Our geotechnical and environmental engineering work on the campus spans 40+ years and has included several new buildings as well as assisting the University with rehabilitation and forensic evaluation of historic structures such as Thompkins Hall.
Auburn University College of Science and Math (COSAM) Our services on the Auburn Campus commenced in the early 1980’s. Some of our noteworthy projects include the Draughon Library, Chemistry Building, Auburn Hotel and Conference Center, and Auburn Student Center. Auburn geology includes two distinct formations, the Southern Piedmont and the Fall Line Hills. Geotechnical conditions … Read More
Bhate has provided geotechnical services on the UA campus since the late 1970’s. Some example projects include the UA Law School Building, The Tom Bevill Energy, Mineral and Material Science Research Building, Presidential Village I and II student housing, infrastructure projects with utility mapping, pavement evaluation, GPR, and structure scanning.
UAB campus presents unique subsurface challenges due to carbonate formation that have undergone significant karst activity. Lightly loaded structures can be supported on shallow foundations. Heavy structures typically require rock supported foundations. For some major buildings such as the Shelby Biomedical Research Building (340,000 SF, 12 stories), significant variations in bedrock conditions within the building … Read More
Samford University’s campus in Homewood, Alabama is known for its beauty and Georgian-Colonial architecture with more than 60 buildings on a 250-acre campus. BHATE has provided Geotechnical and CMT services on this campus since the early 1980’s. The campus does present some interesting construction conditions due to the subsurface geology and site topography. One of … Read More
