About
My career spans greater than two decades across multiple continents and on very large technical projects involving Deep Ground Engineered Improvement platforms.
Starting out with Landpac UK in 2003 with a handshake from Dermot Kelly. After 7 years I immigrated to Australia/New Zealand and then to Southeast Asia and now between SEA and USA. My passion of exploring and understanding the mechanics and intricacies behind Soil Platforms, Geotechnical Solutions and the associated Earthworks is an invaluable skill set.
Being widely regarded for providing technically advanced ground engineering solutions with efficient and cost-effective approaches has made us the leading deep ground improvement company using ground improvement techniques of up to 6m depths of influence. Our ground improvement techniques are complimented by great machines, years of personnel experience and an array of testing techniques to validate the ground improvement process.
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Discover how High Energy Impact Compaction (HEIC) is transforming in-situ material preparation! Learn about the latest advancements and techniques…
Discover how High Energy Impact Compaction (HEIC) is transforming in-situ material preparation! Learn about the latest advancements and techniques…
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As we say goodbye to the Department of Transport and Main Roads' Engineering, Innovation, and Technology (EIT) Forum, our team wanted to let you know…
As we say goodbye to the Department of Transport and Main Roads' Engineering, Innovation, and Technology (EIT) Forum, our team wanted to let you know…
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Projects
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2 PROJECTS, JURONG ISLAND, SINGAPORE
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123 acre (50ha). 1m grid pattern PVD’s, surcharging and in-situ compaction to 2.4m depth. 95%MMDD to 0.9m depth and 90%MMDD from 0.9m-2.4m depth. Stone key walls and much more. As part of Jurong Islands infrastructure for 2 undisclosed fuel companies HEIC played a vital part for these 2 projects.
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BISHOP ROAD RE-ALIGNMENT, GILLETTE, WYOMING, USA
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Compaction of a new road alignment to allow for coal mining to continue through the old road. In-situ compaction enabled the client to eliminate a 10-15 foot over excavation over approximately 3miles. Platform specifications were met through in-house Cone Penetration Testing and Plate Load Testing. Compaction and testing of the bridge abutments were also carried out.
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HEARTLANDS DEVELOPMENT, SCOTLAND
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1360 acre (550ha). 1.2m layer compaction up to 40m depth following the removal of coal seams. The project included a new town, PGA championship golf courses and road infrastructure including off and on ramps to the current M8 motorway. The ground conditions comprised Glacial Clays and Coal measure deposits of sandstones, mudstones, shale and siltstone that required continuous monitoring to ensure appropriate material calibrations were adopted. The coal mining and earthmoving operation was…
1360 acre (550ha). 1.2m layer compaction up to 40m depth following the removal of coal seams. The project included a new town, PGA championship golf courses and road infrastructure including off and on ramps to the current M8 motorway. The ground conditions comprised Glacial Clays and Coal measure deposits of sandstones, mudstones, shale and siltstone that required continuous monitoring to ensure appropriate material calibrations were adopted. The coal mining and earthmoving operation was carried out using 21 Caterpillar 777 dump trucks that were loaded using 4 RH120C excavators. Important factors included environmental, moisture conditioning of placed material including PSD, compaction of placed material (1.2m layers) and meeting platform specifications through PLT’s, ZLT’s, SRT’s, NDT’s and settlement plates.
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LOW COST CARRIER TERMINAL AIRPORT, MALAYSIA
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620 acre (250ha). 12,000,000m³ of material compacted in 1.2m layers to 95%MMDD. LCCT project consisted of engineering 15 million m³ (predominantly sandy clay) of placed fill in thick layers adjacent KLIA. The base of the placed fill included the placement of a sand drainage and a correction layer with wick drains installed at 1.10m grid pattern varying from 8-22.5m or so. Particle sizes and OMC variance’s exceeding conventional requirements to achieve 95% Modified MDD.
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PORT BOTANY EXPANSION TERMINAL, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
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155 acre (63ha). 8,000,000m³ of dredged fill compacted to 2m (75% DI), 2-3m (70% DI) at the main terminal area and 5m at the boat ramp area to achieve >4Mpa cone resistance. Reclamation was achieved by using cutter suction dredgers and discharged in a slurry form by Spreader pontoon, Surface discharge or Aerial discharge methods. The project infrastructure included a new container terminal with 1,850m of wharf face which required the construction of block work and counter fort walls 21m…
155 acre (63ha). 8,000,000m³ of dredged fill compacted to 2m (75% DI), 2-3m (70% DI) at the main terminal area and 5m at the boat ramp area to achieve >4Mpa cone resistance. Reclamation was achieved by using cutter suction dredgers and discharged in a slurry form by Spreader pontoon, Surface discharge or Aerial discharge methods. The project infrastructure included a new container terminal with 1,850m of wharf face which required the construction of block work and counter fort walls 21m high. Ground Improvement methodologies included Dynamic Compaction, Vibro Compaction and Impact Compaction (IC).
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PRESTONS ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND
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395 acre (160ha). Consisting of 1600 residential houses, liquefaction mitigation to 3m depth was achieved following the major earthquakes in Christchurch.
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RELIANCE RAIL MAINTENANCE FACILITY, AUBURN, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
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Highly contaminated site. Ground Improvement & site remediation for a heavy industrial rail carriage maintenance building & 8 miles (13km) of rail formation
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TUAS MEGA PORT, SINGAPORE
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Finger 2, 1013 acre (410ha). 1m grid pattern PVD’s, surcharging and in-situ compaction to 2.4m depth. 95%MMDD to 0.9m depth and 90%MMDD from 0.9m-2.4m depth. The government of Singapore has aimed to consolidate its world-class container port facilities into 1 Mega Port. This project entails the construction of a new port terminal with over 20 deep-water berths, representing a total capacity of 20 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) per annum. It involves the erection of an 8.6 km quay…
Finger 2, 1013 acre (410ha). 1m grid pattern PVD’s, surcharging and in-situ compaction to 2.4m depth. 95%MMDD to 0.9m depth and 90%MMDD from 0.9m-2.4m depth. The government of Singapore has aimed to consolidate its world-class container port facilities into 1 Mega Port. This project entails the construction of a new port terminal with over 20 deep-water berths, representing a total capacity of 20 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) per annum. It involves the erection of an 8.6 km quay wall including its foundation, the dredging of the fairway and basins, as well as the reclamation of 294 ha of new land.
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Another HEIC loaded and ready to go to another project from our operations depot in Scotland
Another HEIC loaded and ready to go to another project from our operations depot in Scotland
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Unsure on the game-changing benefits of Intelligent Compaction? This short video will clear it up. Discover how Völkel transforms operator awareness,…
Unsure on the game-changing benefits of Intelligent Compaction? This short video will clear it up. Discover how Völkel transforms operator awareness,…
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See Conplant at Queensland's leading transport forum. I'll be attending TMR's Engineering, Innovation, and Technology (EIT) Forum. This event will…
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Congratulations to Peter Elkington and Scotty Cavanough onboard their Dibley modified Young 11 ‘PACMAN’ who took out 3rd IRC Double Handed, 4th IRC…
Congratulations to Peter Elkington and Scotty Cavanough onboard their Dibley modified Young 11 ‘PACMAN’ who took out 3rd IRC Double Handed, 4th IRC…
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We are hiring for the position of a full time Geotechnical Driller. Roles include but not limited to: - Day to day operations of a drilling rig -…
We are hiring for the position of a full time Geotechnical Driller. Roles include but not limited to: - Day to day operations of a drilling rig -…
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It's great to get feedback like this from people who understand the real benefits that intelligent compaction can offer the user, such as: - Offers…
It's great to get feedback like this from people who understand the real benefits that intelligent compaction can offer the user, such as: - Offers…
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Völkel Pave-Navigator Georeferenzierte Temperaturerfassung am Fertiger wie Flächenscan hinter der Bohle, Schneckentemperatur und andere Anwendungen.…
Völkel Pave-Navigator Georeferenzierte Temperaturerfassung am Fertiger wie Flächenscan hinter der Bohle, Schneckentemperatur und andere Anwendungen.…
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Check out our most recent project in Bathurst, NSW! We're using the Landpac 3-Sided Heavy to compact up to 4m of uncontrolled fill in an old…
Check out our most recent project in Bathurst, NSW! We're using the Landpac 3-Sided Heavy to compact up to 4m of uncontrolled fill in an old…
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Celebrating 25 years of partnership! Conplant and CCF NSW, the peak body and voice of the civil construction industry, have worked together for 25…
Celebrating 25 years of partnership! Conplant and CCF NSW, the peak body and voice of the civil construction industry, have worked together for 25…
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Another day, another project. Today we are on a project for repeat client Winvic carrying out HEIC deep in-situ compaction for the base of a new road…
Another day, another project. Today we are on a project for repeat client Winvic carrying out HEIC deep in-situ compaction for the base of a new road…
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