Pyramid Geophysical Services has performed a multitude of Underground Storage Tank (UST) investigations throughout North Carolina using geophysical methods. These metallic USTs are often left behind at old fuel service stations that have closed down. Old home heating oil tanks are also often left in the ground after … [Read more...]
Slope Stability Analysis Using Geophysics
Pyramid Geophysical Services was contracted to assist in a comprehensive evaluation of subsurface geologic and hydrogeologic conditions along a causeway in South Carolina. The causeway was experiencing slope failures and ground collapses. These failures were thought to be the result of both the presence of buried … [Read more...]
Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) Investigation of Shallow Bedrock
Ground penetrating radar (GPR) is an effective tool to rapidly image shallow bedrock under the right conditions. This project was conducted along a proposed pipeline alignment where geotechnical boring logs showed variable bedrock depth along the entirety of the alignment. The alignment consisted of a variety of ground … [Read more...]
GPR Investigation of Sub-Slab Voids
Pyramid Geophysical Services conducted a geophysical investigation at a facility in Asheboro, NC where the client had indicated that a water line had leaked/ruptured beneath a concrete slab-on-grade structure. The rupture resulted in visible water penetrating upward through seams in the concrete slab. Exploratory cores … [Read more...]
Concrete Inspection Using High Frequency Ground Penetrating Radar
Pyramid Geophysical Services completed a ground penetrating radar (GPR) concrete inspection survey in a municipal parking garage in North Carolina. The purpose of the survey was to locate rebar and post tension cables within the concrete floor slab of one of the parking decks. Geotechnical engineers were planning to … [Read more...]
