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Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Sites in Scranton and Wilkes-Barre often carry layers of prior use. Unpredictable fill and mixed soils can complicate site work. GTA evaluates these conditions through soil testing and environmental assessments before development begins.

 

3383 Bear Creek Blvd
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
Phone: 570-852-5033

Office Contact

Michael W. Derr, PE

Vice President

Geotechnical Engineering

Brian R. Awckland

Vice President

COT Services

Services List

  • Site work – Structural Fill Testing, Subgrade Soil, Utility Backfill Operations, and soil stabilization
  • Retaining Wall Inspection, Testing and Certifications
  • Asphalt Inspections and evaluation of pavement damage
  • Demucking Inspections for soft soil conditions
  • Firestop and Fire Penetrations (firestopping inspection)
  • Foundations – Soil Bearing Capacity of Footings (foundation inspection)
  • Laboratory Services, including soil lab testing
  • Concrete Sampling, Slump Test (concrete inspection, compressive strength testing)
  • Threshold Inspections with certified special inspectors
  • Field-welded and Bolted Structures (structural steel inspection, bolting)

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  • Phase I and II environmental site assessments (phase 1 environmental site assessment, phase 2 environmental site assessment)
  • Site-Specific Risk Assessments
  • Soil site investigation and subsurface exploration
  • Contaminated soil remediation and groundwater monitoring
  • Brownfield redevelopment
  • Consumptive Use Permits
  • Dewatering Permits
  • Spill, Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures (SPCC) Plans
  • Spill/Release Emergency/Interim Source Removal
  • Soils Management Plans
  • Underground Storage Tank (UST) Removal and Closure Sampling, including underground storage tank removal
  • Industrial Discharge Monitoring
  • Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP) and stormwater monitoring & NPDES inspections
  • Environmental impact studies and support from experienced environmental consulting firms

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  • Geotechnical Feasibility Studies as part of geotechnical site investigation
  • Subsurface exploration and soil investigation
  • Shallow and Deep Foundation Analysis and Design for apartment building, high rise building, and parking lot developments
  • Retaining Wall Design/Recommendations
  • Slope stability analysis and design
  • Ground Improvement Design/Recommendations, including soil stabilization
  • Dewatering Permits
  • Subsidence Mitigation and sinkhole remediation
  • Karst Geology Analysis
  • Groundwater Control Design for high water table conditions
  • Geotechnical Instrumentation and Monitoring
  • Geotechnical Laboratory Testing, including soil testing

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