With a wide range of experience gained from involvement in a broad variety of projects, Ravey Consulting Ltd. offers engineering geological services including:

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Project Planning
Provide advice regarding engineering geological and geotechnical input for projects of all sizes including cost effective sequencing of works and liaison between all parties involved.
Desk Studies
Review of existing documents, drawings, maps, plans and photographs to provide background information and to allow strategic and cost effective planning of further investigation works.
Ground Investigation
Site visits and collection of physical data including engineering geological mapping, condition assessments and intrusive investigations (trial pits and boreholes).
Site Supervision
Supervision of ground investigation works, setting out of remediation works and on-site quality control.
Slope Stability
Detailed assessment of rock and soil slope stability, risk assessments, design of slope remediation (risk reduction) measures and supervision of implementation works.
Rope Access
Use of industrial rope access techniques in order to undertake surveys and collect data from steep slopes and structures. Ravey Consulting Ltd. employs IRATA qualified engineering geologists.
Rock Excavation
Assessment of rock mass quality and suitability for end use, natural block size assessment, excavatability, slope design and geotechnical assessments in accordance with Health and Safety Executive Quarries Regulations.
Condition Surveys
Visual condition assessments and hazard appraisals of slopes and structures, utilising industrial rope access techniques where required.
Reporting
Preparation of factual and interpretative reports, annotated photographs and project drawings.
Design

Geotechnical design including:

  • Rockslope stabilisation (rock anchors, sprayed concrete and slope reprofiling)
  • Rockfall protection measures (rockfall netting and catchfences)
  • Soil slope stabilisation
  • Tunnel stability
  • Foundations
  • Drainage
Rapid Response
Rapid response to assist with emergency situations including landslides, rockfall and flooding. On-site risk assessments and provision of emergency design works.

We provide these services for the following client groups:

  • Engineering Consultancies
  • Contractors
  • Railways
  • Road management and maintenance operators
  • Public Authorities
  • Quarry Operators
  • Utility Providers
  • Developers
  • Builders

As a specialist service, Ravey Consulting Ltd. offers the combined skills and experience of engineering surveys and industrial rope access. With over twenty years of experience in slope stability, this combination has lead to a unique “hands-on” approach allowing us to make detailed engineering inspections and provide independent site supervision of specialist contractors. Our combined observational and rope access skills are also valued by structural engineers, and we offer cost effective, factual condition surveys for many types of structure.