Terminal Expansion, Guinea

Lankelma carried out multi-disciplinary geotechnical and geophysical investigations for a jetty extension, construction of a new bauxite-handling jetty and dredging of an approach channel at a Container Terminal in Guinea.

Offshore leg penetration assessment, West Africa

Lankelma provided nearshore CPT and drilling services for the safe positioning of production platforms in the Gulf of Guinea.

Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge, China

Lankelma, working for Lam Geotechnics, carried out seabed CPTs for the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau (HKZM) Bridge, China’s first major combined bridge and tunnel sea crossing.

Overwater Project Experience

Flood defence investigation, West Sussex

Piezocone CPT soundings were performed to assess the ground conditions ahead of flood defence construction for the protection of a new housing development.

Coastal protection scheme, Cardigan Bay, Wales

Working in an intertidal environment for the Borth Coastal Protection project, our track-truck carried out CPTs on the beach investigating the nearshore geology.

MOD firing ranges, Kent

Lankelma performed combined piezocone and magnetometer tests on the flood embankments at Hythe and Lydd MOD firing ranges for investigation into the flood defences.

CPT data review, Iraq

Lankelma was instructed to review CPT and dissipation data from a third party ground investigation in Iraq.

Cyclic loading, North Kent

A new CPT technique was trialled to improve the design of piles subject to cyclic loading in chalk – such as those supporting wind turbines.

Vibrating Wire Piezometer installation, Lancashire

Lankelma’s road-rail truck completed several CPTs and installed a vibrating wire piezometer within the four-foot as part of a rail stabilisation project.