VELCITI CONSULTING ENGINEERS (P) LTD was established with the main objective of offering Geo-technical consulting services to the clients on the principles of Quality, Integrity and Speed. Within the short period of inception, the pursuit of excellence has made it possible for the company to be among the field leaders in providing Geo-technical Consulting services

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2.  For any construction the soil that it’s built on
is of great importance.
 Ifthe foundation is not set on solid ground it
can have disastrous impact on the building.
Soil investigation is the integral part of
foundation design.

3.  Soil has a variety of properties which will
differ from place to place.
 The ground is split into different layers which
will have different composition with the area
of the proposed structure. If the soil is rich
in clay, then clay as the ability to shrink and
expand with moisture.

4.  Many soil investigating company in Chennai
gather information from available records
such as maps and published documents
proofs, from studying aerial photographs,
from site inspection, from company records.
 Usingthe gathered information a conclusion
is formed on the quality of the soil.

5.  Various ground investigations process such as
drilling boreholes, trial pits, penetration
tests and lab tests are done. And the soil
investigating company in Chennai involved
in testing process will prepare factual report.
 The report will include area of problems and
might require additional testing.

6.  Building Roads
 Building Construction
 Railway tracks
 Airport Construction
 Agriculture

7.  Type of soil – If clay soil will it react to
moisture change and can swell when exposed
to water and shrink when it dries.. Silt will
lose strength when wet.
 Trees- can draw moisture from the clay soil
causing shrinkage near the footings. If there
are many trees nearby they may in time
interfere with the foundation of the building.

8.  Rock Boulders – If large boulders have to be
removed then large voids will have to be
filled.
 SteeperSlopes - Can be dangerous for the
foundation as slipping might occur.
 WaterTable – The depth will determine if
there will be excavation issues.

9.  Basicallyall the technologies utilized in soil
investigation is used in India. There are
several labs that have the appropriate
equipment to analyze the soil. This helps in
reducing human error.
 These equipments help in finding the various
components of the soil being tested. It can
also be used in measuring the swelling index
of the soil.

10.  Weat Velciti, soil investigating company in
Chennai the mentioned standards and
procedures are followed.
 We handle large projects in construction of
buildings, road, bridges, Highway
Consultants etc.