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| Halcrow to help Britain’s most picturesque coastlines Halcrow has been leading an investigation to help understand and manage one of the UK’s largest urban landslide complexes in The Undercliff at Ventnor in the Isle of Wight. Halcrow has worked with the Isle of Wight Council to complete a quantitative risk assessment (QRA) for central Ventnor. The study has been supported by ground investigations comprising a number of deep boreholes positioned along a line through the town. This has provided much needed geological and hydrogeological data to better understand the geological structure and groundwater regime. The QRA has for the first time evaluated the causes, likelihood and future consequences of coastal landsliding under different management scenarios and demonstrated the potential benefits of major slope stabilisation measures. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Construction News :: home page |