Structural Investigation
Targeted surveys, GPR and reinforcement mapping, opening-up and material testing to understand structural form and deterioration. Investigations include concrete condition, corrosion mechanisms and post-tensioned structures.
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Testing and Repair
Conor McHugh
Get in touchOur technical services team brings investigation, testing, design and specialist site delivery together to unlock the potential of existing structures. We help clients retain, adapt and strengthen buildings and infrastructure with a clearer understanding of their condition and capacity.
Heritage and listed structures are a key service. Targeted surveys and testing help us understand historic fabric and later alterations, giving our engineers the evidence to develop sensitive repairs and structural adaptations.
Working with our digital mapping and monitoring services, we connect findings to the wider engineering design. From material investigation to hydraulic load transfer and strengthening, our in-house teams carry that knowledge through to delivery and verification.
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specialisms.
Load & Fixing Testing
Load capacity and proof testing of slabs, lifting beams, balconies and barriers, with tensile and shear testing of anchors and fixings. Test programmes address the proposed use, loading and engineering question.
Ground & Platform Testing
In-situ testing to assess ground bearing capacity and verify working platforms. Plate bearing, light drop-weight and penetration tests help inform earthworks, foundations and construction plant requirements.
Repair & Strengthening
Design and installation of concrete repairs, corrosion protection, FRP and metallic strengthening. Interventions address deterioration, increased loads, new openings and adaptations to post-tensioned structures.
Hydraulic Load Transfer
Controlled jacking, lifting, lowering, stressing and preloading for structural alterations and construction. Load and movement records support the operation and provide a traceable account of the transfer.
Heritage Structures
Investigation and specialist interventions for historic and listed structures. Existing materials, connections and previous alterations inform sensitive repair and strengthening, supported by our structural and construction engineers.
Targeted investigation
A scope agreed with the designers, addressing gaps in geometry, materials, connections, condition and structural capacity.
An engineered intervention
Repair and strengthening designs, construction sequencing and verification requirements informed by the findings.
Specialist delivery and records
Installation, hydraulic operations and agreed testing, supported by records for handover and future maintenance.