IN-SITU STRESS
Stress measurements
Determine the in-situ stress state using CCBO and CSIRO methods, supported by specialist sensors, equipment and rock engineering expertise.
Discuss stress measurementENGINEERING INTELLIGENCE. GROUNDED IN EXPERIENCE.
Engineering the evidence
beneath every decision.
Across underground mines, surface operations and tailings facilities, we connect field services, purpose-built instruments, modelling software and clear data insight.
ENGINEERING SERVICESCONNECTED MONITORINGMODELLING & ANALYTICS
BUILT FOR THE REAL WORLDGroundwork · Mining and geotechnical engineering
01 / IN THE FIELDEngineering starts here.
FIND THE RIGHT CAPABILITY
How can we help?
01 / ENGINEERING SERVICES
Measure, evaluate
and test with confidence.
Our rock engineering roots inform practical field services. We work with the measurements and support systems that matter to mining.
Roof bolter evaluation
Audit roof bolters and evaluate installed bolts underground to check installation quality and support safety.
Discuss roof bolter evaluationSupport testing
Test support products such as underground timber. Our press and analysis software help assess how support performs.
Discuss support testing
FIELD EXPERIENCE
Engineering judgement shaped where it counts.
02 / GROUNDWORK PRODUCTS
Designed for the
conditions on site.
Three product families address monitoring and data transfer. Each has a distinct role between measurement and insight.
Mining monitoring
Purpose-built instruments for underground displacement and stress measurement.
- Displacement and closure loggers
- Vibrating wire stress loggers
- RWE loggers and closure robots
Tailings monitoring
Water and pore-pressure monitoring designed for challenging tailings environments.
- Vibrating wire piezometer loggers
- Retrofit piezometers
- Smart Dippers
Wireless networks
Embedded connectivity that moves readings from Groundwork devices to the people and systems that need them.
- Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
- Cellular and satellite
- LoRa and mobile offline retrieval
GEOLINK / DATA TRANSFER
Connected when possible.
Useful when offline.
Network choice depends on the site and device. Groundwork systems can use Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, cellular, satellite or LoRa to move measurements toward reporting.
Where network coverage is unavailable, supported devices retain their readings. The mobile application can download data directly from those devices on site, then upload it to the visualisation platforms when the phone has connectivity again.
Wi-FiBluetoothCellularSatelliteLoRaMobile retrieval
03 / VISUALISATION & ANALYTICS
Make the measurements
meaningful.
GeoLytics is Groundwork’s visualisation and analytics platform. It brings site readings into a view that supports real-time monitoring, investigation and reporting.
From field data to site insight.
See measurements from connected devices, analyse trends and communicate what the data means through site reporting. The mobile application can collect stored readings directly from devices and upload them to the visualisation platforms when connectivity returns.
Discuss GeoLytics01 / MEASUREGroundwork sensorsUnderground · surface · tailings
02 / TRANSFERGeoLink or mobile retrievalConnected or offline
03 / INTERPRETGeoLyticsVisualisation · analytics · reporting
We explore IoT, automation and machine learning to improve how geotechnical evidence supports engineering decisions.
04 / SOFTWARE & MODELLING
Model the ground.
Test the possibilities.
Through our ITASCA partnership, we sell, implement, support, maintain and train clients in Africa on geomechanical software. We help teams select and use the right tool for the question.
FEATURED ITASCA SOFTWARE
FLAC3D
Three-dimensional continuum modelling for soil and rock behaviour, excavations, ground support and groundwater flow. Examine how a design or mining sequence may affect the ground.
FLAC2D
Two-dimensional analysis of ground behaviour, support and groundwater where a 2D model fits the problem.
Explore on ITASCA3DEC
Represent jointed or blocky rock in three dimensions to investigate movement and failure along discontinuities.
Explore on ITASCAUDEC
Examine the response of two-dimensional jointed rock and discrete blocks under changing loads and excavations.
Explore on ITASCAPFC
Model particles and their contacts in two or three dimensions for granular flow and material behaviour.
Explore on ITASCAITASCA defines product capabilities and availability. Contact Groundwork for current licensing, implementation, training and support in your region.
05 / PARTNERS
International technology.
Support close to site.
Our partnerships extend what we offer clients in Africa. Groundwork brings product knowledge and local engineering context to implementation and support.
ITASCA
Geomechanical modelling software for mining and geotechnical engineering. Groundwork sells, supports, maintains, implements and trains clients in Africa on ITASCA products.
Solexperts
Groundwork has extensive knowledge of Solexperts products and provides sales and technical support for clients in Africa.
06 / OUR FOUNDATIONS
Rock engineering roots.
A problem-solver’s mindset.
Groundwork is built on a simple principle: understand the engineering problem, then develop the right way to solve it. That approach connects our consulting, our instruments and our analytics.
1998GROUNDWORK CONSULTING FOUNDED
Engineering knowledge. Practical innovation.
Engineering knowledge. Practical innovation.
LET’S SOLVE IT TOGETHER
Tell us about
your ground.
Whether you need a field measurement, monitoring system, modelling software or specialist product, start with the engineering question.
CALL US+27 (0)11 482 8836
WHATSAPP+27 60 802 0774
EMAIL USsales@groundwork.co.za
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