The Civil Engineering Contractor June 2019 | Page 26

FEATURE
Making sure
things don’t
go ‘crack’
By Eamonn Ryan
A good geotechnical investigation is a bit like ‘cheap’
insurance for the cost and integrity of your structure.
Geotechnical aspects of a project like piling and lateral
support do go wrong – and when they do it’s significant
and extremely costly. Where it more frequently goes
wrong is in cost overrun – sometimes considerably.
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