Ground Engineering

We are known for the innovative approaches we have developed in the UK and overseas - approaches that form the basis of standards and specifications such as the UK Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works and Design Manual for Roads and Bridges, as well as many other British and International Standards.

TRL experts are able to provide a range of services to help authorities deal with ground-related problems.  These include:

• Ground investigation and the properties, behaviours and characteristics of earth materials
• Earthworks assessment, design, acceptability determination and compaction
• Forensic investigation, failure investigation, geohazards, hazard and risk assessment
• Slope instability and landslides - particularly debris flow - including remediation management and mitigation strategies
• Structures including retaining walls, bridges and foundations, and structural monitoring
• Geosynthetic applications, durability and performance
• Instrumentation and monitoring of earth structures, slopes, landslides and structures using both conventional and novel techniques
• Geotechnics of pavements including foundation design and assessment, and the use of hydraulically-bound materials
• Resource management to minimise waste and maximise its reuse, recycling and recovery as well as the use of secondary materials and alternative materials
• Sustainable technologies such as ground source heat and solar heating and solar power