Land Surface Evaluation for Engineering Practice

This volume presents a collection of papers on techniques and case studies in land surface evaluation for engineering practice written by specialist practitioners in the field. The volume arose out of deliberations by the Second Working Party on Land Surface Evaluation set up by the Engineering Group of the Geological Society in January 1997 and chaired by Dr. J. S. Griffiths. The book examples of cost-effective methods for collecting land surface and near surface data prior to carrying further detailed ground investigations of engineering geologist, geotechnical engineers, geomorphologist and planners who have the responsibility for planning a designing investigations of potential sites of development.
Evaluation in urban and industrial environments: the Docklands Light Railway, Lewisham Extension, London
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Published:January 01, 2001
Abstract
This case history describes the use of information obtained from the initial desk-based engineering geological and geotechnical studies carried out as part of the design of civil engineering works for the Lewisham Extension of the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) which was constructed in a heavily developed urban environment. The desk study aimed to make best use of available information in order to evaluate the terrain, limit the need for further ground investigation and provide geological and geotechnical information to the design teams as quickly as possible.
A desk study is an integral part of terrain and site evaluation and,...