{"id":72,"date":"2018-08-11T09:20:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-11T08:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southwest-environmental.co.uk\/blog\/2018\/08\/11\/bre-365-soak-away-tests-gloucestershire\/"},"modified":"2018-08-11T09:20:00","modified_gmt":"2018-08-11T08:20:00","slug":"bre-365-soak-away-tests-gloucestershire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southwest-environmental.co.uk\/blog\/2018\/08\/11\/bre-365-soak-away-tests-gloucestershire\/","title":{"rendered":"BRE 365 Soak-Away Tests – Gloucestershire"},"content":{"rendered":"
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BRE 365 Soak-Away Tests – Gloucestershire<\/h2>\n

SWEL were engaged to undertake BRE 365 soak-away testing<\/a> at a site in Gloucestershire. The works includes site works and a full written report with design calculations and soak-away sizing calculations according to BRE 365. We include trial pit logs, photographs and extra information we feel may be of use, such as empirical strength estimates.<\/p>\n

The site was fairly large and very hilly. Which would have made access rather difficult if it were not for pre-existing access tracks, and a disused railway line which serves as a spine road for our investigations!<\/p>\n

There were various fallen trees etc. which had to be removed before we could start work, but our site staff normal carry a selection of cutting tools so as to get things moving as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Access was Tight ion the Wooded Areas – Note Quarry Face to Rear<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

In the course of a very long day we managed to complete 7 trail holes, with BRE 365 soak-away testing<\/a> carried out in each one.<\/p>\n

Bedrock was quite shallow at some points across the site. The western extents of the site included a quarry and a disused railway tunnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Many of the Soak-Away Pits Reveled Large Limestone Cobbles.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Infiltration rates across the site were variable, reflecting the steep topography and disturbed nature of the ground. The valley bottom showed slower soak-age rates whilst the the infilled quarry showed very rapid soak-age rates, likely due to the use of a very course fill media.<\/p>\n

The field work element of each test took between 30 mins and 2 hours, which many of the longer tests being run simultaneously.<\/p>\n

Our water bowser was towed by an Instructor from the nearby Whitecliff 4×4 Centre<\/a>, who was as skilled as he was amicable.<\/p>\n

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