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Slope Stability Course

Alan@ploughgeo.co.uk (Alan Binns) — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 14:40:45 GMT

Do you need to update your CPD ?

This one day course will provide a general overview of slope stability design for
geotechnical practitioners and engineers.
The course is aimed at technical staff with first degrees in civil engineering,
construction, geology and related subjects; it will also be useful to non-technical staff
who wish to gain an appreciation of the various factors involved in slope stability
design. The mathematics in the worked examples is not complicated – the aim of the
course is to give attendees an understanding of the physics of the problem not a
course in mathematics.
The course will look at how information is obtained and then used to provide a
design for stable slopes. It will also look at the derivation of the formulae used for
slope design.
Course content
 Shear strength of soils
 EC7 design: Partial Factors and Limit State Design of slopes
 Short term and long term conditions in cuttings and embankments
 Plane translational slides
 Rotational slides
 Factor of safety
 Computer methods
 Rock slopes - plane, wedge and curved failures
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At the end of the course the delegates should have :
 An understanding of how soil and rock slopes fail
 An appreciation of the philosophy of EC7 design
 A basic understanding of the analysis and design of slopes in soils and rocks..

The next courses will be Thursday 19th September in Banbury and Friday 11th October at Birchwood,Warrington .

To book your place visit https://www.equipegroup.com/training/geotechnical/slope-stability-design

Geotechnical Support for Commercial Developments

Thu, 23 Aug 2018 10:18:32 GMT

Commercial developments, such as retail parks, office blocks, industrial units and other non-residential projects are often built on brown-field sites. The land around these sites can often be unstable due to previous developments, landfill and prior re-modelling of the landscape. Similar to residential developments, the land needs to be analysed before any building work is undertaken, to ensure that the ground is stable and remains so in the future. Commercial developments often need a high load bearing platform and deeper foundations, possibly underground development where land stability, free from movement is essential. Wirral based Plough Geotechnical Ltd are specialists in providing Geotechnical support for commercial developments across the UK.

Geotechnical Risks

Before any major development work takes place, Plough Geotechnical Ltd provide an expert service, analysing the area and providing a detailed report on the land mass, rock formations and general stability of the project area. Once identified, the team can provide specialist advice and guidance on the action required to stabilise the ground and offer advice on land preparation including:

Earthworks and slope stability
Foundation designs
Groundwater risk assessments
Retaining wall stability
Landfill compaction

Disaster Support from Plough Geotechnical Ltd

Sometimes things do go wrong. Land moves and can cause cracking, settlement, heave and other movements that can cause damage to buildings, roads and access roads. Alan Binns, Director of Plough Geotechnical Ltd can act as an Expert Witness, offering detailed analysis of the affected area, detailing what movement or issues have taken place and what measures need to be taken to rectify the issues and prevent further movement in the future. Corrective work designs will help calculate unforeseen costs and evidence for contractors who may not have met with the developer’s original specifications.

Plough Geotechnical Ltd

Plough Geotechnical are a Wirral based team of Geotechnical engineers, providing a specialist service using state of the art modelling software package, extensive hands-on experience, delivering expert analysis, designs and impartial witness assessment services. Alan Binns, Director of Plough Geotechnical Ltd is passionate about delivering a first-class service to all his clients and is always happy to discuss any geotechnical issues that you may be experiencing or offer support for new projects and developments.

Contact Alan at Plough Geotechnical Ltd for an initial, informal chat about how you may be able to work together.

Tel: 0151 353 1730

Mob: 07957 659 819

Email: alan@ploughgeo.co.uk

www.ploughgeo.co.uk

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Geotechnical Expertise for Residential Developers

Thu, 23 Aug 2018 09:54:07 GMT

Are you a residential developer looking to build new homes? Looking to build an individual house or extension? Have you found your new-build plot of land yet? With increasing pressures on suitable land for development, developers and builders are finding it increasingly difficult to find suitable land. Often this pushes new homes being built on far-from-perfect land and requires geotechnical expertise for residential developers to ensure the homes they build are fit-for-purpose.

Land Stability

Building on any land requires detailed analysis to establish the stability of the land that is available. This will expose any weaknesses or issues prior to the build and can help rectify any present or future site problems that could be costly to repair in the future. Alan Binns, from Plough Geotechnical Ltd offers geotechnical expertise for residential developers across the UK, helping them to identify site issues which may lead to the following:

Uneven surfaces – due to settlement and land movement
Collapsed Drains – caused by land movement and costly repairs
Cracked Brickwork – due to settlement and creating damage to buildings

Plough Geotechnical Specialist Support

Alan Binns and the Team at Plough Geotechnical Ltd can provide specialist reports on all aspects of land stability connected with residential developments. Expert technical advice from the team before building commences will allow the land to be prepared for the development, creating a secure and stable platform and reducing the chances of land movement in the future, ultimately saving the developer costs in the future.

Land Settlement Investigation

For those existing developments that have experienced damage through land movement, Plough Geotechnical Ltd offer an expert witness service, examining the ground and land around the focus area and creating a detailed report of what has happened and the remedial action to be taken to rectify the situation and prevent further land movement and damage.

Plough Geotechnical Ltd – Saving You Costs in the Future

If you need some expert advice and understanding of any Geotechnical issues that your development may be facing, then contact Alan at Plough Geotechnical Ltd for an initial, informal chat about how you may be able to work together.

Tel: 0151 353 1730

Mob: 07957 659 819

Email: alan@ploughgeo.co.uk

www.ploughgeo.co.uk

Unrivalled Understanding of Geotechnical Issues

Alan Binns, Geotechnical Expert Witness at Plough Geotechnical Ltd

Wed, 13 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMT

Sometimes things go wrong! When a construction project goes wrong, it can be catastrophic, causing damage to buildings and transport infrastructure, sometimes leading to loss of life. Often the cause is related to the ground that the project was built upon and subsequent movement or failure of the surrounding land. A Geotechnical Witness will be instructed to assess and analyse the groundworks and provide a report to the investigating institutions. Usually, this report will detail faults causing the issues and recommendations for remedial works. Alan Binns, Geotechnical Expert Witness at Plough Geotechnical Ltd, is a Wirral based specialist who can help provide answers and solutions to any geotechnical failure.

Plough Geotechnical Expert Witness

Prior to any construction project, engineers are responsible for preventing future damage due to erosion, landslides, settlement, earthworks or other land structure-related issues. When this goes wrong it often leads to an expensive lawsuit. Alan Binns, Geotechnical expert witness at Plough Geotechnical Ltd has more than 50 years’ experience in geotechnical engineering and has become one of the country’s most respected experts.

Alan Binns, Geotechnical Engineer

If you require a specialist Geotechnical Expert Witness, Alan Binns from Plough Geotechnical Ltd will work with you, providing unbiased advice and detailed analysis identifying the cause of the issues including:

Design assessment – checking contractor calculations and specifications

Work in progress – checking that contractors are working as agreed

Groundwork preparation – checking compaction meets specifications

Finished work – checking completed projects against original plans

Future failures – working out why settlement or subsidence has occurred

Working to a specific brief, Plough Geotechnical Ltd can provide a detailed analytical report of the case in question along with detailed solutions to ensure a quick and efficient settlement is achieved.

Contact Plough Geotechnical Ltd

If you need some expert advice and understanding of any Geotechnical issues that your project may be facing, then contact Alan at Plough Geotechnical Ltd for an initial, informal chat about how you may be able to work together.

Tel: 0151 353 1730

Mob: 07957 659 819

Email: alan@ploughgeo.co.uk

www.ploughgeo.co.uk

Unrivalled Understanding of Geotechnical Issues

Does Your House Suffer from Subsidence, Settlement or Heave?

Mon, 14 May 2018 00:00:00 GMT

Cracks or Movement in Your Home?

Do you have cracks in the walls of your home? Not small, hairline cracks, but larger more structural cracking? Do you have “zig-zag” cracking from the corner of windows? Can you see evidence of the exterior wall coverings cracking? Can you see into the cracks? What about the paths and paving around your house, have these changed shape? Maybe become uneven with dips and rises where they used to be perfectly flat? Does Your House Suffer from Subsidence, Settlement or Heave? All these signs could prove to be subsidence, settlement or heave and need to addressed before further damage to your property.

Subsidence, Settlement or Heave

So, what is the difference and what should I do? All three conditions relate to different types of soil or ground movement and can have dramatic effects on property integrity, often resulting in costly insurance claims and remedial work. Broadly the three different types of movement can be described as following, BUT, it is essential that a qualified geotechnical engineer evaluates the ground and provides a detailed report which is suitable for both insurance companies and those contractors engaged to do the repair work:

Subsidence – generally, this is the downward movement of underlying soil, often due to withdrawal of moisture. This causes shrinkage in the soil structure and the soil above the area moves downwards to fill in the gap.

Settlement – generally, this is the downward movement of the soil structure caused by excessive loading from above. Heavyweights such as buildings and construction are too heavy for the natural weight bearing of the soil structure and this gives way, causing the downward, compression and movement of the area above.

Heave – generally, heave is the upward movement of the soil structure due to water entering a dry soil structure, causing the soil to swell and move upward and displacing surface structures.

Contact Plough Geotechnical Ltd

If you need some expert advice and understanding of any Geotechnical issues that may be affecting your home, then contact Alan at Plough Geotechnical Ltd for an initial, informal chat about how you may be able to work together.

Alan, Director of Plough Geotechnical Ltd, has over 50 years’ experience and is one of the most respected geotechnical experts in the country. Approachable and friendly to work with, Alan will work with builders, landowners, homeowners, solicitors and insurance companies, ensuring that an expert evaluation and detailed plan is put in place to rectify any ground movement issues.

Tel: 0151 353 1730

Mob: 07957 659 819

Email: alan@ploughgeo.co.uk

www.ploughgeo.co.uk

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Retaining Wall Specialists, Plough Geotechnical Ltd

Thu, 19 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMT

Do you need a retaining wall building? Maybe as part of a construction site with newly created earthworks? You may be levelling a building plot for a new house or houses. Many homeowners level their gardens by excavating land and creating retaining walls. Regardless of the size or complexity of the job, to correctly design and build a retaining wall needs expert advice. Retaining wall specialists, Plough Geotechnical Ltd will carry out detailed analysis of the surrounding area to ensure that suitable and fit-for-purpose retaining structures are built.

Technical Expertise

Using specific calculations, Plough Geotechnical Ltd will establish the lateral pressures on the structure, provide analysis of the composition and stability of the surrounding materials and expose any groundwater that may affect the structure. Working with architects and engineers, the team will advise throughout the whole process from initial exploratory investigations through the build process and support to completion of the project.

Working with Plough Geotechnical

Plough Geotechnical Ltd are specialists and can help you restructure your whole construction site, creating a safe environment for building, construction or recreational land. They assist through providing the following:

Initial assessment – analysing the environment and calculating the potential pressures

Retaining wall design – using state of the art software to calculate the specifications for a stable structure

Design assessment – checking the stability calculations of your specialist contractors

Forensic failure analysis – working out why a retaining wall has failed and how best to put things right

Contact Plough Geotechnical Ltd

Alan, Director of Plough Geotechnical Ltd, has over 50 years’ experience and is one of the most respected geotechnical experts in the country. Approachable and friendly to work with, Alan will become an indispensable part of the team, ensuring that your project is completed on time and to industry compliance regulations.

Tel: 0151 353 1730

Mob: 07957 659 819

Email: alan@ploughgeo.co.uk

www.ploughgeo.co.uk

Unrivalled Understanding of Geotechnical Issues

Plough Geotechnical Ltd, Slope and Quarry Stability Specialists

Mon, 16 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMT

Any development or planned development should ensure that it is suitable for the ground conditions to prevent risks due to unstable land or subsidence. Before any development or planning is made, a preliminary assessment should be carried out to ensure that the ground is stable. Plough Geotechnical Ltd, Slope and Quarry Specialists are a Wirral based team of experts who can visit the site, providing the developers with an assessment on the stability of the surrounding area and make recommendations on how to ensure the land is prepared to be fit for purpose.

Subsidence, Landslip and Slope Failure

Once a slope has failed, potentially causing harm to people, damage property and transport links, it can be very expensive to correct and rectify, often leading to court cases where blame is apportioned accordingly. Careful upfront analysis of the ground by Plough Geotechnical Ltd, Slope and Quarry Specialists will provide detail on:

Reducing the risk and effects of land stability
Preventing developments being built in inappropriate areas
Helping to convert unsuitable land into usable space

Reducing the Risk of Slope Failure

Plough Geotechnical Ltd work with many different slope and quarry stability projects including:

Quarry access
Landfill foundation layers
Temporary earthworks
Mining slag heaps

Plough Geotechnical Ltd work in any areas where you need the expertise to create safe, stable slopes and reduce the risk of failure by offering:

Expert slope design – creating stable slopes using complex computer models
Safe working conditions – with slopes designed to take the weight of plant and vehicles
Design assessment – double checking the calculations on your slope designs
Legislative compliance – including HSE Safe Working and formal five yearly quarry inspections
Remedial slope work – practical, pragmatic solutions to correct failures
Expert witness – investigating the reasons for slope failure.

Contact Plough Geotechnical Ltd

Tel: 0151 353 1730

Mob: 07957 659 819

Email: alan@ploughgeo.co.uk

www.ploughgeo.co.uk

Unrivalled Understanding of Geotechnical Issues

Land Engineering and Analysis from Plough Geotechnical Ltd

Mon, 16 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMT

Alan Binns, Director of Wirral based Plough Geotechnical Ltd, has more than 50 years’ experience in Geotechnical Engineering and has become one of the country’s most respected experts, working with clients throughout the UK in providing practical site work, expert analysis, design advice, providing impartial assessments and will act as an expert witness should the needs arise. Land engineering and analysis from Plough Geotechnical Ltd will give you the specialist support you may require in any construction project, large or small.

Geotechnical Engineering

Before any construction project, Plough Geotechnical Ltd will carry out a site investigation to establish how the ground beneath the construction will behave after the construction begins. This usually takes the path of investigating soil, rock, fault distribution and bedrock properties in the surrounding area to establish the stability of slopes, subsurface conditions and materials. Once the investigation has been completed the risks can then be assessed and structures, foundations and monitoring procedures can be put in place prior to the construction starting.

Working With Plough Geotechnical Ltd

Alan and the team at Plough Geotechnical Ltd work with their clients helping all plans and designs to meet the specified requirements. They will ensure that the foundations and earthworks are designed and constructed in line with current legislation and tolerances and protecting against natural hazards such as landslides, sinkholes and rockfalls. Before you start any project, Plough Geotechnical Ltd can offer expert advice on the design and construction of:

Foundations

Retaining walls

Highways

Railways

Landfills

Specialist analysis for slope and quarry stability

Plough Geotechnical Ltd, Expert Witness

Should something go wrong, Plough Geotechnical Ltd can act as an expert Geotechnical Engineer witness. Working to a specific brief, they can provide a detailed analytical report of the case in question along with detailed solutions to ensure a quick and efficient settlement is achieved.

Contact Plough Geotechnical Ltd

Tel: 0151 353 1730

Mob: 07957 659 819

Email: alan@ploughgeo.co.uk

www.ploughgeo.co.uk

Unrivalled Understanding Of Geotechnical Issues

Plough Geotechnical Ltd, Foundation Design Experts

Mon, 16 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMT

Creating and designing the correct foundations for any building or construction project is critical for the stability and safety of the building. Wirral based Plough Geotechnical Ltd, foundation design experts, work with architects, engineers and developers to ensure that all technical conditions and guidelines are met before the build commences.

What do Plough Geotechnical Ltd do?

Plough Geotechnical Ltd, foundation design experts, will provide expert analysis design and construction guidance with regards to foundations, slopes, retaining structures and any other structures that are built upon or supported by soil or rock. Ultimately, they provide guidance to ensure the structures that are built are in harmony with the ground that they are built upon or the ground that surrounds the construction. An extremely technical and complex component of any project, it is essential that a Geotechnical Engineer is commissioned at the earliest stage. Plough Geotechnical Ltd can provide you with the full range of technical advice guidance that you will need, including:

Site investigation – to assess the soil and bedrock conditions
Bearing calculations – to assess the pressures and potential settlement
Foundation assessment – to check your contractors’ calculations
Foundation failure – as an expert witness to assess faults and offer solutions
Foundation repair – to assess and recommend remedial work to correct any problems

Foundations and Plough Geotechnical Ltd

Involved at a very early stage in the planning and design of a project will see Plough Geotechnical Ltd supporting the whole project design and construction teams. They will work to provide a stable base to build the construction by doing a number of investigations and analysis such as:

Sampling and testing of soil, rock and groundwater
Design and review settlement, slope stability and other factors that may compromise foundations
Review and monitor safe pre-construction excavations and land levelling
Design safe excavation deposits such as slopes, embankments and retaining walls
Technical advice for construction with pile driving or slope construction
And more…

Contact Plough Geotechnical Ltd

Tel: 0151 353 1730

Mob: 07957 659 819

Email: alan@ploughgeo.co.uk

www.ploughgeo.co.uk

Unrivalled Understanding of Geotechnical Issues