RB 79/00021 Foundation drilling at Robe slipway - Lake Butler.
Published: 01 Jan 1979 Created: 06 Nov 2024 Revised: 06 Nov 2024

Foundation testing for a building project at Robe aimed at strengthening the existing slipway has shown the presence of medium strength Bridgewater Formation limestone at a depth of less than 2 m, which should provide an adequate bearing horizon...

Foundation testing for a building project at Robe aimed at strengthening the existing slipway has shown the presence of medium strength Bridgewater Formation limestone at a depth of less than 2 m, which should provide an adequate bearing horizon for the structure. However, the drilling intersected a number of solution cavities which might cause localised weakening of the rock mass. The use of steel foundation piles driven to refusal is suggested.

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Record No rb7900021
Topic Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource Document
Category Type
Document Type Departmental Publication - Engineering Geology Publication
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Tenement
Tenement Holder
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Geological Province Otway Basin
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    Geographic Locality: Robe;Lake Butler;Hd Waterhouse
    Doc No: RB 79/00021

    Geographic Locality: Robe;Lake Butler;Hd Waterhouse Doc No: RB 79/00021

    Language English
    Metadata Standard ISO 19115-3

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    License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
    Persistent identifier https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb7900021
    Citation Williams, A.F. 1979. RB 79/00021 Foundation drilling at Robe slipway - Lake Butler. Departmental Publication - Engineering Geology Publication. Government of South Australia.
    https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb7900021

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    Geographic Reference GDA2020 (EPSG:7844)
    Geo bounding box {"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[139.5,-37.5],[140,-37.5],[140,-37],[139.5,-37],[139.5,-37.5]]]}
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