Notable projects
The range of projects and environments where the pressuremeter test can be used is extensive. It is widely used off-shore as well as on land, in deserts, in mountains and in tropical conditions.
Every project has its own set of problems and difficulties that have to be overcome. This might mean man-handling equipment in remote locations, such as Tanzania or The Gambia, or using helicopters to deposit equipment on a rock glacier in Switzerland. It is not usual for us to run a completely self-contained operation. Most of the time we have to work with a local drilling contractor and operatives who will be unacquainted with our equipment and unused to what is required for a successful pressuremeter test. This is not a major difficulty, and our engineers are accustomed to looking after the on-site training involved.
Our pressuremeters have been used on some of the world’s major civil engineering projects, such as Crossrail in London or the proposed crossing of the Padma river in Bangladesh. What follows is a selection of some of the more unusual projects.