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Soil Testing Services Company Details
Company Details
Name of Firm:
Office Locations:
Karachi Office:
Islamabad Office:
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Soil Testing Services Services
Services
1. Geotechnical Investigations
Soil investigation for building, towers and road projects. Field work
mainly consists of drilling and field testing. Drilling is carried out either
by rotary-wash method or percussion method.
Collection of soil and water samples.
Field testing including standard penetration test, pressuremeter test,
downhole seismic test, packer test, field permeability test, field density
test, field CBR test.
Load testing including plate load test and pile load test.
2. Piling Work
3. Extraction of Cores
4. Laboratory Testing
Soil Testing
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Soil Testing Services Services
Specific Gravity
Maximum and Minimum Density of Sand
Direct Shear
Unconfined Compression Test
Consolidation Test
Permeability Test
Standard and Modified Proctor Tests
Soaked and Unsoaked CBR
Organic Matter
Sulphate Content
Chloride Content
pH Value
Cement Testing
Cement Consistency
Initial and Final Setting Times
Compressive Strength
Aggregate Testing
Gradation Analysis
Dry Density
Fineness Modulus of Sand
Organic Matter Content
Sodium Sulphate Soundness
Crushing Value
Impact Value
Los Angeles Abrasion test
10% Fine Value
Absorption Test
Specified Gravity
Flakiness Index
Elongation
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Soil Testing Services Services
Concrete Testing
Asphalt Testing
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Soil Testing Services Personnel
Personnel
NIAZ HUSAIN Principal
ME in Civil Engineering
NED University of Engineering & Technology
BE in Civil Engineering
NED University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi
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Soil Testing Services Personnel
B Com
University of Karachi
MBA
Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Karachi
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Soil Testing Services Personnel
B Com
University of Karachi
B Com, 2008
University of Karachi
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Soil Testing Services Laboratory Staff
Laboratory Staff
1. Mr. Irfan Shah Laboratory In-charge
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Soil Testing Services CVs of Key Personnel
Curriculum Vitae of
Key Personnel
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Soil Testing Services CVs of Key Personnel (Niaz Husain)
Niaz Husain
POSITION:
Principal
EDUCATION:
Areas of study:
Foundation Engineering
Design of Earth Retaining Structures
Engineering Properties of Soil
Soil Dynamics
Structural Analysis and RCC Design
EXPERIENCE:
1997 - To date
Soil Testing Services
As a Geotechnical Engineer responsible for all works related to soil
investigation, piling & pile load testing, design of foundations, retaining
structures and dewatering schemes.
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Soil Testing Services CVs of Key Personnel (Niaz Husain)
1985 - 1997
National Engineering Services Pakistan (Private) Limited (NESPAK)
As Senior Geotechnical Engineer in NESPAK, was responsible for all
matters pertaining to Geotechnical Engineering.
Designed all types of foundations i.e. shallow and deep, earth retaining
structures and dewatering schemes.
Carried out analysis of field and laboratory data and prepared
comprehensive geotechnical reports.
Prepared technical proposals, feasibility reports, tender documents and
tender evaluation reports.
Chalked out soil investigation programs and supervised drilling, field
testing, load tests, installation of pyrometers and testing & development of
wells.
Supervised construction of pile and pile load tests on various projects.
As Senior Quality Assurance Engineer was responsible for supervising
development works of Karachi Development Authority (KDA). Works
included construction of multistoried buildings, construction of internal &
external roads, and development of water supply, sewerage and storm
water drainage systems.
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Soil Testing Services CVs of Key Personnel (Niaz Husain)
RESEARCH:
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Soil Testing Services CVs of Key Personnel (Ali Zaidi)
Project Manager
EDUCATION
Areas of study:
Mechanical Behaviour of Soil
Constitutive Modelling of Soil
Engineering Seismology
Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
Foundation Engineering
Earth Pressures
Slopes and Embankments
EXPERIENCE:
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Soil Testing Services CVs of Key Personnel (Ali Zaidi)
ACADEMIC PROJECTS:
MSc Dissertation
Prediction of Peak Ground Velocity for subduction-zone earthquakes
Reviewed the geological processes associated with the subduction zone
environments.
Reviewed the development of strong-motion recordings from earthquakes
including processing of these records.
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Soil Testing Services CVs of Key Personnel (Ali Zaidi)
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Soil Testing Services CVs of Key Personnel (Amir Abdullah)
Amir Abdullah
POSITION
Manager Fieldwork
EDUCATION
Pursuing M.E in Geotechnical Engineering
NED University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi
BS in Civil Engineering, 2008
Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi
MSc in Geology
University of Karachi, 2003
BSc (Hons)
University of Karachi, 2002
EXPERIENCE:
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Soil Testing Services CVs of Key Personnel (Amir Abdullah)
COMPUTER SKILLS:
MS-Office
Internet Application.
PROJECTS:
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Soil Testing Services CVs of Key Personnel (Amir Abdullah)
MSc PROJECTS:
Ten days field work, submitted report on Geology of SONA PASS area.
Eight days field work, submitted report on Geology of SALT RANGE area
Two days field trip to Khuzdar area.
One-day field visit to Lakhra Coal Mine and adjacent area.
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Soil Testing Services CVs of Key Personnel (Muhammad Abid Azhar)
Manager Islamabad
EDUCATION:
MSc in Geology
University of Karachi 1994 95
BSc (Hons)
University of Karachi 1993-94
EXPERIENCE:
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Soil Testing Services CVs of Key Personnel (Muhammad Abid Azhar)
COMPUTER FAMILIARIZATION:
Word Perfect
Xtree Gold
Interdex
Micro Station
MapInfo
AutoCAD 2000
Windows 98, MS Office97 & DOS
MSc PROJECT:
Carried out field mapping Project in the western Salt Range (Kalabagh
Area) which included collection of samples, recognition of foundation, and
implementation of field mapping techniques using related peripherals.
Geological maps were produced based on the data collection.
Successfully completed and submitted Geotechnical Report on a survey
conducted in the Northern part of Karachi (Gulshan-e-Maymar) to obtain
an insight view of the terrace deposits base on laboratory test and field
data collection.
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Soil Testing Services CVs of Key Personnel (Muhammad Abid Azhar)
COURSE ON GEOPHYSICS:
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Soil Testing Services Major Projects
Major Projects
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Soil Testing Services Major Projects (Buildings)
Buildings
Bahria Foundation (Pvt.) Limited
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Soil Testing Services Major Projects (Buildings)
NESPAK
Plot Nos. D 206 & 220 Haider Site, Navy Housing Scheme, Clifton,
Karachi
State Bank building, Muzaffarabad
PQSA building, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Karachi
PIFRA building, Karachi
PIFRA building, Quetta
E-planet, DHA, Karachi
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Soil Testing Services Major Projects (Buildings)
Preliminary Assessment For Soil & Ground Water Study at Pakistan PTA
Adjoining 50 Acres Plot
Polymer Processing Plant, Plot No. D-60 & 61, North Western Zone, Port
Qasim
Geotechnical Investigation at Plot No. A-240, Lucky Cotton Mills (Pvt.) Ltd.
Site Area, Nooriabad.
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Soil Testing Services Major Projects (Buildings)
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Soil Testing Services Major Projects (Bridges)
MS Electrical Services
Maqbool Associates
NESPAK
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Soil Testing Services Major Projects (Bridges)
Pakistan Railway
Usmani Associates
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Soil Testing Services Major Projects (Infrastructure)
Infrastructure
Harbin Power Engineering
Arch Vision
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Soil Testing Services Major Projects (Infrastructure)
First Wind
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Soil Testing Services Major Projects (Roads)
Roads
Zaheeruddin Consultant Limited
Badin-Mithi Road
Garden City
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Soil Testing Services Major Projects (Piling)
Piling
Mobilink
Khalid Associates
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Soil Testing Services Major Projects (Piling)
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Soil Testing Services Major Projects (Gratis Works)
Gratis Works
Madressa-e-Isha'atual Haq Trust
Madressa Jamia-tul-Madina
Detour Enterprises
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Soil Testing Services Major Projects (Gratis Works)
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Soil Testing Services Major Projects (Telecommunication Towers)
Telecommunication Towers
Mobilink
Nortel Networks
Siemens-Nokia
Paktel
Warid Telecom
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Soil Testing Services Major Projects (Filling Stations)
Filling Stations
Pakistan State Oil
Total Parco
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Soil Testing Services List of Laboratory Equipments
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Soil Testing Services List of Drilling Equipments
2. Hydrometer Set 02
3. Casagrandes apparatus 03
6. Oedometer 03
8. CBR Machine 02
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Soil Testing Services List of Drilling Equipments
28. pH Meter 02
30. Balance 03
37. Micrometers 12
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Soil Testing Services List of Drilling Equipments
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Soil Testing Services List of Drilling Equipments
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Soil Testing Services List of Drilling Equipments
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Soil Testing Services List of Drilling Equipments
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Soil Testing Services List of Drilling Equipments
1. Rotary drilling rig for 450 ft. deep core drilling 05 Nos.
2. Rotary drilling rig for 200 ft. deep core drilling 01 No.
3. Rotary drilling rig for 150 ft. deep core drilling 02 Nos.
Organization Chart
Organization Chart
Soil Testing Services PEC Registration Certificate