Soil Investigation
Borehole drilling, sampling, in-situ testing (SPT, permeability, vane shear), geotechnical logging and groundwater table monitoring.
Our services
Field, lab and everything between
Horema offers a comprehensive suite of geotechnical and field engineering services designed to support infrastructure, marine, industrial and urban development projects across Egypt.
Field Testing
Plate load tests, CBR, sand cone, test pits and density/moisture assessments on roads and foundations.
Laboratory Testing
Soil, rock, aggregate, water and chemical testing aligned with ASTM and BS standards.
Geotechnical Reporting
Factual and interpretive reports including foundation recommendations and engineering assessments.
Offshore & Nearshore Investigation
Marine geotechnical drilling and sampling using floating pontoons and dedicated offshore equipment.
Geophysical & Subsurface Imaging
ERT, seismic refraction & MASW, GPR and geophysical logging, delivered with leading academic specialists.
Materials Testing
Concrete and road materials testing using certified labs and calibrated instruments.
Advanced Geo-Intelligence & Hydrology
Satellite-based geo-intelligence for geotechnical, environmental and hydrological insight.
Data Management & Digital Deliverables
Field and laboratory records managed in structured digital form, with borehole and test data issued in AGS format alongside conventional reports where a project requires it.
Data deliverables
What an AGS submission looks like
AGS is a plain-text format used to exchange geotechnical data between contractors, consultants and design software. Below is a short, anonymised extract — coordinates masked — with each field explained.
SAMPLE-EXTRACT.AGSAGS 4 · anonymised
"GROUP","LOCA"Group name — LOCA holds one row per borehole location"HEADING","LOCA_ID","LOCA_NATE","LOCA_NATN","LOCA_GL","LOCA_FDEP"Field names for the columns that follow"UNIT","","m","m","mOD","m"Units for each field — metres, metres above datum"DATA","BH-01","XXXXXX.XX","XXXXXX.XX","12.40","30.00"One borehole: ID, easting, northing, ground level, final depth"GROUP","ISPT"Group name — ISPT holds Standard Penetration Test results"HEADING","LOCA_ID","ISPT_TOP","ISPT_NVAL","ISPT_REP"Field names for the SPT records"UNIT","","m","",""Depth in metres; N-value is a blow count"DATA","BH-01","3.00","14","Medium dense sand"SPT at 3.00 m depth, N = 14, with the logged description
Key fields
- LOCA_ID
- Borehole or test point reference, e.g. BH-01.
- LOCA_NATE / LOCA_NATN
- Survey coordinates (easting / northing) — masked here.
- LOCA_GL
- Ground level at the hole, relative to project datum.
- LOCA_FDEP
- Final depth drilled, in metres.
- ISPT_TOP
- Depth at the top of the SPT test interval.
- ISPT_NVAL
- SPT N-value — blows per 300 mm penetration.
- ISPT_REP
- Reported soil description for that interval.
Provided alongside conventional factual and interpretative reports, where a project calls for it.