Geo-Technical Drilling Service

Sectors of Geo-Technical Drilling

  • Infrastructure & Heavy Civil Engineering
  • Commercial & Residential Building Construction
  • Energy, Mining & Natural Resources
  • Geo-Environmental & Water Resources
  • +(256) 772 - 507696
  • info@veritaslabs.com
  • Head Office: Kyambogo Upper Estate - Nakawa Division, Kampala

GEO-TECHNICAL DRILLING SERVICE OVERVIEW

This service is the critical first link in the construction engineering chain, capturing the raw physical data that structural engineers require to design safe, cost-effective foundations.From light residential developments to heavy civil infrastructure, geotechnical drilling converts subsurface unknowns into predictable, quantifiable engineering profiles.

Details

1. Core Field Investigation Services

  • Auger Drilling: Rapid, shallow-to-medium depth soil profiling in cohesive grounds.

  • Rock Core Drilling: Extracts intact, deep rock cores using diamond-tipped bits to evaluate structural integrity.

2. Sample Extraction & Field Logging

  • Disturbed Sampling: Recovered via split-spoon or auger cuttings for visual classification and sieve analysis.

  • Undisturbed Sampling (Shelby Tubes): Extracted via thin-walled tubes in clays to preserve structural properties for lab strength testing.

  • Rock Quality Evaluation: Logs recovered cores to calculate the Rock Quality Designation (RQD) percentage for weathering and fracturing.

The Process