Category Archives: EC7

COURSES IN 2018

We are pleased to announce that the Surepath Training course calendar for 2018 is now available on their website – just click on this link to access your own copy in a new window.

We hope the expanded list of courses offered as ‘open’ courses rather than just bespoke will be welcomed and will aid the planing of your staff development activities.  Remember discounts are available for group bookings or delegates attending more than one course.  Please call or email us to reserve your place on a course.

 

DESIGNERS GEOTECHNICAL ADVISOR APPOINTMENT

Over recent months we have been working for a developer on the geotechnical design of an acoustic bund adjacent to the M1.  We have been liaising with Highways England (HE) on behalf of the Client, to help them steer through the HD22/08 process as their Designers Geotechnical Advisor.  The aim of the work is to secure the HE’s approval of the development in due course, as the project is ongoing.

 

LAST FEW COURSES IN 2017

The end of 2017 is approaching and we are busy preparing the course calendar for 2018.  There is still time to book onto just a few courses with spaces in 2107:

  • Slope Stability – Principles and Practice (28 November)
  • Mentoring for Engineering Geologists on Geotechnical Engineering (30 November)
  • The ICE Professional Review – Overview and Preparation (7 December)
  • Introduction to Structural Design to the Eurocodes (12 December)

Each course is running in Chesterfield.  Discounts are available for group bookings or delegates attending more than one course. Please call or email us to reserve your place on a course.

Remember too that all courses can be run bespoke for your company if there are sufficient numbers – just call us to see what we could do for you.

 

OPENCAST BACKFILL SETTLEMENT ASSESSMENT

We have recently been commissioned to assess the long term movements that are likely to affect housing to be built over old backfilled opencast workings at a site in Derbyshire.  The aim is to identify whether movements are likely to be tolerable for shallow foundations to be adopted rather than using a more costly piled solution.  The work is being undertaken as a sub-Consultant in association with the ground investigation contractor and the structural engineer for the site.

The project demonstrates the benefits and added services that a GI contractor can offer with the support of geotechnical specialists.  If you think we could assist you in this respect, as we already do for a number of GI contractors, then please contact Dr Andy Goodwin on 01246 807808.

 

ANOTHER SLOPE STABILITY ASSESSMENT

We have been working in recent months on a sub-consultancy basis to support a housing developer resolve a slope stability issue on a confidential site.  The geological conditions at the site indicated periglacial landslips may be present, with consequential slope stability and retaining wall stability issues.  Working closely with the developer and structural engineer, we have undertaken investigations of the site and are presently resolving whether the current design needs to be amended at all.

Though a small commission, the project is a good illustration of the benefits of taking a multi-disciplinary approach to solving a problem.  If you need any support on your earthworks projects then feel free to call our Dr Andy Goodwin to discuss how we could assist and add value.