Equipment

Topographical surveys: specialised in places where access is difficult

• 1 Euromach Super Jolly M88 walking excavator
• 2 STENUICK BB40 drilling column for probing on the ground and in cliffs up to 60 linear metres, diameter 70 to 210 mm, tubing system.
• 2 Montabert Wagondrills on special cliff frame
• 1 PIXI hydraulic column
• Corers from 50 to 250 mm
• Full NIKON laser workstation
• Test bore parameter recorder
• Instrumentation (incline meter...)
• Lightweight structure investigation and measurement workshop
• Drilling and cementation injection equipment

Engineering office (logistics, IT and software)

• PETAL (LCPC): calculation of slope stability with superimposed soils
• PROSPER (LCPC): slope and embankment stability calculation, calculation of roadway stability with or without reinforcement
• AUTOCAD: drawing
• TERRA MODELER: topography
• SURFER 3D: topography
• COREL DRAW: presentation
• PHOTOSHOP: presentation
• Internal software for reinforcement calculations, general cliff stability calculations, plane slide calculations, tunnel roof stability calculations.

Experimental site for studying cliff reinforcement with landscaping to fit into the environment. Experiment from 1998 to 2002 on a cliff wall 40 metres high and 200 metres wide. This is contributing to the definition of a methodology for investigations, stability calculations and assessment of the dimensions required for reinforcement structures.