Deep Foundation Testing, Analysis, and Consulting Services.
GRL Engineers services range from small specialized testing jobs (such as evaluating unknown foundations) to large-scale projects requiring the monitoring and analysis of hundreds of test piles nationwide.
STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS
GRL Engineers, Inc, is a professional engineering firm established to provide specialized testing, analysis, and consulting services to the deep foundation industry. GRL operates the largest dynamic pile testing firm in the world, as well as an industry leading provider of integrity test methods for deep foundations including thermal integrity profiling, cross-hole sonic logging, and low strain integrity testing.
Find our more about GRL Engineers, Inc. in our Statement of Qualifications
GRL Engineers, Inc.
30725 Aurora Rd Cleveland, OH 44139 USA
info@GRLengineers.com
+1 (216) 831-6131
We Perform
PDA Pile Monitoring and Dynamic Testing Services
Assessments of structural and geotechnical pile bearing capacity, measurement of soil resistance, driving stresses and hammer performance. Learn More
GRLWEAP Wave Equation Analysis
Analysis with GRLWEAP program for job preparation and in selection of proper pile driving equipment. Learn More
Bi-Directional Static Load Testing
High capacity static load cell test method for drilled shafts, bored piles, barrettes, and ACIP/CFA piles. Learn More
Static Load Testing
Validation of foundation design assumptions regarding the axial compression or axial tension resistance provided by a deep foundation element. Learn More
Drilled Shaft Profile & Verticality Evaluation
GRL Engineers, Inc., offer SHaft Area Profile Evaluator (SHAPE®) services to measure and report the characteristics of a wet pour, drilled shaft excavation. Learn More
Shaft Base Cleanliness Evaluation
For improved shaft bottom cleanliness, GRL Engineers utilize a Shaft Quantitative Inspection Device (SQUID™) to measure force and displacement at the bottom of a drilled shaft. Learn More
Thermal Integrity Profiling Services
Thermal Integrity Profiling is a technology that utilizes the heat generated by curing of concrete to assess the integrity and quality of drilled shafts, augered cast in place (ACIP) piles and other concrete foundations. Learn More
Crosshole Sonic Logging Services
CSL Integrity Testing is performed by transmitting and receiving
an ultrasonic signal between two parallel access tubes cast
into a deep foundation element. Learn More
Low Strain Integrity Testing
Low Strain Impact Integrity Testing is a non-destructive pile testing method for integrity assessments of augered cast-in-place piles, drilled shafts or driven concrete or timber piles. Learn More
Offshore Foundations Testing
Assistance with successful pile installation for offshore platforms worldwide. Learn More
Energy Measurement
Measurement of the energy transferred by either a Becker Drill or an SPT hammer to increase accuracy. Learn More
Specialty Engineering Services
Training, third party test evaluation, embedded gages, pulse echo, frequency response inductive or parallel seismic evaluations. Learn More
Featured Projects
Replacement Bridge Over Buffington Road and NFS Railroad
The SCDOT retained GRL Engineers to perform testing on a production shaft. Drilled shaft verticality and cleanliness were evaluated on the production shaft. Bi-Directional Static Load Testing was performed on the drilled shaft to determine the mobilized shaft resistance. Thermal Integrity Profiling to assess concrete integrity and shaft profile. Read More
I-480 Valley View Bridge Deck Replacements
The widening of the I-480 Valley View Bridge was a design-build project for the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT). GRL Engineers provided Pile Driving Monitoring, Long-term Restrikes with the APPLE IV system, Static Load Tests and CAPWAP Analyses to assess resistance distributions. Read More
I-4 Ultimate
GRL Engineers has been an integral force behind the I-4 Ultimate project with over 150 bridge foundations tested. GRL Engineers were instrumental in providing PDA Dynamic Testing services with associated CAPWAP Analyses to the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). Read More