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Geotechnical

The Avalon Group is a leading independent consultancy and provider of integrated technical services.

Avalon Engineers provides geotechnical consultancy services and technical specialists with expertise across pre-planning, operations and post drilling.

Provision of Technical Professionals

Our dedicated In – house recruitment team work alongside our technical experts to ensure that we share our combined field knowledge, extensive networks and experience to fully understand each job requirement enabling us to provide the highest calibre candidates to each individual job request on a permanent staff or contract basis.

Avalon have a global presence, working with large multinationals and small independent companies alike.  Our consultative and personal approach is focussed on building and developing long-term relationships with clients and consultants to ensure the best fit for both candidate and client.

By having direct access to the market, Avalon can provide its clients with valuable information such as accurate market rate intelligence so our clients can position themselves accordingly to attract the best candidates possible at the most economical rates.

Avalon Provides Technical Professionals to the following sectors:

  • Renewables
  • Hydrocarbons
  • Construction
  • Civil Engineering

Geotechnical


Pre-investigation Planning

  • Vessel selection and audit
  • Equipment selection and audit
  • Drilling, sampling and testing program planning

Drilling Operations

  • On site data QA/QC
  • CPT data evaluation and processing
  • Borehole sampling test data evaluation and interpretation
  • On site engineering analysis to determine drilling depth

Post Drilling Consultancy

  • Laboratory test assignment
  • Contractor report review
  • Pre-FEED engineering service, soil parameters interpretation from CPT and laboratory test results
  • Geotechnical engineering analyses:
    • Jackup leg penetration for jackup rig emplacement
    • Pile capacity for offshore structures
    • Pile driveability with hammer
    • Mudmat design
    • Cable/pipeline burial assessment
    • Slope stability assessment
    • Suction caisson/pile analyses
    • Seismic response, earthquake and liquidation study
    • Soil and pile interaction study
    • Detailed ground modelling