Infrastructure projects such as roads, railroad lines, waterways and airports require extensive geotechnical investigations. The success of the project depends largely on the quality of the exploration, the subsoil model and the geotechnical assessment. The requirements for engineering structures such as bridges and tunnels and for earthworks in the area of cuttings and dams must be recorded.

The assessment of the reusability of the excavated soil and rock is also playing an increasingly important role. The choice of processing technology or binder treatment as well as the consideration of the legal waste conditions are decisive economic factors for the construction work.