Category Archives: Settlement

POSITIVE CLIENT FEEDBACK ALWAYS APPRECIATED!

Following delivery of a bespoke version of our ‘Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering’ course in Burton-on-Trent for GRM Development Solutions in March, we were very pleased to see their post on LinkedIn here.  Such feedback is always appreciated.

The GRM course was split into three half-day sessions and run for a group of 10 engineering geologists and environmental scientists.  If you feel your organisation would benefit from a short course or series of half-day courses, then just call us to discuss your requirements and see how we could help you.

APRIL TRAINING NEWSLETTER ISSUED

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BESPOKE GEOTECHNICAL COURSE FOR GRM

We have had the pleasure over the last few weeks of running a bespoke version of our ‘Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering’ course in Burton-on-Trent for GRM Development Solutions.  It has been split into three half-day sessions and run for a group of 10 engineering geologists and environmental scientists.

Feedback from the course has been very good to date, with just one session to go.  Comments to date include “Excellent course – very nicely delivered” and “Pitched well for a varied knowledge group”.

If you feel your organisation would benefit from a short course or series of half-day courses, then just call us to discuss your requirements and see how we could help you.

PEER REVIEW ROLE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF FORMER OPENCAST SITE

We have been working for several months now as a peer reviewer with a large developer to help with the preparation of an engineering solution for a complex site in the East Midlands. The site contains deep areas of uncompacted opencast backfill, which coupled with level, groundwater and fill variability issues presents significant challenges.  We have been involved with the review of potential solutions put forward by others, working collaboratively to constructively challenge ideas and assist in their development.  The work is continuing  and we look forward to being able to provide more details in the near future.

If you think we could assist you by providing a similar peer review service then please contact Dr Andy Goodwin on 01246 807808.

 

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.