Case Study
Blackpool Overflow Tanks
Testconsult was commissioned in May 2009 to monitor the movement of the base of a waste water storage tank in Blackpool. The tank was extremely large, measuring 40m deep 30m diameter and located under- ground. There was concern that the con- crete base of the storage tank could be moving down under the pressure of 40m head of water above. The region was also considered to be an explosive environment. Testconsult de