Case Study

London Gateway is a development on the north bank of the River Thames in Essex.

London Gateway is a development on the north bank of the River Thames in Essex.

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London Gateway is a development on the north bank of the River Thames in Essex. It consists of a deep-water port development that is designed to handle the world’s biggest container ships, as well as Europe’s largest logistics park, providing access to road and rail links to the rest of the UK. Summary of the works Client: DP World Contract name: London Gateway Start Date: April 2013 Completion Date: December 2014 Monitoring System: Vibrating Wire Piezometers, Magnetic Extensometers, Inclinometers, Settlement Plates Much of the 230 hectare site is founded on reclaimed or soft ground, so a significant amount of geotechnical monitoring was required to ensure that fill material was sufficiently well compacted prior to construction of buildings or infrastructure. To validate this, ITM Monitori

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