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Evidence of previous        :   None apparent.
Soil Movements
                                Low level garden retaining wall to the rear of the dwelling are exhibiting signs of
                                forward heave. There is also evidence of soil flow downslope, most probably as a
                                result of ongoing stormwater erosion.


LANDSLIP MECHANISMS

Landslip is generally defined as the movement of a mass of rock or soil down a slope.

It is generally considered to occur when the strength of the soil or rock mass to support itself is exceeded causing
movement to occur within the mass.

This loss of strength can occur as a result of numerous circumstances. These include, but are not limited to the
following:-

   -   Siesmic Activity
   -   Erosions effects such as wind or fluid scour
   -   Soil Saturation from rainfall events or defective drainage measures
   -   Construction/Earthworks activities
   -   Groundwater variations/movements
   -   Previous Landslips

The nature of landslips vary with site specific conditions and failure mechanisms that cause the slips to occur.
Appendix B provides some diagrammatic examples of various landslips.

The speed of landslips can vary greatly from millimetres per year to a number of meters in a matter of minutes.
Once again this characteristic is governed by site specific conditions and the failure mechanism causing the slip
to occur.

The allotment is situated within a massive aeolian sand bed of Quaternary age. As a general observation dunal
horizons such as these are stable where;

   -   The natural slope is less than the angle of repose for sand (30°)
   -   Vegetation exists to protect from wind generated scour
   -   The drainage pattern is such that there is no risk of fluvial scour.

These horizons can become unstable when aeolian or fluvial scour erode slopes to angles greater than 30°,
particularly when coincident with vegetation removal.


LANDSLIP HAZARD ASSESSMENT

For our assessment we utilize the Guidelines For Landslip Risk Management Framework as provided by the
Australian Geomechanics Society, in their journal of March 2007. Descriptions used by this framework can be
found appended to this report.

Using the Qualitive Risk Analysis Matrix (refer appendix) we have established the following characteristics for the
allotment.

       Landslip Mechanism                   :         Translational Flow or Creep

We consider a potential landslip mechanism will consist of either a Translational Landslide or Creep movement
within the sloping profile. Diagramation representation of these mechanisms are appended to this report. We
are of the opinion that this movement could occur within the Loose Sand profiles.

       Likelihood of Landslip               :         Unlikely

This is due to the surface grade within the allotment and the earthworks for the proposed construction.

       Consequences to Property             :         Minor



 SCG Consulting Engineers                                   3                                   SCG Ref: 32167(SL)