Appendix B- Geotechnical Investigation

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LABORATORY TESTING                                                     If differences occur, the Company will be pleased to
Laboratory       testing    is   normally     carried     out    in    assist with investigation or advice to resolve any
accordance with Australian Standard 1289 "Methods of                   problems occurring.
Testing Soil for Engineering Purposes". Details of the                 SITE ANOMALIES
test procedure used are given on the individual report                 In the event that conditions encountered on site during
forms and the attached explanatory notes summarize                     construction appear to vary from those expected from
important aspects of the Laboratory Test Procedures                    the information contained in the report, the Company
adopted.                                                               requests that it immediately be notified.                  Most
ENGINEERING REPORTS                                                    problems are more readily resolved when conditions
Engineering       reports    are       prepared   by     qualified     are exposed than at some later stage, well after the
personnel and are based on the information obtained                    event.
and on current engineering standards of interpretation                 Extreme events including but not limited to the results
and analysis. The information provided in Soil Surveys                 of climate change, eg. flood levels above previously
Engineering reports is opinion and interpretation and                  identified levels, beach scour or erosion beyond
not factual. The client/contractor increases their risk                normal expectations (as identified by local authorities)
by not retaining the person who authored the                           extreme rainfall events, war, espionage, sabotage may
geotechnical report, to carry out site inspection and                  result   in   different    conditions    between        time   of
review (overseeing role) during construction, to confirm               investigation and time of construction.
opinion and interpretation expressed in the report is                  REPRODUCTION OF INFORMATION FOR
accurate. Where the report has been prepared for a                     CONTRACTUAL PURPOSES
specific    design     proposal         the   information       and    Attention is drawn to the document “Guidelines for the
interpretation may not be relevant if the design                       Provision of Geotechnical Information in Construction
proposal is changed. If this happens, the Company will                 Contracts (1987)”, published by the Institution of
be pleased to review the report and the sufficiency of                 Engineers, Australia. Where information obtained from
the investigation work.                                                this investigation is provided for tendering purposes, it
Every care is taken with the report as it relates to                   is recommended that all information, including the
interpretation of subsurface conditions, discussion of                 written report and discussion, be made available. In
geotechnical       aspects       and     recommendations         or    circumstances, where the discussion or comments
suggestions for design and construction.                Since the      section is not relevant to the contractual situation, it
test sites in any exploration represent a very small                   may be appropriate to prepare a specially edited
proportion of the total site and since the exploration                 document. The Company would be pleased to assist
only identifies actual ground conditions at the test sites,            in this regard and/or to make additional report copies
even under the best circumstances actual conditions                    available for contract purposes at a nominal charge.
may vary from those inferred to exist. No responsibility               REVIEW OF DESIGN
is taken for:-                                                         Where major civil or structural developments are
wUnexpected variations in ground and/or groundwater                    proposed      or where only a limited investigation has
conditions.                                                            been completed or where the geotechnical conditions/
wChanges in policy or interpretation of policy by                      constraints are quite complex, it is prudent to have a
statutory authorities.                                                 joint    design   review     which      involves    a     senior
wThe actions of other persons.                                         geotechnical engineer. We would be happy to assist in
wAny work         where the company is not given the                   this regard as an extension of our investigation

opportunity to supervise the construction using the                    commission.        Construction      drawings      should      be

Companies designs/recommendations.                                     reviewed by Soil Surveys Engineering, with sufficient
                                                                       time to allow changes if required, prior to inspections.



NOTES RELATING TO THIS REPORT - SEPT 2013                                                   SOIL SURVEYS ENGINEERING