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Technical guides, real cases and geological stories to better understand the ground before building.

For seven million years, Elche has been accumulating what the Mediterranean left behind as it receded

The Vinalopó River wasn’t always as meager as it is today. Seven million years ago, when the western Mediterranean Sea still covered much of the southeastern part of the Iberian...

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What nobody tells you: why you need a ground study before building your home?

Your dream can turn into a nightmare if you ignore what lies beneath your feetYou’ve been saving for years. At last you have that plot of land where you’ll build the house of yo...

Guide for conducting a geotechnical study: Key steps and recommendations

1. What is a geotechnical study and why is it important?The geotechnical study is the process of analysing the physical and mechanical properties of the soil on a specific site....

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What does the CTE validate in a geotechnical study, and what happens if it is not complied with?

There is widespread confusion among property owners who are about to build their home. Many believe that the geotechnical study is a requirement that can be satisfied by...

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How much does a geotechnical study cost? The honest answer that nobody gives you

If you have searched online for the price of a geotechnical study, you have probably come across two types of answers. The first: reassuring round figures that promise...

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What is the foundation level and why can an error in that figure ruin your build?

There is a piece of information in the geotechnical report that very few property owners know by name, but which lies behind almost all serious economic surprises that...

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How does the allowable bearing pressure affect the foundation budget?

There is a number in the geotechnical report that your architect looks at before any other. It is not the depth of the groundwater table, nor the type of clay, nor the...

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Who signs the geotechnical report, and why does that signature change everything?

There comes a moment in the process of commissioning a geotechnical study when almost nobody stops to think: when the report arrives, who has put their name at the bottom...

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How many boreholes does my plot need for the geotechnical study?

There is a question that almost all property owners ask at first contact: "How many boreholes are you going to drill in my plot?" The question is logical. Nobody wants...

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what you are going to receive in the report

What will you receive in your geotechnical report?

Imagine that you hire someone to build the foundations of your house and they tell you: "No need to look at the ground, I already know what the soil is like around here."...

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