Prismatica Geotech & Engineering Services Private Limited

McIntosh Perry Consulting Engineers Ltd. (MPCE) was retained by Aypa Power (Client) to carry out a geotechnical investigationfor the proposed location of the Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at the property located at 6234 Guelph Road, Centre Wellington, Ontario. ("Site" – Figure -1). The property consists of an existing vegetated farm. The proposed platform islocated on the north half of the property (Site) and will comprise of a platform for the proposed batteries over at the elevation of the existing subgrade. The purpose of the geotechnical investigation was to determine the subsurface conditions and groundwater observations at the site by means of boreholes, field, and laboratory tests. 

Geotechnical investigations are prerequisite for any construction whether railway formation, bridge or buildings. In the recent past many structures failed as strength of soil was not properly assessed during geotechnical investigations and lab testing. There are also cases where no geotechnical investigations were carried out and soil strength parameters have been assumed on conservative side leading to over safe design of structures. The various IS codes available are not so easy to understand and field engineers faces challenges in understanding the terminology and procedures. Most of the available textbooks on soil mechanics and foundation engineering describes only the concepts and principles, text books which describes the importance, application of various tests and step by step procedure to carry out the test are rare.