- Water well drilling and monitoring;
- Monitoring of the level and quality of groundwater;
- Environmental drilling;
- Environmental research and advice;
- Analysis of wastewater;
- H2S monitoring program;
- Soil erosion studies;
- Environmental impact assessment in association with local environmental consultants
Research and Development
IDCG Engineering Services conducts the following research and development in roads, buildings, dams and geo-technical engineering.
- Material quality testing;
- Design, evaluation and monitoring of pavements;
- Preparation of national standards, specifications and manuals;
- Independent evaluation of new products and components from manufacturers of specialized materials;
- Pavement analysis
- Cost-effective maintenance techniques for roads
Mining Services
IDCG helps mining companies improve their efficiency and financial performance through innovative technical solutions to support infrastructure, including:
- Energy and water supply;
- Road and rail transport;
- Social infrastructure;
- Environmental and social impact assessments and;
- Project management.
IDCG adapts its engineering solutions to meet local conditions, especially for projects that are in remote and hard-to-reach areas.
As part of this process, IDCG recognizes the importance of sustainable infrastructure services such as power generation and telecommunications for mine development.
IDCG participated in all stages of the project, including:
- Investigation;
- Feasibility studies;
- Design and;
- Project management.
Our company has since built and developed specialized skills in a wide range of geotechnical and mining engineering; in particular, in the fields of soft soil engineering and underground spatial development. IDCG’s wealth of experience and knowledge in these highly specialized fields is well recognized.
GIS Consulting
- Large-scale geospatial advice:
- Capture, styling and mapping of street center lines, navigation aids and points of interest (POI);
- Specific delimitation of the area;
- On-screen capture from aerial photographs / satellite images and digitization of existing topographies;
- Cards
Investigation
- Topographic and technical surveying;
- Underground service detection (utility survey);
- Inventory quantity survey;
- Survey of measured buildings;
- Bathymetric Survey;
- Survey training
Training
Training for engineers and technicians in the private and public sectors is provided in Swaziland or at the Client’s post. The training includes the following elements:
- Management of quality assurance of materials;
- Geo-technical and engineering of the foundation;
- Ground Mecanic;
- Investigation of the Bridge Foundation;
- Management of quality control;
- Concrete technology;
- Standard and special specifications; And
- Road maintenance techniques
- Material testing;
Pavement Geographical Management System (Gpms)
- Sidewalk surveys:
- Test pits;
- Deviation measurements, FWD, LWD etc.
- ARAN survey:
- Visual surveys;
- Rutting measurements;
- IRI;
- Network assessment and rehabilitation needs;
- Condition assessment and rehabilitation designs;
- Flexible and rigid airport pavement installations;
- Pavement Management Systems (SPM);
- Flexible pavement designs;
- Industrial pavers;
- Mine transport routes;
The following services are provided:
- Pavement investigation;
- Pavement design;
- Pavement assessment;
- SPM report and modeling;
- Reinforcement and rehabilitation of roadways;
- Mechanistic pavement design simulation;
- Maintenance and rehabilitation solutions;
- Report on documents;
- Pavement Design Report;
- Traffic reports and geotechnical investigation reports.
Geographic Pavement Management System (SGPM):
Our Geographic Pavement Management System (GPMS) integrates diverse and spatially referenced data, including panel inventories, sign conditions, road inventory (road width, number of lanes, etc.) and road conditions (potholes, rutting, etc.). The SGPG helps decision makers find optimal strategies for providing and maintaining pavements in serviceable condition over a period of time.
GPMS includes: –
- Inventory – road signs and road markings linked to GPS coordinates;
- Condition – state of signs and road conditions related to GPS coordinates;
- Prioritization – rank projects by applying algorithms to inventory and number of conditions, based on approved criteria;
- Work program – plan maintenance and rehabilitation projects using the list of priority projects;
- Budget – annual financial requirements for maintenance and rehabilitation projects, as well as past expenditures can be included;
- Web-enabled – customers have full and easy access to all data through a user-friendly interface that integrates with customer’s existing systems;
- Monitoring – Using handheld devices, maintenance crews can be dispatched to rehabilitate a road or condition at the appropriate geographic location, while their actions are integrated into the database. Field crews can use a GIS-enabled handheld device to reduce the time to locate an area that requires special attention.
Geotechnical Engineering
- Soil survey;
- Drilling of soil and rocks;
- Water well drilling and monitoring;
- Geotechnical studies;
- Analysis of working capacity;
- Analysis of slope stability;
- Mechanics of soils and rocks;
- Raw materials exploration program;
- Hydrogeological studies;
- Soil erosion studies
Geotechnical engineering
The specialist skills of the IDCG are as follows:
- Soft soil engineering;
- Underground spatial development;
- Interaction between soil and structure;
- Slope assessment and design; as well as
- Development of dams and hydroelectricity.
Using a strong team of highly qualified geotechnical engineers, engineering geologists and digital modelers, the company provides its clients with professional skills tailored to the requirements of each project.
The Company’s expertise covers all aspects of geotechnical engineering and engineering geology for small and large civil engineering projects, from the stage of planning and investigation and feasibility studies, surveys and geotechnical interpretations, including design, construction supervision and
Operational phases. Our current and recent portfolio of projects includes roads, railways, ports, buildings, mines, power plants, water treatment plants, dams, tunnels and underground structures.
Our services include:
- Geotechnical investigation and interpretation and report;
- Geological mapping and assessment;
- Geotechnical analysis and design;
- Foundation design;
- Foundation evaluation;
- Lateral support and retaining walls;
- BP surveys;
- Design and inspection of dam safety;
- Excavation and backfill;
- Erosion control;
- Geological risks;
- Analysis of ground stability;
- Geotechnics and tunnel design;
- Analysis of settlements and subsidence;
- Design and construction of pile foundations;
- drilling in a quarry;
- Digital modeling, construction site services;
- Instrumentation and monitoring and project management and delivery.
The following personnel can be provided:
- Geotechnical engineer;
- Drilling technicians
Quality Assurance Management
Our customers depend on us for accurate and precise test data in a wide variety of areas. We are constantly striving to improve our capabilities and ensure that our customers receive the highest quality test data possible.
- Quality assurance plan;
- Quality control plan;
- Quality assessment;
In addition to testing activities, the following experts and personnel may be provided:
- Engineer / manager
- Materials engineer;
- Geotechnical engineer;
- Laboratory technician;
- Laboratory technologist.
Material Tests
Our material testing laboratory can identify quality trends in products, materials and workmanship and verify compliance with project specifications. All material testing services are performed in accordance with national and international standards. As a leading consultant in the concrete technology industry, we offer services ranging from concrete mix design and full-time quality control for new construction projects to condition surveys and non-destructive assessment of existing structures.
Our staff has extensive experience in the design and quality control of bituminous paving mixes. We offer these services for hot mix, cold mix, recycled hot mix, hot in-place recycled, and polymer modified asphalt (PMA) hot mix paving mixtures. Field quality control and quality assurance testing is also planned for masonry mortar, aggregate and soil. We can provide full-service lab trailers for projects that require a dedicated site lab.
Our services in material testing include:
- Soil and gravel tests;
- Aggregate and sand tests;
- Cement;
- Tiles and blocks
- Mixtures;
- The water;
- Concrete tests;
- Asphalt and gravel testing;
- Site laboratories;
- Surveys on centers and POs;
- Equipment rental;
- Laboratory staff hire;
- Materials engineer;
- QA&QC Engineer;
- Laboratory technologist;
- Laboratory technician
- Geotechnical engineer;
- Physical and chemical testing of materials;
- Inspection of civil works by third parties;
- Field testing of soil, concrete and asphalt;
- Mobile field laboratories;
- Training;
- Advice:
- Geotechnical material and report
- Pavement design;
- Materials analysis report;
- Materials audit report
- Concrete and asphalt mix designs