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Soil Investigation
& Geotechnical Testing Reports

Standard Penetration Testing (SPT), field borehole drilling, undisturbed sampling, and laboratory analysis providing accurate bearing capacity and foundation depth recommendations.

The Scientific Foundation of Structural Safety

Before designing foundations, engineers must know what lies beneath the ground surface. Bangladesh has highly diverse subsoil strata ranging from soft alluvial clay and loose silt in river basins to dense sand in high-elevation zones. Constructing without an accurate soil test invites differential settlement, wall cracking, or catastrophic foundation tilting.

Innoventra's geotechnical exploration division mobilizes rotary and wash-boring rigs directly to your site across Dhaka, Chattogram, Sylhet, and all 64 districts. We conduct Standard Penetration Tests (SPT) at 1.5-meter intervals, extract undisturbed clay samples, and perform full laboratory testing to formulate definitive foundation guidelines.

Civil and Geotechnical Engineering Ground Works

Soil Testing Report Contents & Lab Parameters

1. Field Borehole Exploration

Drilling 2 to 5 boreholes to depths of 50ft to 120ft with continuous SPT N-value recording every 1.5 meters.

2. Laboratory Soil Mechanics Tests

Grain size analysis (sieve & hydrometer), Atterberg limits (liquid & plastic limit), direct shear, and unconfined compression.

3. Allowable Bearing Capacity (qa)

Mathematical calculation of allowable soil pressure (Tons/sqft or kPa) for shallow isolated, combined, and mat footings.

4. Deep Pile Capacity Recommendations

End bearing and skin friction capacity tables for cast-in-situ bored concrete piles (16", 20", 24" diameters).

5. Groundwater Level & Chemical Test

Water table observation, salinity, sulfate, and chloride content assessment to protect underground reinforcement.

6. Chartered Geotechnical Engineer Seal

Official engineering stamp and sign-off accepted by RAJUK, CDA, KDA, RDA, and national commercial banks.

Our Geotechnical Field & Lab Workflow

01

Site Demarcation & Rig Mobilization

Setting up drilling equipment and establishing borehole grid points based on the proposed building layout.

02

Standard Penetration Test (SPT) & Sampling

Conducting 63.5kg hammer drops and collecting disturbed & undisturbed Shelby tube soil samples.

03

Laboratory Testing & Stress Analysis

Executing grain distribution, shear parameters (c & φ), moisture content, and consolidation in our lab.

04

Formal Geotechnical Report Delivery

Issuing bounded color report with borehole logs, soil strata curves, and structural foundation recommendations.