What Is a 3rd Party Peer Review and Why Is It Important? I get this question a lot. A third-party peer review is an independent technical check of a design performed by someone who was not involved in creating it. In my case, that means I review geostructural systems such as aggregate piers, rigid inclusions, soil mixing, compaction grouting, […]

The Advantages of STELCOR® Drilled-In Displacement Micropiles When load demand meets poor soil, STELCOR® piles by IDEAL GROUP offer an elegant solution that bridges the gap between traditional deep foundations and ground improvement systems. Unlike driven or auger-cast piles, STELCOR® Drilled-In Displacement Micropiles (DDMs) create strength through controlled soil displacement—not removal. The steel core and grout bond […]

Before any aggregate pier system is approved for full-scale construction, the smart money is on verification. That’s where a modulus test comes in-a full-scale field test designed to confirm the pier’s stiffness in the actual ground conditions of the site. At Garbin GeoStructural Group, we view modulus testing as more than a compliance box- it’s an […]