Gerrit Botma's Contact Details

Gerrit Botma's Company Details

Geomechanics (Pty) Ltd

Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa • 25 Employees
Civil Engineering

Through our diverse drilling solutions, we have extensive experience in delivering exploration and geotechnical services at the highest standards in quality and safety.We offer:• Geotechnical Investigations and Exploration drilling: Sonic drilling and coring, conventional air percussion, reverse circulation, symmetrix drilling, rotary core drilling, mud rotary drilling, open hole percussion drilling and multi combination rigs to suit even the most demanding exploration projects in sands, soil and rock up to 2000m deep. • Water drilling: full turnkey borehole drilling, installation and commissioning service • CPTu • In-situ testing: vane shear, Permeability tests, Piezometer installation, Pressure meter testing (PMT), Standard penetration testing (SPT), Penetrometer testing (CPT and CPTu), Packer/Lugeon, Plate Load, Point Load, Borehole Camera Surveys, DCP, Water Sampling, Pump testing and Hydro Fracture. Packer/Lugeon testing• Geotechnical and Structural, Instrumentation, monitoring & testing : Strain Gages, Displacement Transducers, Extensometers, Vibrating wire piezometers, Stand Pipe Piezometers, Settlement Sensors, Pressure Cells, Load Cells, Inclinometers, Tilt meters, Pendulums, Portable readout units, Datalogger and software, Stressmeters, Temperature sensors, Vibration monitoring, Fiber optic sensors and Wireless communication systemsWe boast 80 geotechnical drilling machines in the field supported by highly-trained, experienced operators & maintenance staff. The company has access to over 4000 square meters of factory space, which is situated near the Lanseria airport in Gauteng. Our strength lies in our entrepreneurial abilities and understanding of the African culture and working conditions in South Africa and across the borders into neighbouring countries.