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 &#

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...

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

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

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

• 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...

Neil has diverse geoscience experience for all sectors (petroleum, coal and mineral mining, hydrogen/helium, civil), with a strong focus on geophysics surveys, in particular seismic surveys. His career spans 30 years and includes over 100 projects on every continent, in a variety of roles including 10+ years as Geophysical Operations Manager for Australia's largest integrated energy company. Neil's expertise is broad, covering safety, environmental, technical, media, contract terms, project management and legal compliance aspects of geophysical surveys. He has experience with...

Soil mechanics • Foundation engineering • Mineral stability • Slope instabilities • Conditions of contract • Development constraints • Offshore foundations

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

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

Soil mechanics • Foundation engineering • Mineral stability • Contaminated land • Slope instabilities • Conditions of contract • Development constraints

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

Containment systems engineering for landfills, tailings lagoons & heap leach pads • Geosynthetics engineering & use • Geosynthetics testing • Steepwall lining systems for deep quarry landfills • Composite lining systems, including clay, bentonite-enriched soil (BES), geomembranes, geotextiles • Leachate & landfill gas • Earthworks • Safety & risk in geotechnical engineering • Construction quality assurance (CQA) • Waste management & disposal • Ground investigation

Grant has acted as Expert Witness on projects requiring rigour and expertise in contaminated land, geotechnical engineering and hydrogeology. He has 35 years’ post-graduate experience in engineering geology, geotechnical engineering, contaminated land, hydrogeology and remediation. He has an excellent reputation within his field which stems from his innate ability to effectively communicate, orally and in writing, technically complex matters in terms that his audience understands.