LIBERTY COMMONS APARTMENT COMPLEX
- Project Location: Brunswick, Maine
- Services Provided:
- Geotechnical explorations
- Laboratory testing
- Geotechnical consulting
- Subgrade inspections
- Project Summary:
- Construction of nine 4-story apartment buildings for a total of 144 housing units
- Project Challenges / Innovation:
- SGS prepared engineering report for the design and construction for the building foundations, pavement areas, and stormwater treatment systems
- Geotechnical considerations included variation in subgrade soils including marine deposits of variable loose sand and soft clay with shallow groundwater
- Successfully completed geotechnical design utilizing spread footing foundation systems
- Separately completed an infiltration study for stormwater infiltration treatment system
- Provided geotechnical explorations with a combination of test borings and cone penetration tests to evaluate liquefaction potential of deep sand and settlement potential of soft clay
- Provided geotechnical consulting through design and construction to include subgrade inspections and preload program for the building pads
