Site Investigation
Desk studies, design site investigation programmes with sample collection, scheduling of laboratory testing, interpretation of the results and subsequent design of the earthworks can be undertaken.
Earthworks Design
GWP have extensive experience of designing lagoons, lakes, embankment dams, flood embankments, buttresses and cut slopes. When required GWP will take on the role and responsibilities of Designer in accordance with the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (CDM) 2015, and can manage the tender process and provide Construction Quality Assurance (CQA) supervision during the construction stage.
Training
GWP offers on-site Geotechnical training by geotechnical engineers with extensive experience in safe and effective assessment and design of quarries, tips and lagoons throughout the UK and Ireland.
These courses are tailored specifically for particular quarries (hard rock or sand & gravel) and are suitable for quarry managers, foremen, face workers and anyone working at or near quarry faces, tips, lagoons, stockpiles, or old mine workings. The duration can be from a half a day to 2 days and often include time on site to identify and discuss the issues.
Course content can include:
- Excavated slopes - hard rock, weak rock or sand and gravel;
- Tips and stockpiles;
- Lagoons;
- Haul roads.
Blasting
GWP provides specialist advice on a wide range of issues in relation to rock blasting and excavation. Services include:
- Characterisation of rock masses;
- Assessment of natural block size distributions for armour stone production;
- Diggability studies and equipment selection;
- Face profiling, blast designs and monitoring;
- Environmental Impact Assessment relating to vibrations;
- Blast fragmentation studies.
Remedial Design
Design of remedial works following slope failure or change in circumstance with emphasis on investigation and implementation of appropriate and cost effective measures.