Customized soil improvement solutions to support constructability and long-term performance
Variable or soft ground conditions can add cost, risk, and complexity to site development. D.W. Kozera, Inc. provides engineering evaluations and ground improvement design parameters to support foundations, reduce settlement, and improve construction feasibility. Each approach is matched to the site’s conditions, performance goals, and construction timeline helping your team build smarter, not harder.
Core Services
- Preload and Surcharge Programs
Engineering design and monitoring of temporary loading strategies to accelerate consolidation in soft soils—reducing post-construction settlement beneath embankments, fills, and large building pads. - Prefabricated Vertical Drain (PVD) Programs
Design and layout of wick drain systems combined with preloading to accelerate settlement and improve subgrade performance before final construction. - Rammed Aggregate Piers® and Compacted Aggregate Piers
Engineering evaluation and construction-phase support for aggregate pier ground improvement to increase bearing capacity, control settlement, and reduce overexcavation. - Rigid Inclusions
Design evaluation and support services for high-stiffness inclusions through soft soils to reduce settlement and support shallow foundations—commonly used beneath slabs, embankments, and tanks. - Soil Mixing and Deep Soil Stabilization
Design of cement or lime-treated soil systems to improve shear strength and stiffness, commonly used under embankments, slabs, and lightly loaded structures in compressible soils. - Grouting Programs (Compaction, Permeation, Jet)
Grouting design and oversight to densify, seal, or reinforce soil zones around foundations, below slabs, or within confined work areas. - Ground Improvement Performance Evaluation
Evaluation of ground improvement effectiveness through post-treatment testing, load testing, and on-site verification during installation. - Dynamic and Rapid Impact Compaction
Engineering assessment and construction support for ground improvement using surface compaction methods, with performance evaluation and testing during implementation.