WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1990
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BILL TO TIGHTEN GEOTECHNICAL CONTROL IN NORTHWESTERN NT
LANDS, THE OF THE
READING
THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND HON CIVE OXLEY, TODAY (WEDNESDAY) MOVED THE SECOND BUILD NGS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990 IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
ΤΟ AUTHORITY
TIGHTEN THE KARST AREA OF THE
BILL THE
THE BUILDING WILL EMPOWER GEOTECHNICAL CONTROL OVER BUILDING WORKS IN NORTHWESTERN NEW TERRITORIES.
THE MR OXLEY SAID SERIOUS DIFFICULTIES HAD BEEN ENCOUNTERED IN
THE DEVELOPMENT OF, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF FOUNDATIONS FOR, AND
NEW TERRITORIES NORTHWESTERN CERTAIN SITES IN AN AREA OF THE WAS UNDERLAIN BY KARSTIC MARBLE BEDROCK, WHICH WAS ESSENTIALLY ROCK CONTAINING DISSOLUTION CAVITIES.
WHICH MARBLE
"TO ENSURE SAFE DEVELOPMENT OF A SITE IN SUCH A GEOLOGICALLY OF THE GEOLOGICAL FEATURES COMPLEX AREA, A GOOD UNDERSTANDING
THE ENGINEERING BEHAVIOUR UNDERLYING THE SITE AND HOW THESE AFFECT OF THE FOUNDATIONS IS ESSENTIAL.
"PROPERLY
DESIGNED,
BY FOLLOWED
HIGH CAREFUL
QUALITY
AND INTERPRETATION INVESTIGATION, INVESTIGATION RESULTS WILL HELP ACHIEVE THESE ENDS.
ΤΟ
ENSURE
THAT
RELIABLE
OF
GROUND THE GROUND
IMPORTANT
GEOLOGICAL NECESSARY "IT IS ALSO
AT THE DESIGN FEATURES UNDERLYING THE SITE ARE CAREFULLY CONSIDERED
AVOID THE CHOICE OF
OF AN STAGE OF THE BUILDING FOUNDATIONS SO AS TO INAPPROPRIATE FOUNDATION LAYOUT OR FOUNDATION TYPE," MR OXLEY SAID.
SOUGHT
THE
ΤΟ
OF
OF THE BILL
TO AMEND HE SAID CLAUSES 2 AND 10
(ADMINISTRATION) REGULATIONS BUILDINGS ORDINANCE AND BUILDING
APPROVAL REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF GROUND INVESTIGATION PLANS FOR THE
INVESTIGATION THE BUILDING AUTHORITY PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF GROUND WORKS IN THE AREA, AND TO REQUIRE THAT THE SUBMISSION OF A FOUNDATION
REPORT CONTAINING GEOTECHNICAL PLAN SHOULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY A
TOGETHER WITH A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE GEOLOGY OF THE SITE
PROBLEMS AND GEOTECHNICAL DISCUSSION OF THE ANTICIPATED GEOLOGICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF FOUNDATION WORKS.
A
A RISK THAT DURING CONSTRUCTION
"FOR FOUNDATIONS IN KARST AREAS, THERE IS ALWAYS DESPITE CONSERVATIVE DESIGN, PROBLEMS WILL ARISE OF THE FOUNDATIONS," HE SAID.
REGISTERED
IS
FOUNDATIONS, IT COMPLETED
STRUCTURAL OR THE PERSON
RECORDS AND TO REVIEW CONSTRUCTION
FOUNDATION CONSTRUCTION.'
"TO ENSURE MINIMUM RISK TO THE
AUTHORISED NECESSARY FOR THE ENGINEER TO MAINTAIN DETAILED THESE AT CLOSE INTERVALS DURING
M
THAT CLAUSE 4 MR OXLEY ADDED THE BUILDING
REQUIRE THE AUTHORITY TO REVIEWS OF
OF THE BILL SOUGHT
OF SUBMISSION
TO EMPOWER PERFORMANCE
FOUNDATION WORKS
WITHIN
AREA
NUMBER
2
PRIOR TO
COMMENCEMENT
OF
SUPERSTRUCTURAL WORKS.
DEBATE ON THE MOTION WAS ADJOURNED.
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