MGV GEOTECHNICAL GROUP, PSC
Engineering Ground Solutions Across Puerto Rico
Geotechnical Exploration Projects in Puerto Rico
Geotechnical Exploration For Lufthansa Hangar, Aguadilla, PR
Geotechnical Exploration for design of structure foundations over karst terrain.
Geotechnical Exploration for Tank Farm at Total Petroleum, Guaynabo, PR
Geotechnical recommendations based on subsoil investigation consisting in SPT boreholes and Electrical Resistivity Survey for 120’ diam. and 69’ high tanks.
Preliminary Geotechnical Exploration for Fifteen Bridges of Extension PR22, Hatillo-Aguadilla, PR
Gotechnical Exploration for preliminary recommendations for design of bridges foundations.
Rock Stability Assessment for 110 Cut-slopes Along PR-22, San Juan-Hatillo, PR
Rock stability assesment.
Geotechnical Exploration for Remediation of Landslide in Victoria Heights, Bayamón, PR
Characterization and recommendations for remediation of landslide 75 mts. long and 65 mts. wide.
Supervision of Load Tests and Installation for 100 Soil Anchors at Pier 6, San Juan, PR
Supervision of load test and installation including data reduction and interpretation of load tests results. Verification of compliance with project specifications.
Geotechnical Exploration for New Cells Landfills in the Municipalities of Hormigueros, Vega Baja, Lajas and Barranquitas, PR
Characterization and recommendations for remediation of landslide 75 mts. long and 65 mts. wide.
Drilling, Sampling and Installation of Monitoring Wells in EPA Superfund, Cabo Rojo, PR
DPT and SPT sampling, air rotary drilling and installation of monitoring wells up to 200’ below surface.
Geotechnical Exploration for more than ten Raw Water Intake structures of PRASA
Recommendations for structures foundation design, including dams, pump stations, among others.
Drilling, Sampling and Installation of deep Monitoring Wells in Landfill, Peñuelas, PR
Air rotary drilling and installation of monitoring wells deeper than 300’ below surface.
Geotechnical Exploration for more than ten Raw Water Intake structures of PRASA
Recommendations for structures foundation design, including dams, pump stations, among others.
Drilling, Sampling and Installation of deep Monitoring Wells in Landfill, Peñuelas, PR
Air rotary drilling and installation of monitoring wells deeper than 300’ below surface.
Geotechnical Exploration for more than ten Raw Water Intake structures of PRASA
Recommendations for structures foundation design, including dams, pump stations, among others.
Drilling, Sampling and Installation of deep Monitoring Wells in Landfill, Peñuelas, PR
Air rotary drilling and installation of monitoring wells deeper than 300’ below surface.
Geotechnical Exploration for Water Tank at NAVY Communication Facilities, Aguada, PR
Geotechnical Exploration including Mitigation Liquefiable Soils.
Drilling, Sampling and Installation of deep Monitoring Wells in Landfill, Peñuelas, PR
Air rotary drilling and installation of monitoring wells deeper than 300’ below surface.
Geotechnical Exploration for Water Tank at NAVY Communication Facilities, Aguada, PR
Geotechnical Exploration including Mitigation Liquefiable Soils.
Drilled Shaft Instrumentation and Static Load Test at Hacienda La Esperanza, Manatí, PR
Instrumentation of 30 inches diameter and 35 feet long drilled shaft by means of vibrating strain gages in order to determine skin friction and tip capacity by separate after executed static load test to 150 tons.
Value Engineering and Pile Driving Inspection for Armed Forces Reserve Center, Mayagüez, PR
Evaluation of settlements and negative skin friction in piles. Results showed the elimination of friction reducing agent and the reduction in pile length from 80 to 40 and 60 feet long.
Forensic Geotechnical Exploration for El Yunque Communication Site, Río Grande, PR
Geotechnical Exploration by means of Soil Borings with aluminum tripod, execution of Pile Integrity Tests (PIT) for retrofit study of concrete anchor and bearing capacity determination.
Geotechnical Exploration for Closure of Existing Cell and Proposed New Cell at Vega Baja, PR
Geotechnical Exploration by means of Soil Borings including undisturbed sampling by means of Shelby tubes. Lab testing included Consolidation Tests and Direct Shear for Geotechnical analyses of settlement for proposed new cell and slope stability of cells slopes.
Forensic Geotechnical Exploration for Existing Aguirre Fuel Pier, Salinas, PR
Geotechnical Exploration by means of Soil Borings on a barge and execution of Pile Integrity Tests (PIT) for retrofit study of pier piles.
Geotechnical Exploration of Expansion to Bristol Myers Squibb Manufacturing Building, Manatí, PR
Geotechnical Exploration by means of Soil Borings and Non-Invasive Geophysical Study. Criteria for 36-96” in diameter-drilled shaft construction.
Inspection of Foundation Construction – Expansion to Bristol Myers Squibb Manufacturing Building, Manatí, PR
Quality Control and Quality Monitoring of concrete poured for drilled shafts. Geological logging of large diameter borehole for the construction of drilled shafts from 36 to 96” in diameter.
Geo Environmental Drilling and Monitoring Well Installation at many sites in PR
Installation of monitoring wells and environmental sampling