SubTerra  Engineering  is a geotechnical consultancy providing  a  range  of engineering, design and geotechnical services related to slope  engineering.  Our experience ranges from the stabilisation of a 3m high  slope adjacent to a domestic property, to 300m high benched open pit mine slopes.   Our  client  base includes consultancies, contractors, mining companies,  and  both  local  and    national  government  organisations.

Desk studies to investigate extent of  potential and existing slope stability problems, use of remote sensing for rapid appraisal of large areas, geological, geotechnical, and geomorphological mapping, borehole logging and ground classification, supervision of drilling, sampling, and in-situ testing.

Design and management of trial blasts to develop site laws, blast  pattern  design  including  pre-split control techniques, diagnostic  vibration  monitoring  and  analysis for blast design optimization, vibration and air over-pressure monitoring for compliance with environmental criteria.

Areas susceptible to rockfalls can be rapidly surveyed, and analysed using sophisticated computer modelling and risk analysis techniques.  Problem areas can be identified with confidence so that resources are targeted only where required.  This results in a cost effective rockfall control programme which can minimise visual impact in environmentally sensitive locations

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