INBRIEF
WESTPILE'S DOCK SCHEME
Westpile has completed difficult piling works in a 14m depth of
dock infill in Glasgow for Bovis Con-struction (Scotland) as part
of works for the extension to the Scottish Exhibition &
Conference Centre. After extra site investigation and and
preliminary pile testing, most piles were excavated using a 16m
temporary casing with bentonite slurry rotary boring.
DEFECTS IN DAMS
The Building Research Establishment has published a new guide to
the identification and repair of defects in dams. Investigating
em-bankment dams was produced as part of the DoE reservoir safety
research programme. Reader enquiry No 353.