Subsidence, heave, settlement and ground movement • Damage from back extensions and loft conversions • New house and extension foundation design • Foundation and pile design (bored piles, CFA piles, mini piles, secant and contiguous piled walls) • Retaining walls and failed retaining structures • Basements and basement impact assessment near neighbouring properties • Boundary and level difference disputes (banks, embankments, cuttings) • Ground investigation and site investigation adequacy • Geotechnical analysis and design • Slope stabilit...

Engineering geology • Rock engineering • Rock falls • Geotechnical engineering • Geology • Foundation engineering • Site investigation • Earthworks & slopes - roads • Earthworks & slopes - rail • Earth-retaining structures • Slope drainage • Slope stabilisation • Landslides • Mines & quarries • Quarries Regulations 1999 • Tips • Tailings, dams & lagoons • Risk assessment • Geohazards • Ground anchors • Geomorphology • Debris flows

All aspects of geotechnical engineering, ground investigation, earthworks, foundations, piling, geotextiles, unforeseen ground claims • Author of SHW series 500 Drainage and Earthwork 600 series plus associated DMRB Vol 4 CUBS Expert Witness - Cardiff University Business School 2023

Marine accidents and incidents • Mooring of offshore structures • Drilling rig relocation and mooring • Marine operations - general • Marine operations - oil and gas sector • Marine operations - renewables sector • Marine warranty - drilling rigs • Marine warranty - offshore projects • Vessel charters

Expert in the design, construction & forensic analysis of defects & failures in geotechnical works including: • Deep basements • Deep foundations • Bored piles • Secant piles • Diaphragm walls • Continuous flight auger piles • Barrettes • Rock anchors

Expert in the design, construction & forensic analysis of defects & failures in the fields of diaphragm walling & piling • Over 30 years' experience worldwide, including major infrastructure, basement & foundation projects in Europe, the Middle East & Asia • Ex Vice President of a world-leading geotechnical contractor & past Chairman of the UK Federation of Piling Specialists

Geotechnical engineering • Geotechnical analysis • Geotechnical design • Geotechnical assessment • Heavy civils • Buildings • Bridges • Basements • Maritime structures • Industrial slabs • Infrastructure • Road pavements • External paving • Site investigation • Desk study • Ground investigation • Groundwater • Seepage • Foundations • Shallow foundations • Footings • Raft foundations • Deep foundations • Bored piles • Driven piles • Rock sockets &...

• Experienced expert • Opinion and evidence given at mediations and planning enquiries, arbitrations and in High Court, in Asia Pacific, the Middle East, South Africa and Europe • Established specialist engineering geologist in the fields of rock engineering and geotechnical engineering • Experienced lead designer on long tunnel projects, cavern schemes and high rock slopes • Forensic investigation and root cause analysis of failures and construction difficulties involving geology and groundwater • Examples include hydropower, water transfer, rai...

Geotechnical engineering • Geotechnical analysis • Geotechnical design • Desk study • Ground investigation • Geotechnical asset management • Foundations • Shallow foundations • Deep foundations • Bored piles • Driven piles • Retaining structures • Reinforced earth walls • Gravity retaining walls • Gabion walls • Concrete walls • Modular block walls • Embedded retaining walls • Contiguous piles • Secant piles • Sheet piles • Hybrid retaining walls • Earthworks R...

Geotechnical engineering including: Ground investigation • In-situ soil testing • Field testing • Laboratory soil testing • Geotechnical analysis • Geotechnical design • Piling • Bored piling • Driven cast in-situ piling • Pile axial capacity • Pile lateral loading • Pile group analysis • Pile group design • Spread foundations • Shallow foundations • Deep excavations • Basements • Underground structures • Earthworks • Embankments • Cuttings • Building foundations &#

Design of earth-retaining structures • Basement design • Site investigation • Slope stability • Geotechnical monitoring • Numerical analysis of geotechnical structures • Ground improvement • Foundation & pile design • Reinforced earth

Construction disputes • Geotechnical-related matters, i.e. insurance claims for subsidence & ground engineering design • Surveyors' negligence • Boundary disputes • Civil & structural engineering-related matters