Geotech - Kahika Stream, Birkdale
By Engineering Design Consultants
Years of rapid flow combined with localalised property development had led to river bank subsidence that was affecting residential properties bordering the Kahika Stream in Birkdale.
Rehabilitation works required significant retaining structures including timber pole retaining walls, gabion baskets and rock rip-rap. Early in the construction variable soils and soft ground were encountered, and the client involved Engineering Design Consultants to provide immediate geotechnical supervision, investigation and amended design services.
EDC became intimately involved in the supervision of the rehabilitation structure construction, requiring many site visits (often at short notice) to investigate unforeseen conditions as they occurred. To avoid any hold-ups to the project, EDC responded with quick turn-around revised designs for those specific ground conditions. As a result the stream is thriving. The flow is unobstructed and the remediation works well visually with the surroundings.
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Established in 1985 on Auckland’s North Shore, Engineering Design Consultants (EDC) is a medium-sized, service driven, multi-discipline engineering consultancy. EDC provide structural, civil, geotechnical, environmental and fire engineering services, predominantly for architects, developers, planners and surveyors, building and home owners.
EDC employ over 30 qualified engineers across our 3 offices in Auckland, Christchurch and Whakatane - in the Bay of Plenty. Being a multi-discipline practice sets us apart from other engineering firms, allowing us to provide our clients with a seamless, collaborative and cost effective “end-to-end” engineering strategy for projects of all sizes.
Over 30 years EDC have built a proud reputation for “outside the box” thinking, providing effective solutions for challenging projects. Our friendly and reliable service and established working relations with service provider’s and local councils, ensures a smooth pathway from the projects conception to completion.
Although we are well aware of the need to be cost-sensitive, EDC does not cut corners! Delivering work of a very high standard, with an emphasis on safety in design gives our customers peace of mind.