Ground and Building Settlement

The placement of fill on ground can induce settlement of the underlying soils, in some cases resulting in significant ground consolidation and surface deformations.

Similarly, the loads of a building, or the live loads within it can induce consolidation of the underlying ground, potentially resulting in the deformation of the building. Minimise your risk by quantifying settlement potential and designing for this.

 Seek us for assistance with:

• Ground settlement potential
• Estimates of differential settlement
• Rates of settlement with loading, and settlement duration
• Minimising settlement
• Preloading
• Wick drains
• Recommendations for foundation and building design
• Settlement monitoring

If you need any assistance with any of these call us now on 0800 397 566, or send us an enquiry form.