For over ten years, Geosphere Consultants has been providing Geotechnical Engineering Consultation for the California State University East Bay campus. The variety of projects has included:
- Pioneer Heights Student Housing
- Student Recreation and Wellness Building
- Student Services Complex
- Warren Hall replacement
- Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Building
- Pioneer Heights Parking Garage
- Wayne and Gladys Valley Business and Technology Center
The campus is developed over a sprawling 341 acre site in the East Bay hills. The site is geologically complex, with the active Hayward fault less than a quarter of a mile away from the campus and a variety of subsurface conditions, ranging from bedrock cuts to 50-foot deep fills.
The Geotechnical challenges involved in the project were as follows:
- Infrastructure
- Deep Foundation
- Slope Stability
- Active Faulting
- Expansive Soils
- Variable Subsurface Conditions
Geotechnical Services included the following:
- Geotechnical Site Investigation
- Engineering Consultation
- Foundation Construction Observation
- Earthwork Observation
- Testing Services
Client / Owner: CSU East Bay
Duration: 2002-present
Construction Cost: $200 million+