1.613 This500m2slopewassafelysecuredintwomainanchoringstages:Firstlythelowerhalf,whichconsistedof4rows ofB4anchorsdriventoadepthof9m,installedusinga'spider'excavatorandprooftestedto90kNeach.Secondly the top half, where 5 rows of the smaller S6 anchor were installed using a handheld pneumatic hammer from a mobile platform to a depth of 4m, each proof tested to 30kN. The 55° re-profiled slope was completed using a Maccaferrigeomatprovidingasecureandsmartfinishtotheproject. Soon after this 14m high slope had been excavated for a new building, a section of the slope failed due to unforeseengroundconditionsleadingtotheimmediateclosureofthesite.Beforeconstructioncouldcontinuean urgent solution was required to permanently secure the entire slope. Platipus Percussion Driven Earth Anchors (PDEA )we

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