Geologists Branch Focus: Western Cape Province Human Rights Day ...

GeoGroup and its companies are committed to the following Code of Ethics.WHEREVER WE OPERATE WE WILL:Develop, implement and maintain management systems for health, safety and the environment that are consistent with internationally recognised standards which enable us to: Identify, assess and manage risks to employees, contractors and the environment. Strive to achieve lead ...

Investing in our staff's preparedness through proper training like first aid, crane operation, and Cone Penetration Testing (CPT), to name a few, is not just about ticking compliance boxes; it's about prioritizing a culture of education and safety that becomes a very important aspect of our onsite operations.Equipping the team with first aid skills empowers them to be immediate ...

By Schalk Prinsloo (Geotechnician for Terra Monitoring) Geotechnical instrumentation plays a crucial role in ensuring the stability and safety of civil engineering structures, from dams and bridges to tunnels and skyscrapers. The advent of advanced technologies has brought about a paradigm shift in monitoring techniques, allowing for more precise and near real-time data coll ...

Wishing all our staff and clients a happy and prosperous new year! In this issue, we look at the following: Geotechnical Instrumentation: Safety and Stability Training to Win | Ready for 2024 Annual Staff Awards Our Code of Ethics To read the full publication, ...

A new addition to our equipment and services list is Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR).Ground-penetrating radar (GPR) is a non-destructive geophysical method that uses radar pulses to image the subsurface. It is a powerful tool for geotechnical investigations, as it can provide high-resolution images of buried objects and structures.How GPR works:GPR works by transmitting radar pu ...

Tailings monitoring tech making headway in African miningFrom Creamer Media’s Mining Weekly Geotechnical instrumentation supplier, installer and monitoring company Terra Monitoring – a subsidiary of geotechnical services group GeoGroup – is installing a ShapeArray electronic monitoring system for a mining company in South Africa. ShapeArrays monitor the deformation of soils a ...

Terra Monitoring, a sister company of GeoGroup is now an installer of ShapeArray™.ShapeArray™ are automated inclination monitoring instruments that are widely used to measure the deformation of soil and structures in the Geotechnical Monitoring fields. They are particularly well-suited for long-term monitoring applications due to their durability and reliability. These units ca ...