Project Background/Issue Three sections of the A323 Aldershot Road were impacted by clay shrinkage and required a design solution by Geobear using geopolymer injections. The main issue addressed was the undulating condition of the road, resulting in poor ride quality for drivers. The undulations worsened, particularly after a hot summer towards the end of 2022.  […]

Subsiding internal slab at a detached two-storey property in Co. Kildare Background Due to a historic water leak, the customer had a dropped slab that spanned the kitchen, hallway, lounge, sitting room and bedroom on the ground floor. Consequently, the internal walls built off the slab were cracking as a result. It was a longstanding […]

Efficient Subsidence Remediation: Geobear’s Solution for Social Housing Subsidence is a common concern for housing associations, especially when housing demand outpaces supply. Traditionally, addressing subsidence-related structural problems has meant disruptive and time-consuming processes like underpinning or piling. These methods often lead to tenant displacement, high accommodation costs, administrative challenges, and tenant inconvenience. Housing Association Subsidence […]

Geobear was contracted to provide ground stabilisation and slab lifting to the floor of a Church in Manchester, UK.   St Anne’s Church in Haughton, Greater Manchester,  is a Grade I Listed Building. The foundation stone was laid on the 1st September 1880 and the church was finally completed on the 29th July 1882. The […]

Background A section of Aycliffe Road in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, had been experiencing frequent resurfacing needs due to problems with the soil beneath the concrete slabs. Water ingress had caused washout of fines in some areas, while weakened soils at depth had contributed to continued fracturing of the surface, affecting over 415 meters of single carriageway. […]

Ground Improvement at Heathrow Airport Introduction Heathrow Airport is one of the busiest airports in the world, serving millions of passengers every year. In 2022, Geobear was commissioned to provide a ground improvement solution at Terminal 3 (T3) of the airport, with the objective of facilitating a vertical expansion that would have otherwise required a […]