Caverns and Underground Mines
C810 – Express Rail Link – West Kowloon Terminus (Hong Kong)
CLIENT: Laing O’Rourke – Hsin Chong – Paul Y (Joint Venture) The Express Rail Link (XRL) in Hong Kong is a 26km long stretch of high-speed rail which links Hong Kong to mainland China, connecting Kowloon to the high-speed rail … Continue reading
C901 – Admiralty Integrated Station (Hong Kong)
Admiralty Integrated Station is part of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system located on Hong Kong Island, connecting the Tsuen Wan line with the Island Line and South Island Line. The station was built on the former site of the … Continue reading
Ancient Mine Workings, Romania
In 2007 Geo-Design were involved in an extensive stability assessment of a 2000-year-old Roman mine of significant historical and archaeological interest. Room and Pillar Mining The historical mine workings are extensive and include Recent, Modern (largely medieval) and Ancient (Roman) … Continue reading
Castle Mill Basin – Mine Entrance Stabilisation (UK)
Castle Mill Basin – Mine Entrance Stabilisation From 2009-2013, Geo-Design worked on the design and specification of a stabilisation scheme for an unstable disused mine entrance. At Castle Mill Basin, it was identified that a disused mine entrance within bedded … Continue reading
Seven Sisters Portal Improvements, Dudley (UK)
Seven Sisters Portal Improvements – Dudley, UK Geo-Design produced designs for portal aesthetics and safety to allow public viewing of the backfilled mine workings, adopting a stepped gabion wall design, combined with a granular backfill. Geo-Design were involved in various other … Continue reading