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Category Archives: retaining walls
SLOPE STABILITY COMMISSION EXTENDED
We are very pleased that following an initial review of slope stability issues below a proposed housing development on a confidential site, we have been appointed to undertake more extensive works. This is to include a geomorphological study, assist with ground investigation design, and complete detailed stability assessments to support the development of the scheme design and programme. Further details of the project will be released in due course.
If you need any support on slopes or earthworks projects on your developments then feel free to call our Dr Andy Goodwin to discuss how we could assist and add value.
SLOPE STABILITY ASSESSMENT
We have recently been appointed to undertake a review of a slope below a proposed housing development on a confidential site. Previous assessments have cast doubt on the stability of the slope and we are to critically review the existing data and site conditions, and to comment on possible remedial options. Further details of the project will be released in due course.
If you need any support on slopes or earthworks projects on your developments then feel free to call our Dr Andy Goodwin to discuss how we could assist and add value.
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.
LYME REGIS UPDATE
Following the publication of our joint paper on the stabilisation of a slope at Lyme Regis in 2015 (at the XVI European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering in Edinburgh), readers may be interested to know that a further paper has just been published in Volume 170 of the Proceedings of the ICE, Civil Engineering. Entitled “Stabilising Lyme Regis – a strategic approach” and authored by Roger Moore et al, the paper presents a useful perspective on the range of design and management options available to address coastal instability. It is well worth a read in our view, though we can’t reproduce it here due to copyright. Check it out on pages 63 to 70 of Issue CE2, dated May 2017. A copy can be viewed here if you are an ICE subscriber.