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