Based on our extensive experience in earthworks, we have recently completed a review of a draft earthworks specification for a confidential client. It involved looking at the planned site usage and the extent of the planned works to ensure the draft specification delivered an appropriate level of compaction without being too onerous or costly.
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.
We are pleased to announce that we have now completed the current geotechnical design aspects of the S278 highway works for Peak Resort in Derbyshire. Working with Inspire Design & Development, and Groundsmiths, we have prepared the earthworks design for the new access road and A61 slip road diversion to EC7. We have also looked at the existing slopes adjacent to the River Drone for good measure, whilst Groundsmiths have looked at the mining risk aspects.
We are pleased to announce that we are about to commence work on a new major leisure and commercial development in Derbyshire. Access to the currently confidential site will require highway diversion works and construction of an access road across sidelong ground. Works are to be undertaken in accordance with EC7, and the scope of work to be undertaken by Surepath Consulting will include inputs to the ground investigation design, slope stability appraisals and earthworks assessments, as well as provision of geotechnical support to the highway and bridge specialists. We aim to be able to release further details of the project in due course.
We are pleased to announce that we have been asked to support the NHBC in the delivery of their “Building for Tomorrow” event for 2017. Together with a partner, Geo Matters Limited, we will be providing a seminar on future changes to ground investigation requirements to meet changes introduced by EC7, BS5930:2015 and BS8004:2015. We will be presenting at venues across the UK and we look forward to seeing some of you there. More details of the event can be found using this link.
We have recently been commissioned to assess the long term movements likely to occur due to settlement of old backfilled opencast workings at a site in Derbyshire. The aim is to support a proposal for adoption of an access road to a new development. The work is being undertaken as a sub-Consultant in a phased approach. Phase 1 of the project requires an initial mining records and geological appraisal. This will be followed in Phase 2 by the interpretation of skip loading tests on the fill and the appraisal of the likely impact of the predicted movements on the highway and its drainage.