Hydropower Project
Europe

Geo-Design supplied advisory and expert services relating to a headrace tunnel failure for a European hydroelectric power plant project, which failed shortly after watering up.

• Geological and rock mass models
  Development of detailed geological and rock mass models of the failure zones utilising project face mapping data, photographs and other available data, and 3D analysis of the failure geometry and geology.
• Root cause analysis
  Assessment of the tunnel’s failure mechanisms.
• Expert witness
  Services instructed by the defence lawyers for a claim relating to tunnel collapse during operation.