Firm Ground Engineering had its 4th birthday on 26 September. We celebrated this with what has become a tradition: Tom-Pouce cakes with our logo. In the past four years we have had the privilige to work on many interesting projects and with some great clients such as Foundation QA, Andy O’Sullivan, ProRail, Gemeente Amsterdam, Miyamoto, Interra and Waterschap Rijn en IJssel. Thank you all for your support and trust. We have also become a proud Read more…
Firm Ground Engineering is assisting the City of Amsterdam in the transition of the monitoring of the bridges and quay walls to the standing organisation. The Program Bridges and Quay Walls of the City of Amsterdam manages approximately 200 km of inner city quay walls and 800 bridges. Firm Ground Engineering has assisted the City of Amsterdam in the past with the development of a monitoring strategy for the Program. This strategy enables the monitong Read more…
We’re proud to be supporting ProRail in their efforts to reduce the impact of railway induced vibrations. We do this by providing project management services to their programme IBS. The below video (in Dutch) explains the programme in a clear and concise manner. We’re also project managing an innovation competition aimed at increasing the techniques to mitigate railway induced vibrations. You can read more here.
Firm Ground Engineering supports ProRail’s programme to mitigate railway induced vibrations at the source: the IBS. Railway induced vibrations are a potential cause of nuisance for those living close to the railway. Railway transport is set to increase in volume in the coming years. In addition to that, houses are built ever closer to the existing railway system. This will lead to an increase in railway vibrations and related nuisance, unless mitigation takes place. The Read more…
The 11th International Stresswave Conference 2022 took place on 20-23 September in Rotterdam. Our founder Ronald Damen presented two technical papers on this conference, on behalf of co-authors Dion Denes, Alireza Fouroughi and Dr. Julian Seidel. “It was great to really go in-depth on this subject for a number of days”, Ronald commented, “Worldwide, there is only a limited number of people specialised in this subject. This conference saw some very interesting papers being presented.” Read more…
Firm Ground Engineering is celebrating its first anniversary. In the past year we have worked on some very exciting projects at the interface of ground and water. We have been contributing to the conservation and risk-based monitoring of bridges and quay walls in the old city of Amsterdam. With ProRail, we are developing trials to reduce railway induced vibrations. In New Zealand, we have assisted our partner A O’Sullivan & Associates with the design of Read more…
Firm Ground Engineering has joined Kristal Compagnie as an active member. Kristal Compagnie is a co-operative of highly qualified independent entrepeneurs in the field of complex infrastructural projects. Kristal Compagnie focuses on flood protection and mitigation, civil engineering projects, urban planning and development and energy transitition. This means the co-operative is a great fit for Firm Ground Engineering and offers a valuable extension of our growing network. To offer clients a complete solution for complex Read more…
To properly model the driving of piles, wave equation analyses are essential. With GRLWEAP 14 driveability software we now have the latest tool to conduct these analyses. The driving of deep foundation piles is a seemingly straightforward affair: put the pile into position, hit it with a hammer until it is at the desired depth, and presto! But the proper design, construction planning and installation of piles requires a thourough understanding of pile driving. For Read more…
The design and construction of temporary working platforms for cranes and piling rigs is a high-risk activity. A paper on this subject by the Temporary Works Forum New Zealand has recently been presented at the New Zealand Geomechanical Society’s 21st Symposium “Good Grounds for the Future”. Firm Ground Engineering owner Ronald Damen has co-authored this publication. The paper, authored by Martin Larisch, Ronald Damen, Gil Johnstone and Brendan Attewell, considers some of the most common Read more…
Settle3 by Rocscience is a commonly used tool across the globe for calculating elastic, consolidation and creep settlement in three dimensions. The program combines straightforward and proven one-dimensional settlement models, such as Janbu and Koppejan, with complex ground profiles and load combinations. Most settlement calculations use in two-dimensional models, such as D-Settle. This is generally appropriate in situations that are easily simplified. One such example is the modelling of road embankments. In that case, the Read more…
