The proposed geotechnical study aims to determine the nature and properties of soil aspects necessary to design the structure, surface improvements and the type of foundation, considering the following objectives:
- Identify constraints and geotechnical problems of the site under study.
- Study of natural hazards. Identify and define the geological risks and assets geomorphological processes that may affect the new project. Geomorphological mapping
include the following: escarpments or unstable areas, drainage channels, alluvial fans, processes of rapid erosion or deposition, dissolution, subsurface forms or evolutionary erosive
phenomena (gully), endorheic surface areas with accumulation of salts: sabkkhas, salt and salt crusts, discharges due to human activity, rocky outcrops and evaluation of the effects of
weathering processes, presence of unstable soils or very low bearing capacity). - Provide knowledge of geotechnical characteristics of the land, according to the project structure.
- Existing zoning different lithologies in order to define the most appropriate foundations in each project area.
- Determine the geotechnical parameters of each lithology detected for project design, where different solutions according to the foundation load stresses are discussed.
- Recommendations for foundations of structures. Findings in relation to the overall stability of the foundation bearing capacity against the sinking, boot, horizontal ground failure, and structural failure.
- Determine levels of corrosion and aggressiveness of the land to the maximum depth of execution of foundations.
- Determine de levels of electrical resistivity of the terrain for the dimensioning and installation of the electrical facilities.