Category Archives: Foundations

FLOOD RISK SLOPE DESIGN

We have recently been commissioned by a new client to support them on a large residential development in Yorkshire.  The site lies in a floodplain and the associated drainage attenuation scheme presents significant geotechnical issues.  Problems to be addressed include slope stability in rapid drawdown conditions and potentially de-stabilising groundwater flows.  It promises to be an interesting challenge and we are looking forward to working on it.

If you think we could assist you with similar issues you may be having on a site then please contact Dr Andy Goodwin on 01246 807808.

 

ISTRUCTE TALK ON EC7

Just in case you haven’t seen the advertising put out by IStructE, you may wish to know that our Dr Andy Goodwin is giving a presentation to the Regional Group on 16 May 2018.  Entitled “EC7 is Just for Geotechnical Engineers – Isn’t It?”, the talk is aimed at de-mystifying EC7 to help structural engineers recognise its implications for them and aid its wider adoption going forward. 

It is being held from 6pm in Lecture Theatre 3, The Diamond, 32 Leavygreave Road, Sheffield S3 7RD.  Further details can be found here.

UPDATED COURSE CALENDAR FOR 2018

Our parent company, Surepath Training, has just complete a periodic review of their course calendar and made some changes.  The new calendar can be downloaded from here.

Upcoming courses in May include:

  • Shallow Foundations and Settlement, on 3 May
  • Mentoring for Engineering Geologists on Geotechnical Engineering (1.5 days equivalent), on 8 May
  • The ICE Professional Review – Preparing for the Written Exercise, on 10 May
  • Essentials of Project Management, on 17 May
  • CDM 2015 – Three Years On (half day), on 22 May
  • Managing and Leading Teams, on 24 May

In addition to these standard day courses, they are pleased to be running their inaugural Design Programme on Soil Slope Stability and Earthworks .  This programme of 6 evening  courses starts on 30 May.  It allows delegates to explore the subject matter in more depth than possible during a typical day course.

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

SETTLEMENT OF OPENCAST BACKFILL

Following successful delivery of a similar project, we were approached by a new client to support them on a large residential development in Derbyshire.  Since our appointment, we have completed the assessment of the likely settlement of backfill placed during previous coal extraction works and made movement predictions across the site both if the ground was not treated and if the ground was treated using vibro methods.  We are now about to aid the developer consider foundation solutions across the site, taking account of variable structural form, variable loadings and variable fill depths

If you think we could assist you with similar issues you may be having on a site then please contact Dr Andy Goodwin on 01246 807808.

 

GEOTECHNICAL DESIGNER FOR MULTI-STOREY BUILDINGS

Over recent months we have been working with a site investigation specialist to support a developer on the ground investigation for and geotechnical design inputs to the piled foundations for two large multi-storey buildings in Yorkshire.  Close liaison with the structural engineer is required to assess not just the pile capacity but also stiffness, prior to detailed design of the piles being undertaken by a piling contractor.  More details of the project will be released in due course so watch this space!