GLENSANDA QUARRY – SMALL BOAT HARBOUR

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

New harbour to accommodate personnel transport launches and harbour lineboats at quarry remote from roads. Excavation of new harbour basin (to -3m C.D). Construction of rock armoured breakwater, and steel sheet piled berthing face with sloping concrete slipway.

Client – Foster Yeoman

Completion – 1996

Value – £0.5m

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Conceptual design, hydraulic design, detailed design, supervision of construction.

PRINCIPAL ELEMENTS

• Dredging in broken rock and shingle 40,000 m³
• Rubble mound breakwater 25,000 m³
• Rock armoured slopes (up to 5t) 10,000 m³
• Steel sheet piling 100 t
• Concrete slipway and edge beam 100 m³

KEY FEATURES

Use of available materials and plant at remote location. Economical design allowing dredging with conventional land-based plant. Versatile slipway design allowing safe and efficient landing for personnel and equipment.

CONTRACTORS

Earthworks, dredging – Foster Yeoman

Concrete, piling – R J McLeod (Contractors) Ltd/Foster Yeoman