Geotechnical Engineering
Geotechnical engineering involves exploration of the subsurface, laboratory testing of subsurface samples, engineering analysis, and development of recommendations for various types of projects.
Geotechnical engineering involves exploration of the subsurface, laboratory testing of subsurface samples, engineering analysis, and development of recommendations for various types of projects.
Arias’ CoMET –Construction Materials Engineering and Testing–department is dedicated to providing timely and reliable results both in laboratory testing, and field observation/testing.
Arias has provided Geotechnical Engineering and Construction Materials Testing services for 20+ years in the commercial market around the State of Texas. From large resort projects to small commercial projects, the commercial market has been one of our consistent markets throughout our firm history.
Arias provides Geotechnical Engineering and Construction Materials Testing services for municipal, county and state transportation projects across the state of Texas.
Arias’ licensed geotechnical engineers and engineers-in-training have diverse project experiences with earth materials including soil, rock and groundwater.
Arias offers a bevy of advanced in-situ soils testing to fulfill some of your most complex needs. Review and analysis of test results is provided by our Geotechnical Engineering Department, who will assist in helping you maximize the value of your data. Among the advanced testing offered are:
Our engineers are experienced with geotechnical engineering services for land-based and marine-based projects. Project experience includes:
We staff your project – either on-call or full time – with experienced and certified personnel becoming a valuable member of your project team. If your project needs dictate, we can even provide a certified on-site laboratory to support our field personnel and your project team.
Arias provides Quality Assurance, Quality Control, and Special Inspections in many phases of construction including (but not limited to):
Arias’ Laboratories maintain Accreditation and Certification from many agencies, including:
Arias is dedicated to customer service and in today’s rapidly evolving environments that means leveraging technology. We have successfully implemented advanced technology to meet and exceed our client’s needs in many facets of our business, including:
Project Management
Arias’ provides the following NDT Testing Services:
Institutional projects such as educational and healthcare facilities typically present a unique set of challenges related to current functionality, future expansion and upgrades, construction sequencing and scheduling, and the long-term performance of specialized, sensitive equipment. Arias has successfully assisted numerous school districts, universities, hospitals, and healthcare providers in meeting these challenges and providing long-lasting, sustainable facilities.
Developers of commercial projects including office, retail and hospitality facilities demand value-added consulting services without compromising project quality or integrity. More so than any other project type, these developments generally require “thinking outside of the box” in order to develop innovative and reliable foundation and pavement recommendations. Arias has completed many commercial projects by successfully recommending and implementing sound, cost-effective solutions for unfavorable site conditions.
San Antonio has often been referred to as “Military City U.S.A.” because of the numerous bases and large active-duty population located here. As such, Arias has extensive military experience at Lackland Air Force Base, Randolph Air Force Base, Fort Sam Houston, Camp Bullis, and the Former Brooks City Base and Kelly Air Force Base. In addition, Arias has successfully completed numerous projects at Laughlin Air Force Base in Del Rio and The Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi. Military projects typically present very strict design and construction tolerances and significant observation/monitoring by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) during construction. Arias is accredited by the USACE and has successfully worked with USACE Inspectors and Engineers, as well as Design and Construction Teams in the delivery of a significant number of military projects.
Industrial developments such as oil and gas facilities, power plants, pipelines, storage tanks, petrochemical facilities, fabricating plants, quarries, batch plants, grain elevators, manufacturing plants and military installations are frequently subject to a variety of regulations and standards in order to help enable efficient, safe, reliable, clean operations. The number of these types of developments has increased significantly in recent years with the exploration and drilling of the Eagle Ford Shale Play across South Central Texas. Arias has been actively involved in this market and has extensive project experience working for industrial clients with tight schedules and deadlines while maintaining safety and regulatory compliance as they relate to our services.
Transportation projects including highways, bridges, airports, rail, and marine and docking facilities generally require a very detailed, organized, and highly technical approach. These types of projects also typically necessitate extensive coordination between the owner, design team and governing entities/agencies. Successful long-term performance with minimal required maintenance are also keys to a successful transportation project. Arias has long been a leader in the transportation market sector by providing highly competent, reliable, professional services, while overcoming the challenges typically associated with these projects.
Water and wastewater projects such as utilities, lift stations, dams, reservoirs, treatment plants, and aquifer storage are critical components of societal infrastructure that improve the quality of life for all. Most people don’t often see or think about such infrastructure unless a problem or an interruption in service occurs. As such, having a reliable, long-term, low maintenance infrastructure system is essential for societal and economic growth. Arias has successfully completed a significant number of water and wastewater projects, working closely with public agencies and government entities to review and address comments, concerns and questions in order to provide on-time, dependable services.
In 2011, Arias began seeking options for streamlining and automating the processes underlying field observation, field data collection, quality control, digital signatures, report distribution and data visualization; including appropriate integration with our existing in-house developed Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) and CORE database application.
Our research resulted in choosing an Industry Vertical Software Framework (MetaField™) developed by Agile Frameworks. MetaField™ is a web-based field information management system which includes field data collection; quality control for review and report generation; and delivery to manage consolidation, distribution, and dissemination of final reports.
MetaField™ and CorePort™ are two separate programs. MetaField™ is the utility for collecting the data in the field, reviewing it in the office, and generating reports. CorePort™ is a brandable and customizable site that can be used as a distribution tool for reports as well as a report organizational/archival tool. Though we use MetaField™ for all of our Construction Materials Testing projects, CorePort™ is offered as a client option in lieu of the standard email delivery.
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