General Capabilities

Geotechnical Investigation

Our Geotechnical Services are provided by Ardaman- ACE. Ardaman-ACE is an Egyptian joint-stock company formed in 1974. The stockholders, who also make up the parent companies, are ACE of Egypt and Ardaman and Associates, Inc. of USA. Ardaman- ACE specializes in the fields of geotechnical engineering, quality control, and soil and materials testing.

Services And Capabilities

The joint partnership of Ardaman-ACE allows it to enjoy the benefits of the vast accumulated local experience as well as the option to call upon the added expertise of Ardaman and Associates, Inc. Ardaman-ACE has performed geotechnical investigations and provided consultations for a wide. range of projects including many significant infrastructures and development projects in Egypt, across the Middle East, and Africa. The experience and
capabilities of Ardaman-ACE makes it one of the leading firms in its field within Egypt and the region.

 

Fields of activity and expertise brought by Ardaman- ACE include:

Geotechnical consultation.

Site investigation and monitoring programs.

Geological studies.

Geophysical studies.

Geotechnical field investigations.

Soils and rock laboratory testing.

Ardaman-ACE designs and carries out site investigation and monitoring programs to study the effect of proposed structures and construction activities. Site investigation techniques include the installation of settlement plates, inclinometers, extensometers, vibration measurements, strain gauges, and crack indicators.

Our capabilities include:

Subsurface investigation specifications.

Soil property studies to determine engineering design parameters and assumptions.

Structural foundations studies.

Evaluation of expected settlements of foundations.

Geotechnical monitoring using field equipment and CAD tools.

Design of pile foundations with the prediction of settlement and analysis of pile-load tests.

Slope stability analysis.

Design of dewatering systems including performance studies, supervision, and analysis of pumping tests, and supervision of construction of proposed systems.

Non-linear and critical-state finite element analysis and design of diaphragm walls.

Non-linear and critical-state finite element analysis of tunnels.

Analysis and design of foundations subjected to dynamic loading.

Static and dynamic soil-structure interaction analysis.

Flash-flood protection studies.

Ardaman-ACE has performed geotechnical investigations and provided consultations for many major projects covering almost all types of construction and development. Projects have included highways, dams, buildings, airports amongst other significant infrastructure developments. A detailed list relating to particular geotechnical services is provided in the appendices.