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Our service: Geotechnical Consultants

Client: C&F Building Contractors
Value: € 4.0m
Commencement: 2006

The sewage treatment plant, currently under construction, consists of a series of reinforced concrete tanks and ancillary structures built on a sloping site on relatively weak rock.  iAS was involved during the excavations of this project,  when a clay layer was encountered that was much softer than expected.  A detailed site investigation and laboratory testing programme was carried out under the supervision of iAS to determine the load-bearing and settlement characteristics of the subgrade. The adequacy of the proposed foundations was assessed in close collaboration with the structural engineers of the project.