Piling and ground improvement on land affected by contamination - Effective Foundation Works Risk Assessment 

To produce timely and pragmatic foundation works risk assessments following the CL:AIRE guidance on piling and penetrative ground improvement methods on land affected by contamination 

Learning outcomes: How to undertake FWRA at various RIBA stages, minimise work on low risk sites, focus attention on higher risk sites, understand the risks associated with different piling and ground improvement methods and how to mitigate them, understand what is required during construction and how to design effective monitoring regimes where required.

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Steve Wilson

Steve is a Chartered Civil Engineer with 40 years experience of geotechnical engineering and contaminated land risk assessment. He has designed and supervised the construction of most types of foundations and ground improvement methods across a range of contaminated sites, including in old landfills. He has completed risk assessments to assess the risk to groundwater from the use of PFA in grout used to stabilize mine workings. He is one of the authors of a technical paper on the risk of piling causing preferential pathways. 

Amy Juden

Amy is a Chartered Geologist and Director of the growing Geoenvironmental team at EPG. A chartered geologist and contaminated land specialist working in brownfield redevelopment since 2012. Passionate about determining the most sustainable (and therefore cost-effective) solutions for development on contaminated sites.