Projects
Soil Instruments has worked on the majority of major construction projects that have taken place in the UK over two decades, as well as numerous high profile international assignments.
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Palashbari-Sualkuchi Bridge, India
This critical infrastructure project will bypass the highly congested Guwahati metropolitan area and cut travel times by hours, accelerating trade and economic development across Northeast India. The Brahmaputra River presents one of the most challenging engineering environments in the world. Located in Seismic Zone V (India’s highest risk), victim to extreme monsoon flooding, and highly … Continued
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CET Railway Embankment Stabilisation, UK
On-going monitoring was required for 12 months after installation with minimal disruption to rail services. Soil Instruments GEOSmart sensors with 0.5m spacing and GTecLink wireless nodes / gateways were specified. Having all equipment in stock meant Soil Instruments were able to deliver, install and commence monitoring within 48 hours of receiving the client’s instructions. Following … Continued
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Caracoles Dam, Argentina
Designed as a multipurpose infrastructure asset, the 136-metre (446 ft) tall Caracoles Dam supports a 126 megawatts (169,000 hp) hydro-electric power station to reduce reliance on fossil fuels. Together with the Punta Negra Dam downstream, it increases irrigation reliability supporting 15,000 hectares (37,000 acres) and further enables the expansion of cultivated land. Construction began in … Continued
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Atatürk Dam, Turkey
Built to both generate electricity and irrigate the plains in the region, it was renamed in honour of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Turkish Republic. Construction began in 1983 and was completed in 1990. The dam and the hydroelectric power plant, which went into service after the upfilling of the reservoir was completed … Continued
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Marina Barrage, Singapore
The Marina Barrage is a tidal and flood control barrier that has been constructed across the mouth of the Marina channel at a cost of $226 million.
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Barrage Ahmed El hansali Dam, Morocco
Soil Instruments has supplied geotechnical monitoring instrumentation to the Moroccan Government’s dam building program since 1990. One of the most recently completed contracts was Barrage Ahmed El Hansali.
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Diamer Bhasha Dam, Pakistan
Soil Instruments provided instrumentation at the site of the proposed 4800 megawatt upcoming Dam, the Diamer Bhasha Dam, the world’s third highest RCC Dam located on the Indus River in Pakistan. (31)
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BBC Broadcasting House
The iconic BBC Broadcasting House was the site of major redevelopment work in 2005. The project was planned in two phases: the first phase was the refurbishment of the historic Broadcasting House.
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King’s Cross Underground Station Re-Development Phase 1
As part of the redevelopment of St Pancras station in readiness for its new role as the Channel Tunnel Rail Link terminus, there was a requirement to monitor both the historic Grade I Listed facade and the Kings Cross Thameslink Tunnel beneath it.
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Victoria Underground Station Upgrade
Over the next 5 years improvements will be carried out in the Victoria Station Upgrade (VSU), including additions to the ticket halls, the addition of nine new escalators, a number of new lifts and improved access between National Rail and Underground platforms. (68)
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Crossrail C701
The Crossrail project was the biggest tunnel project in Europe to date, with around 21km of the total 118km route contained within newly bored tunnels.