Site Investigation

Employing highly qualified engineers, chemists and technicians, Kiwa CMT is dedicated to the provision of professional support, expertise and advice with the highest level of customer service. Our experience in ground investigations allows us to provide the optimum scope of investigation along with the most appropriate methodology, from initial site appraisal to the recommendation of foundation type.

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This service is used by construction companies, contractors and civil engineers.

Methods employed include:

Trial Pit Investigation
Window Sampling
Dynamic Probing
Shallow Mine Working Investigation
Foundation Recommendation
Existing Foundation Investigation
Soil Infiltration Testing
Light Cable Percussive Drilling
Rotary Open Hole Drilling

We pride ourselves on our expertise, and being able to turn a job around quickly - we understand the time pressure ground workers, contractors and consultants can be under.

In situ CBR Testing
Plate Bearing Testing
In situ Density
Nuclear Density Testing
Ground Gas & Water Installation & Monitoring
Geotechnical Laboratory Testing
Particle Size Distribution
Plasticity Index
Moisture Content
Moisture Content vs. Dry Density
Undrained Triaxial
Bituminous Materials Testing
Laboratory CBRs
Los Angeles Abrasion
Bulk Density Determination
Aggregate Crushing Value (ACV)
Aggregate Impact Value (AIV)
Air Void Determination of Bituminous Cores
Permeability
Flakiness Index
Frost Susceptibility
Dry Density Moisture Content Relationship
Particle Density

We are a UKAS accredited testing laboratory (No.0529) for this scope of accreditations.

Related services

BS3882 Topsoil Testing

The BS3882 topsoil suite is specifically designed to categorise grades of topsoil based on physical and chemical composition.

Coal Authority Assessments

Developing on land that has been previously mined or has had the potential to be previously mined can be problematic. As such the Coal Authority (CA) is a statutory consultee for the planning departments across the country.

Coal Tar Macadam Waste

Waste macadams/tarmac need to be classified to the waste regime presently active in the UK.

Contaminated Land Investigation

Kiwa CMT | We examine ground contamination

Geo-Environmental Services

Kiwa CMT | We have an experienced and qualified team to assist you with your needs for Site Investigation, Contaminated Land, Soil and Waste Materials, whether it be a straightforward testing requirement or a full site investigation.

Phase 1 Desk Study

In line with the Land Contamination Risk Management Strategy (Environment Agency, 2020), BS5930 and Eurocode 7 (EN 1997) all ground investigations should be preceded with a suitable Phase 1 Desk Study and Site Walkover to provide a baseline information package about any site.

Phase 2 Intrusive Investigation

The Land Contamination Risk Management (EA, 2020) guidance Stage 1 process requires further information and refinement on the risk assessment process for the Source – Pathway – Receptor contamination linkage.

Remediation Method Statements

Remediation Method Statements and Watching Brief (Stages 2 and 3 LCRM – remediation feasibility and development of a final remediation strategy).

Rotary Boreholes

Rotary Open Hole techniques are employed to investigate the presence of shallow (<30m) coal using a water flush system to prevent the ignition of potentially explosive mine gases for deep observations of coal bearing strata.

Cable Percussive Boreholes

Cable Percussive Boreholes can achieve deeper borehole depths than Window Sampling techniques - over 20m (possibly up to 50m depending on conditions) using a clay cutter through cohesive soils, a casing and shell through granular soils and a chisel to break up rock and other hard layers.

Window Sampling Boreholes

Window sampling or windowless sampling is a technique used to bore through shallow soft soils to investigate the substrata in order to gain a profile of the ground conditions and to facilitate soil sampling for chemical and geotechnical analysis.

Trial Pitting

A trial pit (a.k.a. test pit) is a ground investigation technique that is used as a means of investigating, in large scale, the condition of the ground and the type of strata present at shallow depth, typically before beginning construction works. They are useful for obtaining large volume bulk samples of the ground.

Verification of Remediation

Verification of Remediation Site Works and Reporting (Stage 3 LCRM – verification and future works)

Waste and Contamination

Kiwa CMT | Construction materials, geotechnical, structures and waste testing.

Waste Soil and Waste Material (WM3 and WAC) Testing

Kiwa CMT | Waste Soil and Waste Material (WM3 and WAC) Testing

Water UK/HBF/UKWIR Testing and Assessment

The UKWIR “Guidance for the Selection of Water Supply Pipes to be used in Brownfield Sites” document (Ref 10/WM/03/21), presented in 2010, was designed for Developers, Self-Lay Organisations, Water Companies and consultants when planning, designing and constructing water mains and/or services in Brownfield sites.