Police were called out to one geotechnical investigation site in metro Sydney, Australia last week after residents unhappy with the proposed WestConnex project entered the work site. The crew abandoned drilling tools and equipment on the site, an apartment complex. WestConnex geotechnical contractors canceled another planned investigation as well based on the public reaction. Residents of the apartments were notified in advance of the work, and WestConnex indicated that the proper permission for drilling had been obtained from property owners and/or apartment complex management. But there is clearly a very vocal group of opponents to the project that would link the congested M4 motorway to Sydney Airport and Botany Bay. [Source: Read more about the protests in the Daily Telegraph. Image: Daily Telegraph]
Related Articles
3D Finite Element Analysis of a Deep Excavation & Ground Response Evaluation
July 28, 2022
Rocscience
Retaining Walls, Software and Spreadsheets
Comments Off on 3D Finite Element Analysis of a Deep Excavation & Ground Response Evaluation
How do you analyze a 43 m deep high-rise basement excavation adjacent to a highway and a railway where you have a combination of cantilevered concrete pile wall, ground anchors, and a vertical rock cut and rock buttress? You use Rocscience’s RS3 finite element software and the observational approach! […]
Tetra Tech to buy Australian Geotechnical Engineering firm Coffey
November 13, 2015
rockman
Comings and Goings
Comments Off on Tetra Tech to buy Australian Geotechnical Engineering firm Coffey
Tetra Tech will buy Australia-based geotechnical engineering firm Coffey Geotechnics for $0.31 per share. The move is expected to strengthen Tetra Tech’s presence in Australia. Tetra Tech currently employs 13,000 staff globally, and Coffey a […]
Site Characterization Services: Step 3 Field Exploration
October 6, 2015
rockman
Available Resources
Comments Off on Site Characterization Services: Step 3 Field Exploration