Scope of Studies
Engineering geologic studies may be performed:
- for residential, commercial and industrial developments;
- for governmental and military installations;
- for public works such as a power plant, wind turbine, transmission line, sewage treatment plant, water treatment plant, pipeline (aqueduct, sewer, outfall), tunnel, trenchless construction, canal, dam, reservoir, building, railroad, transit, highway, bridge, seismic retrofit, airport and park;
- for mine and quarry excavations, mine tailing dam, mine reclamation and mine tunneling;
- for wetland and habitat restoration programs;
- for coastal engineering, sand replenishment, bluff or sea cliff stability, harbor, pier and waterfront development;
- for offshore outfall, drilling platform and sub-sea pipeline, sub-sea cable; and
- for other types of facilities.
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