In a residential subdivision in Boolaroo, a two-level cut slope reached maximum heights of approximately 8 m to 10 m. Due to the maximum height reached, the slope was excavated as two batters separated by a mid-level bench.
In a residential subdivision in Boolaroo, a two-level cut slope reached maximum heights of approximately 8 m to 10 m. Due to the maximum height reached, the slope was excavated as two batters separated by a mid-level bench.
The ballast component was at the end of its lifecycle - contaminated and broken. The track had a mix of timber and concrete sleepers as well as a mix of dog spikes and screw spikes, so was due for renewal.
Since the Elcorock groynes were installed in February 2017 there has been significant build up of sand along Brighton Beach. Initially, the public were hesitant to back the groynes, likely due to lack of experience with these systems, however since construction the council have said that there have been no complaints. Many have become advocates of soft groyne fields and are lobbying government for more Elcorock groynes along Adelaide beaches.
Geologic time scales are on the order of tens of thousands of years. Rocks are known to be hard and durable. It is therefore tempting to think that a hydraulic structure made of rock should have no problem lasting an engineering service life of say, 50 years.