We recently undertook some further drilling in the carpark of a well-known Brisbane hotel site. Sometimes things need to be done undercover and it’s not easy to hide a...
Continue ReadingThirty years ago, a fresh faced (his description not ours) Engineering Geologist joined Soil Surveys. He is now our Business Manager and Principal Engineering Geologist. We have been around...
Continue ReadingNever a dull day drilling for Soil Surveys with a recent project at the St Helena Island National Park, the wildlife and historical landmarks helped making the day trip...
Continue ReadingThe year was 1986, Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen was enjoying the final years of his reign as the longest-serving premier of Queensland, Parrammatta Eels are to be become NRL premiers,...
Continue ReadingGiven the extremes in the climate across the country, as experienced in Queensland from the 1 in 500 yr rainfall and flood event in North Queensland to the extended...
Continue ReadingSometimes when we arrive on a site to check out the bearing capacity of the material at the base of footings, there is usually still a fair bit of...
Continue ReadingSoil Surveys Engineering have a long history providing geotechnical engineering services to the Gold Coast Theme Parks, including the two attractions in this newspaper article. We trust that all...
Continue ReadingSoil Surveys Engineering have completed an investigation for a new high rise development in Broadbeach consisting of 24 storeys and 4 levels of basement. A number of reports were...
Continue ReadingSoil Surveys has been a name known to civil engineers in Brisbane and beyond for well over 40 years. During a recent clean out we found a few old...
Continue ReadingSoil Surveys have been undertaking geotechnical assessments, both large and small, in Brisbane City for over 45 years. A more recent study included provision of geotechnical services for the...
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