PE-sealed geotechnical reports, foundation design parameters, and subsurface engineering recommendations — from first boring to final report. One firm. Full accountability.
When you hire MSET for foundation and subsurface engineering, you get a Licensed Professional Engineer managing every step — not a field crew that hands data to an office you never speak to. We design the boring program, perform the laboratory testing in our AASHTO-accredited facility, analyze the results, and deliver PE-sealed recommendations your structural and civil engineers can build from.
That means one point of contact, full accountability, and a geotechnical report written by the engineer who reviewed your site — not assembled by a technician and rubber-stamped at the end.
Public agencies, general contractors, structural engineers, and developers across Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana rely on MSET when they can't afford to be wrong about what's underground.
Our geotechnical reports aren't data summaries — they're engineering documents. Allowable bearing pressures, settlement estimates, lateral earth pressures, and foundation type recommendations are all developed by a PE who reviewed the site, reviewed the borings, and stands behind the numbers.
Allowable bearing pressures, foundation type selection, settlement estimates, and design parameters for spread footings, deep foundations, and mat slabs.
Slope stability evaluation using limit equilibrium methods, total and differential settlement prediction, and analysis of surcharge or load-change conditions.
PE-sealed geotechnical reports for IDOT roadway and structure projects, formatted to IDOT requirements. IDOT District One approved and experienced with IDOT review.
Lateral earth pressure analysis, soldier pile and lagging design parameters, sheet pile recommendations, and tieback design for excavation support systems.
Clean Construction or Demolition Debris certification and soil characterization for material reuse or disposal under Illinois Environmental Protection Agency requirements.
On-site verification of bearing conditions, sub-grade preparation, and as-built foundation documentation by qualified technicians under PE direction.
PE-designed boring layout based on structure type, load conditions, and site geology. Right locations, right depths — no wasted borings, no missed soil conditions.
SPT borings, Shelby tube sampling, rock coring, and in-situ testing performed by our own field crews using truck- or track-mounted drill rigs.
AASHTO-accredited in-house testing: Atterberg limits, grain size, moisture content, consolidation, unconfined compression, and more — with full chain of custody.
Bearing capacity, settlement, lateral earth pressure, liquefaction screening, and slope stability — all evaluated and interpreted by our PE, not outsourced.
A comprehensive geotechnical report with foundation type recommendations, design parameters, construction considerations, and boring logs — sealed by a licensed PE.
On-call engineering support during construction including footing inspection, bearing condition verification, and changed-condition review to protect the design intent.
Shallow foundation design parameters, allowable bearing pressure, and settlement analysis on natural or engineered sub-grade.
Skin friction and end bearing in soil and rock for straight-shaft and belled caissons. Group interaction and uplift review.
Static capacity analysis for H-piles, pipe piles, and prestressed concrete piles. Pile installation recommendations and wave equation analysis support.
Modulus of sub-grade reaction, uniform and differential settlement estimates, and bearing pressure evaluation for mat slab systems.
Our geotechnical scope is tailored to the project — but here's what a typical engagement includes from program design through final report.
We serve public and private clients at every scale — from single-family projects to major infrastructure.
Tell us about your project and we'll put together a scope and fee. Fast turnaround, one point of contact, PE-sealed deliverable.
Hollow stem auger, rotary mud, Geoprobe, pavement coring, and FAA-licensed drone survey.
Earthwork monitoring, concrete and asphalt testing, and construction inspection under PE direction.
AASHTO-accredited soils, asphalt, aggregate, and concrete testing. Subcontract lab available.