Geotechnical - Geol Mbugua Githae

Geotechnical for Solar Site Assessment

When people think about a solar farm, they picture panels shining in the sun. What they rarely picture is the

Rock sounds like the ideal foundation: strong, solid, and dependable. But rock is rarely a uniform block. It is cut

When you receive a soil report, the borehole logs show what was found in the field, but it is the

Nairobi’s skyline keeps rising. Towers in Upper Hill, Westlands, Kilimani, the CBD, Mombasa Road, and Thika Road corridors have changed

Every building, bridge, tank, and wall ends up resting on the ground. The question every foundation designer must answer is:

After the drilling rigs leave and the laboratory finishes testing, the client receives a thick document called a site investigation

Hillsides offer views, cooler air, and sometimes cheaper land, which is why more homes, hotels, schools, and roads are being

In Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands, water is life, and storing it is a daily challenge. From small earth dams

Roads are the arteries of Kenya’s economy, linking farms to markets, ports to inland cities, and communities to services. Yet

Whether you are building a borehole-fed farm, a quarry, a housing estate or a geothermal well pad, there is a

Expansive soils are among the costliest ground hazards in Kenya. They are not confined to one region. From the Athi

Drilling is the most expensive part of most exploration and investigation programmes. Core logging is how that investment is converted