InnovoGeo provided field support services to a partner geotechnical consultant during advanced in-situ cone penetration (CPT) and dilatometer (DMT) testing performed from a barge platform in the Chesapeake Bay. The testing was conducted as part of a major resiliency and infrastructure hardening initiative for a critical infrastructure bridge of national importance along the East Coast of the US.

Over several days onsite, InnovoGeo supported equipment setup, test execution, and data collection under challenging marine conditions. In addition, InnovoGeo captured aerial drone imagery and video documenting the testing operations, barge positioning, and lifting procedures, providing the project team with valuable visual records of equipment configuration and field activities.

Following completion of first phase of testing, InnovoGeo remobilized to directly perform two days of in-situ vane shear testing (VST) from the barge, advanced using a CME 75 truck rig to the Bay bottom. 

Despite numerous schedule changes and remobilizations due to weather, currents, and equipment logistics, InnovoGeo adapted quickly to evolving site conditions to support completion of testing. The project highlighted InnovoGeo’s ability to deliver reliable, flexible, and responsive field support for complex, large-scale geotechnical investigations in demanding environments.