Geo-Design

International Tunnelling Awards 2011

Mike Summers — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 08:03:49 +0000

Geo-Design have been short listed in the Tunnel Advisor of the Year category at the International Tunnelling Awards 2011. Winners to be announced on the 1st December 2011. Click here to find out more.

Forth Replacement Crossing – Beamer Rock – Central Tower Foundation, Scotland

Mike Summers — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 10:43:02 +0000

Client – Gifford part of Ramboll

Peer review of design concept for the proposed Central Tower Foundation and recommendations for geological model development and the detailed design approach. Central tower to be founded on the isolated Beamer Rock within the Forth which comprises a jointed quartz dolerite sill overlying a sequence of sandstones, siltstones and mudstones interbedded with volcanic tuff.

Forth Replacement Crossing - Beamer Rock Interpretive Geological Cross Section

C810 – Express Rail Link – West Kowloon Terminus, Hong Kong

Mike Summers — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 09:29:56 +0000

Client – MTR – Laing O’Rourke – Hsin Chong – Paul Y Joint Venture

Specialist tender assistance with rock engineering issues for the large span 24m deep excavation for the West Kowloon Terminus.

C901 – Admiralty Integrated Station, Hong Kong

Mike Summers — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09:37:03 +0000

Tender design – peer review of the excavation and stabilisation system for the Admiralty Station Cavern – Tunnel – Station Box complex.

C901 - Admiralty Station Cavern - 3D View

Rosia Montana – Extraction of Ancient Mine Workings, Romania

Mike Summers — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 10:34:05 +0000

Client – Rosia Montana Gold Corporation

Assessment of the stability state of ancient mine workings within the Carnic Massif and development of methods for extracting and preserving part of the 2000 year old workings from the planned open cast gold mine.

Rosia Montana - Stabilisation and Extraction of Ancient Mine Workings

Castle Mill Basin – Mine Entrance Stabilisation, UK

Mike Summers — Thu, 26 May 2011 10:43:28 +0000

Client – Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

Design and specification of stabilisation scheme for an unstable disused mine entrance within bedded limestone.

Castle Mill Basin - Mine Entrance Stabilisation

Solva Tunnel, Wales

Mike Summers — Thu, 26 May 2011 10:37:08 +0000

Client – Welsh Water (Dwr Cymru)

Tunnel condition survey and maintenance recommendations for a 170m long unlined access tunnel through thinly bedded and jointed sandstone and mudstone.

Solva Tunnel - Condition Survey and Maintenance Recommendations

Rescue of Chilean Miners Underway

Mike Summers — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 08:00:05 +0000

The rescue of the 33 trapped Chilean miners is underway 69 days after the initial collapse. The miners are being winched to surface in a capsule specially designed to fit within the recently completed access shaft. To find out more … Continue reading →

Geo-Design CV’s

bobmacKean — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 12:23:49 +0000

Please click on the links below to download CV’s for the following Geo-Design Group Members:

Dr John Sharp

Dr Stavros Bandis

Robert Mackean

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