Remediation of the former basalt quarry in Doseley, near Telford, for a residential development is demonstrating the capability of Keynetix's HoleBASE SI geotechnical software to feed essential data into construction software. The redevelopment project has been finalized with the construction of a "garden city" of 460 homes and many amenities. Read on for more information on the extraordinary capabilities of HoleBASE SI!
Doseley Park, previously hosting a basalt quarry, closing in 1961, was transformed over the past four years into a residential area by David Wilson Homes (DWH). Consultant Wardell Armstrong (WA) has used specialist software to use geotechnical data to its full advantage to reclaim the 28ha quarry. During the quarry operation, waste was used to partially backfill the quarry as well as a number of landfills raised site levels further. The specific material was poor engineered and hence highly unsuitable for redevelopment of the area.
To deal with the problem, WA associate director Chris Smith, explains: "We collated all the site investigation records within Keynetix's HoleBASE SI program to incorporate old datasets, which provided us in excess of 130 boreholes and trial pits across the site. Having all site investigation data available in easily accessible electronic format, made it possible to interrogate and remove rogue records from the data and correct errors before they became embedded into the engineering design". Ground investigation data were then imported into Autodesk's AutoCAD Civil 3D software, using the Keynetix HoleBASE SI AutoCAD Civil 3D Extension, so that a 3D ground model could be generated. This model defined the extent and thickness of multiple types of artificial ground and the underlying natural soil layers. According to Tim Cawood, WA associate director, the overall rationale for the works design is to excavate and re-compact the on-site fill materials with sufficient control to allow the houses to be built on reinforced strip foundations.
Use of Keynetix's HoleBASE SI in the particular project was an excellent example of how software can be used to fully integrate the collection, processing and transfer of geotechnical information.
Access further details on this project here or visit Doseley's Park official page for a cloder look of the final result! Homes are expected to open their doors to prospective buyers soon!
Source: Keynetix
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