Engineering geology consulting

• High quality ground interpretation and the Observational Method in glacial tills of Ireland
  

  The Dublin Port Tunnel is the longest continuous tunnel engineered in the Irish Republic, consisting of 5.6km of new motorway. National History Museum staff introduced high standards of ground investigation, geological logging, stratigraphical and palaeoenvironmental interpretation. This enabled the use of the Observational Method in the design of the project, saving hundreds of thousands of pounds (Charles Haswell & Partners, GCG, Nishimatsu Mowlem Irishenco JV)

• Landslip risk assessment for a cliff top building in Newhaven, East Sussex
  

  Natural History Museum risk study of rapidly eroding Upnor Formation sands led to the safe, rapid, monitored demolition of a building in a high risk cliff area.
  (Thales Group)

• Stratigraphical CPD training for the ground investigation phase of Crossrail
  

  Crossrail will be one of London's biggest civil engineering projects. Our experts, working in collaboration with project consultants Geotechnical Consulting Group, utilised specially tailored training packages and field trips in the stratigraphy of the route for the companies involved in the ground investigation programme. This has ensured very high standards of ground interpretation and better communication between staff at all levels.

• Mineralogical assessment of landfill liners
  

  Investigation of the mineralogical stability of mineral barriers for landfill containment and provision of an objective assessment of the need for a testing procedure to be included in risk assessment protocols.

• Shanks and McEwan application of constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment, especially in developing countries, Pachuca City Abattoir, Mexico
  

  The constructed wetland installed by Natural History Museum in collaboration with Mexican scientists treats high-strength waste from an abattoir facilitating re-use of the effluent of irrigation purposes in an area where water is scarce.
  (British Council)

• Environmental effects of mining and metallurgical processing in Malaysia
  

  Metal mobilisation from sulphide deposits and its biological impact on freshwater systems.
  (Department for International Development)

• Demonstration of remediation of heavy metal contamination of industrial sites using natural materials
  

  Undertaking trials to test the feasibility of using natural materials (including processed bone compounds) to take up and retain heavy metals from contaminated brownfield sites.
  (The BOC Foundation, The Environment Agency, Sunderland City and Barnsley Borough Councils)

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