{"id":2481,"date":"2019-06-24T17:41:36","date_gmt":"2019-06-24T15:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmsinternacional.com\/metodologia-geotecnia-hidrologia-ingenieria-fotovoltaica\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T10:59:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T09:59:04","slug":"methodology-for-geotechnical-and-hydrological-surveys","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gmsinternacional.com\/en\/methodology-for-geotechnical-and-hydrological-surveys\/","title":{"rendered":"Methodology for Geotechnical and Hydrological Surveys"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t\t#content-block-background-1111 { background-image: url(); background-position: 50% 0; background-repeat: repeat; background-color: #ffffff; background-attachment: scroll; background-size: auto; }\n\t\t\t\t#content-block-body-1111 { padding: 5px 0 50px; color: inherit; }\n\t\t\t\t.content-block-body { margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; position: relative; }\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t#wrapper-1 { overflow-x: hidden; }\n\t\t\t\t\t#content-block-background-1111 { margin: 0 -10000px; padding: 0 10000px; }\n\t\t\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\t\t\t\t\/\/ <![CDATA[\n\t\t\t\tjQuery(document).ready(function($){\n\t\t\t\t\t\"use strict\";\n\t\t\t\t\tif( ! $(\"body\").hasClass( \"mobile-detected\" ) ){\n\t\t\t\t\t\t$(\"#content-block-background-\"+1111).each(function(){\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvar $bgobj = $(this); \/\/ Assigning the object.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvar xPos = '50%'; \/\/ x bg position value from the user shortcode.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t$(window).scroll(function() {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvar yPos = -($(window).scrollTop() \/ 3);\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Put together our final background position.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvar coords = xPos+' '+yPos+'px';\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Move the background.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t$bgobj.css({ backgroundPosition: coords });\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t\t\/\/ ]]>\n\t\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div id=\"content-block-background-1111\" class=\"content-block-background \">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"content-block-body-1111\" class=\"content-block-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<h1>Methodologies for geotechnical, hydrological, and foundation engineering surveys for photovoltaic plants.<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t\t#content-block-background-1595 { background-image: url(); background-position: center top; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-color: #fbfbfb; background-attachment: fixed; background-size: auto; }\n\t\t\t\t#content-block-body-1595 { padding: 30px 0 30px; color: inherit; }\n\t\t\t\t.content-block-body { margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; position: relative; }\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t#wrapper-1 { overflow-x: hidden; }\n\t\t\t\t\t#content-block-background-1595 { margin: 0 -10000px; padding: 0 10000px; }\n\t\t\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div id=\"content-block-background-1595\" class=\"content-block-background class-name\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"content-block-body-1595\" class=\"content-block-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\nIn recent years, the GMS Internacional Group has developed its <strong>own methodology to tackle the technical study of large-scale photovoltaic projects<\/strong>. In particular, this methodology specifically influences the soil risk assessment.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nThis methodology has been remarkably successful, so much so that it has already been <strong>adopted as a model by many of our clients in preparing their Terms of Reference<\/strong>, as well as by many of our competitors. However, at GMS Internacional we have not settled for creating a new methodology, but we have developed, expanded, and improved it.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nWe have incorporated new <strong>services that complement the geotechnical survey and deliver greater capabilities to its results<\/strong>, thereby giving great added value at a far lower cost.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n<div style=\"margin-top: 35px; margin-bottom: 35px;\"><div class=\"one_half\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gmsinternacional.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/metodologia_geotecnia_hidrologia_ingenieria_fotovoltaica-2.jpg\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"one_half last_column\">\n<div style=\"text-align: bottom;\">\n<h2>The GMS Internacional Group carries out all the necessary surveys and assessments required by regulations and \/ or technically for the proper development of the photovoltaic project.<\/h2>\n<p>Clients, suppliers, or any company that wants to know our working methodology in detail can contact our Commercial department. The following paragraphs give a general overview of the methodology and techniques that GMS Internacional puts into practice on a day-to-day basis when conducting geotechnical and hydrological research of large photovoltaic developments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t\t#content-block-background-1553 { background-image: url(); background-position: center top; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-color: #ffffff; background-attachment: fixed; background-size: auto; }\n\t\t\t\t#content-block-body-1553 { padding: 30px 0 40px; color: inherit; }\n\t\t\t\t.content-block-body { margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; position: relative; }\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t#wrapper-1 { overflow-x: hidden; }\n\t\t\t\t\t#content-block-background-1553 { margin: 0 -10000px; padding: 0 10000px; }\n\t\t\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div id=\"content-block-background-1553\" class=\"content-block-background class-name\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"content-block-body-1553\" class=\"content-block-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Using a generic approach, we propose <strong>4 basic groups of technical surveys and assessments for photovoltaic plants: a geological-geotechnical survey, a hydrological risk assessment, an environmental assessment, and a topographical survey.<\/strong> These are the four main types of survey\/assessment necessary to ascertain the initial feasibility of this type of project. The scope and level of detail of these surveys\/assessments depends on several factors and the needs of each client, which is why they are agreed during the phase of submitting the bid and the subsequent contract award.<\/p>\n<p>After the initial or feasibility study, our civil engineering department, based on the data and the conclusions of the previous surveys\/assessments, as well as after meeting with the client and agreeing on the solutions to be adopted, carries out the design of the necessary structures for the project.<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"list-9\">\n<li>Roads and internal roads<\/li>\n<li>Trenches, gutters, dykes, and hydraulic structures<\/li>\n<li>Platforms<\/li>\n<li>Retaining walls and containment structures<\/li>\n<li>Other structures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t\t#content-block-background-1778 { background-image: url(); 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