Soil borings are completed in order to collect soil samples for geotechnical or chemical laboratory analysis, classify the soil to determine geological/lithological units, and to better understand the subsurface to aide in exploring contamination boundaries. SMA mostly utilizes the use of direct push/Geoprobe® technology in order to collect soil samples quickly and efficiently with minimal impact to the surrounding area.
Soil samples are classified and logged in the field by Geologist/Environmental Scientists and geotechnical or analytical chemical sampling locations are determined and the samples are collected. The data that is collected from soil borings can then be used to generate geologic cross sections, 2D and 3D models, and analytical tables and figures.
