Projects » Slope Stability
Cambrian Quarry – New life for former ‘Vim’ quarry
The geology to the west of Mold in North Wales has a long history of extractive industries. Mineralised veins within the rocks have been mined for lead, and mine voids have been used for drainage and storage, including munitions and explosives. At Cambrian Quarry in Gwernymynydd, underground workings extracted the… ∞
14m high wall supports the flow of electricity from Scotland to England
As part of the major FACTS (Flexible Alternating Current Transmission System) project by National Grid to boost the flow of electricity from Scotland to England cutting edge design TCSC (thyristor controlled series compensation) equipment was required at the Hutton 400 kV Hutton Substation near Kendal in Cumbria. This exciting project… ∞
800 year old Kirkstall Forge gets a new lease of life
A historic part of Leeds is being given a new lease of life as Kirkstall Forge is set kick start the regeneration of the area. For over 800 years Kirkstall Forge has been a vital part of Leeds’ industrial heritage, with this part of the city forging metal since 1147… ∞
Crossrail – Stockley Airport Junction
Crossrail is amongst the most significant infrastructure projects ever undertaken in the UK – from improving journey times across London, to easing congestion and offering better connections. Crossrail will deliver a high frequency, high capacity service to 40 stations linking Reading and Heathrow in the west, to Shenfield and Abbey… ∞
Daniels Mill Slope Reconstruction
Daniels Mill is a fully working watermill set in the idyllic Shropshire countryside, deep in a wooded steep valley crossed by the 19th century viaduct carrying the Severn Valley Railway to Bridgnorth. Its impressive waterwheel has been carefully restored to its former glory and is the largest waterwheel powering a… ∞
Piethorne Water Treatment Works
An existing access road to the Piethorne Water Treatment Works had started to fail, and tension cracks were observed in the road surface. PaSCoE were commissioned by Eric Wright Civil Engineering to design a temporary access track to maintain access for deliveries to the Piethorne & Wickenhall Water Treatment Works…. ∞
Ogden IR Dam Stability
Flood studies and physical model tests demonstrated that the original overflow and spillway facilities at the Ogden Impounding Reservoir were unable to pass the Probable Maximum Flood (PMF) without overtopping onto the main earth embankment with a consequent risk of failure due to the destructive action of out-of-channel flows. The… ∞
Holden Wood IR
Flood studies and physical model tests demonstrated that the existing overflow and spillway facilities at the Holden Wood Impounding Reservoir were unable to pass the Probable Maximum Flood (PMF) without overtopping onto the main earth embankment with a consequent risk of failure due to the destructive action of out-of-channel flows…. ∞
Rooley Lane
Marks & Spencer launched a programme to consolidate its existing logistics network and needed a new centralised distribution facility in the North of England. Prologis had acquired the West Bowling Golf Club in a 50/50 joint venture partnership with Marks & Spencer; the site being adjacent to the M606 and… ∞
Poaka Beck
The project required the replacement of an existing siphon pipeline situated just under the surface of the upstream face, crest and downstream face of the Poaka Beck Impounding Reservoir Dam, near Ulverston, Cumbria. The siphon pipeline has a dual purpose, serving as the supply pipeline to Poaka Beck Water Treatment… ∞
Midland Quarry
A former sandstone and diorite quarry on a 16hectare site near Nuneaton was to be redeveloped by Redrow Homes for new residential housing. To maximise the available land required the construction of a new retaining structure within the existing quarry. The existing quarry comprised a partially flooded Main Void and… ∞
Foxbank Bewdley
Following rain storms in Worcestershire movement occurred in retaining walls and steep garden slopes rising above and behind “Foxbank”, a house on the busy Cleobury Road in Bewdley. Power supply poles in the garden tilted and foul sewerage pipes were fractured. The site was small but access problems were immense,… ∞
Ray Hall Viaduct
Ray Hall Viaduct forms part of the M6 elevated network carrying the motorway over the River Tame and the Tame Valley Canal embankment. The viaduct comprises a RC beam supported on four RC columns – known as bents – on a piled foundation. Cathodic protection was required to a number… ∞
Allescholes Landslip Stabilisation Works
The existing embankment pre-failure comprised of a clay slope at an approximate inclination of 1:1.5, with a height of approximately 8m falling to a stream at the base of the slope. Road drainage was directed to a ditch at the side of the embankment falling to the stream at the… ∞