Excavation, settlement and adjacent structures

Construction & Tunnelling

Track settlement and deformation before they affect construction and tunnelling projects.

The problem

Tunnelling and deep excavation move the ground around them. Third-party damage claims turn on what happened, when — and that record usually does not exist until a dispute begins.

How we approach it

Continuous measurement across the works and the surrounding buildings, from before ground is broken through to completion, producing an independent record of what moved and by how much.

What you get

  • Pre-construction baseline across the affected area
  • Building-level settlement for adjacent structures
  • Independent evidence for third-party claims
  • Coverage well beyond the instrumented zone
A deep circular shaft under excavation, gantry cranes across its mouth

01

Reconstruct the baseline

Years of archive radar are processed before anything new is captured, so the first delivery already shows how the ground has behaved rather than only where it stands today.

Twin tunnel portals under construction at the foot of a hillside

02

Measure every pass

Each new acquisition is processed against the same reference, giving a continuous displacement history for every stable reflector across the asset and its surroundings.

A deep excavation pit beside a road, water pooled at the bottom

03

Separate signal from season

Seasonal swelling and shrinkage is isolated from persistent movement, so a rate that warrants attention is not confused with ground that returns to where it started.

The ribbed concrete lining of a finished tunnel, lit along its length

04

Rank and report

Structures are ranked by measured rate against thresholds you set, with the displacement history behind every flag available as evidence.

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