Geostructural

Schnabel is known worldwide for its geostructural designs to support excavation, underground openings and tunnels, cofferdams, bulkheads, bridges, slope repairs, and structure underpinning. Developing safe, reliable, and cost-effective underground support systems requires a thorough understanding of site conditions and the ability to develop and apply sophisticated approaches to meet our clients’ expectations.

Excavation Support Design

• Complete support of excavation
• Multi-tiered anchored and braced support
• Soil nail and mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) wall design
• Slurry wall design Instrumentation and monitoring
• PLAXIS soil-structure interaction modeling

Foundation Design

• Drilled shaft design
• Auger cast and driven piles
• Deep foundation testing
• Soil and rock slope repair
• Soil nail reinforced slopes
• Tied-back walls
• Micropile supported retaining structures
• Rock doweling and rock bolts
• Drainage and shotcrete Rockfall hazard mitigation

Ground Improvement and Underpinning

• Low mobility grouting
• Jet grouting
• Vibro-replacement
• Soil mix walls and shear panels
• Dynamic compaction
• High-capacity micropile systems