Ampitheatre Slope Stability Assessment

Ruddlesden geotechnical has recently been working on a particularly interesting and satisfying project, by providing a lot of benefit to the client at relatively little cost.

An amphitheatre in the grounds of a country house has deteriorated and suffered from some rock falls/ landslides since its construction in the 1700s.

With some old-school logging of the orientation and condition of the fractures of the rock, supported with stereonets, we were able to identify modes of failure and which faces were inherently more unstable due to their relative orientation to the fractures.

This information has enabled the client to make informed decisions that balance the needs of heritage conservation with budgets that will hopefully allow this remarkable piece of historic architecture to be once again safely enjoyed by the public.