Client: HMC
Value of contract: £95,000
The McArdle Group’s First Geotechnics team were employed by HMC to install band drains to depths of around 15 metres through soft alluvial materials in areas destined to be upfilled as part of the earthworks involved in construction of the M80 Motorway near Glasgow.
Using band drainage enabled deep ground stabilisation to occur and rapid settlement of the alluvial material was achieved, facilitating the embankment construction works.
Experience
The McArdle Group has two decades of experience in installing band drain systems. These facilitate the removal of excess water from soils to allow faster consolidation and settlement of soil strata subject to surcharge loading.
