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Geotechnical Engineering

Wilde Consulting Engineers experience covers the range of geotechnical engineering associated with building foundations, bridge foundations, retaining walls, slope stability and settlement prediction.
In addition, specialist knowledge is held covering seismic design, soil structure interaction, and liquefaction mitigation. Specifying, providing and interpreting ground investigations carried out by specialist contractors, including contamination testing is also a core service.

The case studies below illustrate the depth and extent of our expertise.

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Relevant Case Studies...

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Residential Landscaping

Client: Private
• Terraced landscaping using gabion baskets and retaining walls
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Building Foundations

Client: Developer
• Reinforced concrete strip foundations
• Sheet piled excavation
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School Foundations

Client: Local Authority – Education Services
• Precast concrete retaining wall units
• Foundation design unit specification, waterproofing details
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Redeveloped School Site

Client: Local Authority – Education Services
• Enabling works for roads, car parking and ground floor slab
• Pad foundations
• Moisture sensitive silty clays
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Retaining Wall

Client: Local Authority
• Retaining wall reinforced concrete base slab
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Pad Foundations

Client: Industrial
• Excavation for mass concrete pad foundation to support a steel framed building
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New Highway and Car Park

Client: Local Authority
• Design of new build adopted highway and adjacent car parking
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New Build Highway

Client: Developer
• Highways design
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Landfill Site

Client: Contractor
• Landfill site
• Litter net foundation
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New Nursery School

Client: Local Authority – Education Services
• Part basement construction
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Nuclear Power Facility

Client: International M+E Contractor
• Replacement structural fill
• Vibrocompaction ground improvement
• Overseas site
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Nuclear Power Facility

Client: International M+E Contractor
• Settlement prediction for new facility adjacent to existing building
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Landfill Site

Client: Landfill Operator
• Litter net foundations
• Slope stability
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New Primary School Building

Client: Local Authority – Education Services
• Basement retaining wall
• Enabling works
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New Building

Client: Developer
• Ground investigation trial pit

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