M25 J12 and M3 J2 Ground Investigation

Ecologia was invited to tender and subsequently appointed to undertake the Ground Investigation Works for the M25 Junction 12 and M3 Junction 3 Westbound merge improvement scheme, on behalf of the Highway Agency.
The aim of the investigation was to determine the geo-environmental conditions of the motorway verge site in order to provide information for the design of the proposed widening works and assess the potential presence of soil contamination.

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Hollow Stem Auger (HFA) Wireline System for Environmental Sampling

A short video about the HFA wireline system
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Geotool – Percussive/Geotechnical Drilling Rig Technical Specifications

The Geotool is a percussive drilling rig and dynamic penetrometer used for shallow ground investigation and monitoring well installation in areas with restricted access. The rig is capable of
undertaking:

• Dynamic probing (DPSH, DPH)
• Standard penetration Test (SPT)
• Concrete coring
• Window/Windowless Sampling
• U67 Undisturbed sampling

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Geoeasy – Geotechnical Drilling Rig Technical Specifications

Geo-easy is a light weight self anchoring 100 kN static and dynamic penetrometer. Ideal for ground investigation when space is restricted and access is limited this ‘state of the art’ geotechnical tool can undertake:

• Cone penetration testing (CPT, CPTU)
• Dynamic probing (DPSH, DPH)
• Standard Penetration test (SPT)
• Windowless Sampling
• U65 Undisturbed sampling

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Joy 1 – Rotary Drilling Rig Technical Specifications

Joy 1 is a powerful compact rig for rotary drilling with a variety of tools including:

• Single and double core barrel
• Solid/Hollow Stem Augers
• Down the hole hammer
• Open/cased hole drilling with air or fluids

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Joy 4 – Hybrid Sonic/Rotary Drilling Rig Technical Specifications

Ecologia’s Joy 4 Hybrid Rig is fitted with two fixed drilling heads which are fully equipped for coring, sampling and in-situ geotechnical testing.
The TR1200 Rotary Head provides conventional drilling and sampling capabilities including:
•Continuous Flight Augering
•Open Hole Rotary (Tricone and Dragbit)
•Single Tube coring
•Dual Tube and Triplex Coring

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Deep Drilling and Installation of Multilevel Sampling Well at a Former Industrial Site – Kent

Ecologia was appointed to carry out a deep drilling and a groundwater monitoring program in a fractured Chalk aquifer at a former industrial site in Kent.

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Deep Drilling in Chalk at a Former Colliery Site – Kent

In March 2009 Ecologia successfully completed a program of deep drilling at a former colliery site in Kent on behalf of a Local Authority.

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Sonic Drilling at an Operational Industrial Site – Cheshire

Ecologia’s Drilling Division recently completed the installation of 4 monitoring wells in Cheshire on the behalf of the British Geological Survey (BGS). The wells will be used for groundwater monitoring at a large, operational industrial site.

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