Engineering services
Geotechnical Engineering
Foundation design, pavement design, and groundwater modeling.
Structures
BBD’s Geotechnical Services Group brings a wide range of expertise to assist clients with soil and groundwater challenges. We provide out-of-the-box solutions and have successfully used multiple techniques to solve challenges throughout the state. We routinely develop design solutions with an understanding of future climate changes and how they may impact the design life of structures, addressing every challenge with a pragmatic, practical approach that assures exceptional value.
What’s included
Our geotechnical engineering covers soil and groundwater from investigation to sealed design:
- Groundwater & material source evaluations and delineations
- Shallow & deep foundation design
- Roadway & airport pavement design
- Aquifer delineation & evaluation
- Water well design
- 2D & 3D groundwater modeling
- Thermal modeling and arctic design
- Due diligence evaluation and landslide identification & development
- Foundation design
- Pavement design
- Groundwater modeling
- Aquifer & water well design
- Thermal & arctic design
- Due diligence evaluation
Why BBD Engineering
Geotechnical work rarely stands alone. Because we keep every engineering service under one roof, your soil and groundwater findings feed directly into foundation, structural, and civil design without hand-offs between firms — one team, one point of contact, and designs that reflect what is actually in the ground.
Licensed Professional Engineers
Every set of drawings is prepared and sealed by a licensed PE and designed to the codes that apply to your project.
One Coordinated Team
When your project crosses engineering services, the same team handles all of it, so nothing falls through the gaps.
Clear Quotes and Timelines
We scope and quote each project up front, with honest timelines and responsive communication throughout.
Licensed in the Lower 48 States
Our professional engineers are licensed in all the lower 48 states and are familiar with each state's unique rules and regulations.
Which engineer do I need?
The engineers for your project
Tick what your project involves and we will show which of our services it needs.
Guidance only. Our engineers confirm the scope with you before anything is quoted.
Frequently asked questions
What does your geotechnical work cover?
We assist clients with soil and groundwater challenges: groundwater and material source evaluations, foundation design, pavement design, aquifer delineation, water well design, groundwater modeling, thermal modeling, and landslide identification.
Do you design shallow and deep foundations?
Yes. We design both shallow and deep foundation systems, and because our structural engineers are on the same team, the foundation design is coordinated with the structure it supports from day one.
Do you account for climate change in your designs?
We routinely develop design solutions with an understanding of future climate changes and how those changes may impact the design life of structures.
Are your engineers licensed in my state?
Our professional engineers are licensed in all the lower 48 states and are familiar with each state’s unique rules and regulations.
Related engineering services
Projects that need geotechnical engineering often also need structural engineering, agricultural engineering and drafting & design. Because every engineering service sits with one team, the same engineers coordinate all of it, and you can send everything at once with an engineering services work request.
Planning a project that needs geotechnical engineering?
Contact us to immediately receive a detailed quote and advice from our engineers.