Our Service Areas
From the list below, please select which service area you wish to find out more about:
Ground Stability
Unstable ground can take the form of obvious concerns such as soil and rock slopes, earthworks both temporary and permanent, but can also comprise less obvious ground instability caused by soft or loose ground, mining voids, loose infilled material, geological faults, brine extraction, mineral extraction, underground fractures and other factors.
Early identification of the problem, detailed investigation and design of suitable stabilising remediation are essential to reduce risk and to provide the ground worthy of your development.
Stabilisation may take the form of:
• Gabions, bolts and other slope stabilisation techniques.
• Earthworks.
• Special foundations.
• Underpinning buildings.
• Grouting mine workings and shafts.
• Capping mine shafts.
• Vibrocompaction to strengthen the ground.
• Dynamic compaction to increase bearing capacity.
• Piling through soft ground.
Slope Stability
Slope stability is essential for development and general safety of the public. Ashton Bennett undertake investigation and assessment of soil and rock slopes to determine stresses in the ground and to determine the mechanism for slope failure. Ground investigation techniques include pore water pressure measurements, inclinometer measurement, magnetic extensometer and monitoring of settlement. Uses made of computer software to determine the Factor of Safety and to design safe slopes.