Site Grading Monitoring
Very few construction sites are ready to build. Long before foundations are poured, land has to be leveled, which means site grading is necessary. However, anytime you move soil or change the shape of your land, you’re changing the structural properties, which can impact construction. Comprehensive site grade monitoring from GeoCon Engineering will make sure that leveling the surface will not destabilize the site.
Understanding Gulf Coast Site Grading Monitoring
Commonly performed when laying out commercial or residential lots for subdivisions and commercial sites, site grading is also known as earthworks or land leveling. Ultimately, site grading is simply adjusting the slope or level of the ground. Often, we think of site grading as leveling the ground so that it is flat. Undoubtedly, site grading so that the ground is level is important for shallow foundation installation and deep foundation installation. However, not all site grading levels the land. Some site grading means crafting a slope. This is often the case for tiered construction projects, dams, embankments, roadways, and much more. Regardless of whether the site grading is creating a flat surface or a slope, site grade monitoring is essential to ensuring it’s done right. The key to the success of any land development project is careful land grading.
Importance of Gulf Coast Site Grading Monitoring
Land developers, contractors, and heavy machinery operators are all skilled and knowledgeable technicians, but geotechnical engineers are needed for site grading. Site grading is about a lot more than making sure the ground is flat or slopes are level. It is all about ensuring that the ground is ready to support any and all excavation, building, or other engineering efforts.
Site grading is not the first step of any development process. Rather, it is what follows after extensive subsurface investigations, geotechnical reporting, and soil compaction testing. Site grading happens so that roads can be built, foundations can be built, and slopes can be shaped. However, subsurface factors greatly impact how the site grading or earthworks should take place.
Site grade monitoring takes out the guesswork. GeoCon can provide experts in site grading to oversee every inch of moved dirt as you prepare your site for development. Make sure that your site grading meets the specifications needed to continue the rest of your project. Any errors in earth leveling can threaten the stability of your entire project. It can result in cracked foundations, buckled roads, and even building collapses.
GeoCon Ensures Accuracy with Site Grading Monitoring
Site grading monitoring is much more than making sure your land is flat. It is about making sure that when you’re leveling land or moving earth, it maintains the structural integrity of the site. If you want to be confident that your site will be ready for development and construction, contact GeoCon. Our GeoCon Engineering team will perform site grading monitoring to ensure all earthworks are done right the first time. Make sure your project is on stable footing with GeoCon Engineering.
