Northern Ireland Geotechnical Group
The Northern Ireland Geotechnical Group is a forum for the local geotechnical community, organising technical meetings, seminars and occasional site visits.
- Date
- 25 January 2027
- Time
- 18:15 - 19:15 GMT
- Location
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Cloghan Point – nailed it!
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- Date
- 25 January 2027
- Time
- 18:15 - 19:15 GMT
- Location
- Online
Free
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This technical talk presents the collaborative delivery of slope stabilisation works at Cloghan Point, where concerns regarding movement of a railway cutting earthwork prompted intervention. The project combines approximately 1,500 m² of soil nailing and reinforced facing with local slope regrading and targeted surface-water drainage improvements.
Representatives from the Client, Designer and Contractor teams will explain how the problem was identified, investigated and developed into a practical permanent solution, including the temporary works needed for safe delivery.
The presentation will explore construction planning, site management and liaison with neighbouring landowners. It will conclude with the specialist construction methods adopted on the constrained railway site, including innovative above-line operations used to install the works safely while managing access, operational and environmental constraints.
Speakers
Robin Erskine
McLaughlin & Harvey
senior contracts manager
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Robin Erskine
Senior contracts manager (McLaughlin & Harvey) with 25 years experience on Civil Engineering projects throughout the UK, specializing in highways, rail, marine and flood defence sectors.
Michael McLernon
Translink
senior project engineer
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Michael McLernon
Senior project engineer (Translink) with 17 years experience across Research, Infrastructure Client and Design Consultancy. Michael is a Chartered Civil Engineer specialising in earthworks asset management, slope stability, hydrogeology and railway infrastructure
Mark Cassidy
Cassidy Geotechnical Ltd
geotechnical designer
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Mark Cassidy
Mark is a Chartered Civil Engineer with over 25 years’ experience as a geotechnical designer. He has designed a broad range of geotechnical assets. In recent years, he has carried out temporary and permanent geotechnical design on Translink Schemes in Northern Ireland
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