Practical, field-ready services
GTek supports owners, engineers, and contractors with geotechnical consulting, dam safety support, project administration, and materials testing.
Dam Safety
10 offerings

Dam safety inspections (regular, intermediate, and comprehensive) per CDA guidelines
Dam safety reviews (DSR) and dam safety management plans (DSMP)
Risk assessments and consequence classification
Failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA)
Emergency preparedness and response planning (EPP)
Instrumentation review, threshold setting, and performance monitoring
Seepage, stability, and deformation analysis of existing dams and dykes
Rehabilitation and remediation design for aging structures
Construction monitoring and quality assurance for dam works
Regulatory liaison and dam safety compliance support
Geotechnical Engineering
9 offerings

Site investigation and soil/rock characterization
Slope stability analysis and stabilization design
Foundation assessment & design (Shallow: footings & mat; Deep: piles)
Foundation load testing
Excavation and retaining walls (incl. shoring) assessments & design
Dam, dyke, and embankment design & rehabilitation
Flood and erosion protection assessment & design
Asphalt pavement, concrete slab and gravel surfaced roadway structure design
Instrumentation monitoring system (i.e. piezometer, inclinometer, ShapeArray, InSAR, thermistor, strain gauge, weir & etc)
Mining
10 offerings

Tailings storage facility (TSF) design, staged raises, and closure planning
Tailings dam safety reviews and GISTM conformance assessments
Open-pit slope design, kinematic analysis, and slope monitoring
Waste rock and overburden dump design and stability analysis
Heap leach pad design and liner system evaluation
Mine water management, seepage analysis, and pond design
Geotechnical site investigation for mine infrastructure (haul roads, plant sites, ROM pads)
Foundation design for crushers, conveyors, and process facilities
Independent technical review (ITR) and engineer of record (EOR) services for mining clients
Mine closure, reclamation, and long-term landform stability design
