SITE INVESTIGATION

Socotec UK completes ground investigation project on River Tawe

Socotec UK’s Ground Investigation team completed a project on the River Tawe in Swansea, South Wales, on behalf of Swansea City Council and designer Amey, which involved drilling five overwater boreholes and two land boreholes, with cable percussive drilling used for all but one land borehole which required rotary follow on.

 SOCOTEC UK’s Ground Investigation team working on a project on the River Tawe in Swansea, South Wales

SOCOTEC UK’s Ground Investigation team working on a project on the River Tawe in Swansea, South Wales

The overwater boreholes were drilled on a floating pontoon that had to be lifted by crane and fixed to the riverbed using four spud legs. The project, which also had geotechnical laboratory testing,...

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