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Your single
source provider
for multi choice solutions
Investigation
Determination
Repair
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CONTENTS
Company Overview P_01
Subsidence Investigation P_03
Contamination Survey P_05
Newbuild Investigation P_06
Drainage Repairs P_07
Investigation Equipment P_08
Laboratory Testing P_09
Desk Studies P_11
Geotechnical Reporting P_12
National Coverage P_13
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Investigation
Determination
Repair
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CompanyOverview
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With Fastrack™ you need only make one call to arrange a complete
in house service, from site investigation, comprehensive soils
analysis and interpretive reporting
Through our 30 years of experience, we can offer technical advice
and an unrivalled service, where we are happy to discuss any type
of project with our clients.
Fastrack™ Site Investigations Ltd is one of the UK’s premiere site
investigation companies. With highly qualified geologists, a
comprehensive in house laboratory and experienced site teams,
our service is second to none.
♦ Site Investigations
♦ Laboratory Analysis
♦ Reporting
With a client
base consisting of
insurance companies,
loss adjusters, structural
engineers, local authorities and
other involved parties, Fastrack™
Site Investigations Ltd. carry out
investigations to establish possible causes
of subsidence and heave to properties and
structures.
Fastrack™ aim to provide quality customer care
including a prompt response to instructions by
immediate contact with the customer, dealing professionally
with their concerns and assessing the urgency of the situation.
Our onsite engineers will have all the tools needed to carry out a full
inspection in one visit.
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SubsidenceInvestigation
Typical Issues
♦ Defective drainage
♦ Tree Roots
♦ Desiccated clays
♦ Shallow Foundations
♦ Foundation design
♦ Hand excavated fully logged trial pits and hand auger boreholes
carried out to meet your specific requirements.
♦ On site shear vane and Macintosh probe testing, to aid accurate
ground condition analysis.
♦ Window sampling
♦ Restricted access rotary auger drilling (useful for heave calculation
and level datum installation)
♦ A Fully comprehensive in house laboratory, able to provide many
services including moisture content, soil
suction, Atterberg limit, soil
contamination and triaxial
testing.
♦ A team of experienced
geologists focused on
providing both factual
reports and interpretive
written reports.
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With the requirement
for development in
urban areas there is
a growing interest in
‘brownfield’ or industrial
sites. Fastrack™ Site Investiga-
tions Limited perform detailed
investigations of contaminated soil and groundwater by:
♦ Desk Studies
♦ Establishing sources, pathways and receptors
♦ Trial pits, boreholes and long term monitoring
♦ Chemical testing (e.g. heavy metals and organics)
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ContaminationSurvey
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An essential perquisite of any civil engineering or building project is a
detailed and accurate assessment of ground conditions. Fastrack™
Site Investigations has the capability to undertake any size project
however large or small. The company’s extensive field,
laboratory and engineering services in the South East,
Midlands and the South West ensure that
investigations are cost effective and always
completed to the project deadline.
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NewbuildInvestigation
Typical issues:
♦ Brownfield development
♦ Building on made ground
♦ Hydro geological influences
♦ Industrial mining activities
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Drains may crack due to ground
movement, subsidence, tree root
ingress or they may totally collapse. The
result is a defective drain causing repeat
blockages or leaks into the surrounding soil.
Whatever the problem, the most appropriate solution can be
determined by Fastrack™ CCTV Surveying
Service. This will detect the nature of
any structural fault, which will lead to
recommending the most appropriate
repair technique.
DrainageRepairs
LINING ♦ Minimal cost
♦ Minimal disruption and inconvenience
♦ Suitable for all types and sizes of pipe 75mm diameter upwards
EXCAVATION ♦ Replace short sections of pipe at a shallow depth
♦ A collapsed or structurally defective pipe which
cannot be repaired using No-Dig techniques.
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Trial Pits
Hand Augers
Drainage Surveys
Window Samplers
Datum Installations
Geophysical Surveys
Water level monitoring
Rotary Cored Boreholes
Shell & Auger Boreholes
Restricted Access Flight Auger
Mackintosh Probe
Shear Vane Testing
Dynamic Probing
SPT/CPT Tests
Penetrometer
CAT Scans
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The Fastrack™ Laboratory is an in house facility located at our head
office . Staffed with trained and experienced technicians, all testing is in
accordance with the appropriate current soils testing standards.
♦ Moisture content
♦ Atterberg limits
♦ PSD particle size distribution
♦ Soil suction (filter paper method)
♦ Concrete testing
♦ SO4 soluble sulphate
♦ Chemical testing
♦ pH testing
♦ Root analysis
♦ Triaxial testing
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LaboratoryTesting
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Fastrack™ can also provide laboratory analysis
as a stand alone service with a courier
collection and a rapid turnaround.
A thorough laboratory testing programme is an essential part of any
geotechnical investigation. Soils testing plays a major part in the
design and planning of construction projects, earthworks design,
foundation design, slope stability studies and subsidence or heave of
buildings and structures.
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Geot
DeskStudies
Geotechnical Reporting
Details resultant construction practices, e.g. where foundations
should be located
Factual Reporting
Site plans, trial pit and borehole logs, soil classification, CCTV
surveys and laboratory results
Interpretive Reporting
Evaluate hazards and ground conditions, recommend foundation
design, recommend remedial measures and propose subsidence
rectification/stabilisation
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Desk Studies
Information is gained from borehole records, ordnance
survey maps, geological maps, historical maps,
mining searches and local authority
searches. Desk studies are an invaluable
way of identifying past site use and
recommending an appropriate
investigation technique
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GeotechnicalReporting
FSI have a dedicated report writing team, allowing quality and
uniformity to be kept. Fastrack™ Site Investigations Limited aim to
provide reports within 10 days of receiving the samples into the lab.
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NationalCoverage
Fastrack™ Site Investigations Ltd
Midlands Expansion
Fastrack™ Site Investigations Ltd
South East and South West
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Fastrack™ primarily cover the area outlined on the map shown (Left),
however should the need arise we are equipped to carry out works
outside these regions and will endeavour to work to your
requirements as best we can.
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Fastrack Locations:
South East (Head Office)
Midlands
South West
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Fastrack™ Site Investigations Ltd
Tyndales Farm
Southend Road
Woodham Mortimer
Maldon
Essex
CM9 6TQ
Tel: 0844 3358908
E-Mail: enquiries@fastrackgroup.co.uk
Web: www.fastrackgroup.co.uk
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