Dams & Embankments
Our expertise in dam and embankment engineering ensures stable slopes and controlled seepage. We focus on delivering long-term performance through innovative design and rigorous assessments.
CHALLENGES
Common Challenges in Dams & Embankments
Water assets must perform for decades. Designing and maintaining dams, levees, and embankments demands tight control of stability, seepage, and long-term settlement—while meeting strict regulatory standards.
1.
Complex Underground Conditions Beneath Sensitive Facilities
Older services, variable fill, and soft clays can compromise stability. Aretas Group characterises subsurface conditions early to de-risk foundations and staging.
2.
Slope Stability and Erosion
Variable foundation conditions and fluctuating water levels drive instability. We assess factors of safety, address erosion, and specify practical remediation and armouring.
3.
Settlement of Embankments Over Time
Soft foundations and staged construction can cause differential movement. We predict settlement, design preloading/improvement, and set monitoring thresholds.
4.
Complex Regulatory Approvals for Water Assets
Water authorities require defensible designs and documentation. We prepare approval-ready reports, risk registers, and construction monitoring plans.
Geotechnical Engineering — The backbone of safe dams and levees
Slope stability analysis (2D/3D FEM), foundation improvement, material selection/compaction specs, seismic loading checks, and remediation design.
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Dams & Embankments
Groundwater Assessments — Sustainable seepage control
Seepage modelling, dewatering strategies, filter and drain design, piezometer programs, and impact assessments to protect structures and downstream environments.
EXPERTISE
Environmental Consulting & Remediation Approvals and stewardship
Contaminated-soil/waste classification, EMPs, construction environmental management, and regulator liaison to streamline approvals.
