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FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1990

THE LEGISLATION, IN THE AMENDMENT INTRODUCED AS AN ADDITIONAL SCHEDULED AREA AMENDMENTS

THE BUILDINGS

PROVISIONS:

ORDINANCE

WITH

AREA

CONCERNED WOULD BE

IN THE FIFTH SCHEDULE OF

THE CONTAINING

FOLLOWING

OF THE

THE APPROVAL

(A) GROUND INVESTIGATION PLANS REQUIRE

BUILDING AUTHORITY PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF WORKS;

(B)

A GEOTECHNICAL REQUIRED TO ACCOMPANY THE AND

APPRAISAL

OF

THE

DESIGN FOUNDATION

GROUND

CONDITIONS

IS

SUBMISSION;

(C)

THE CONDITIONS EXPERIENCED DURING FOUNDATION CONSTRUCTION REVIEWED AND THIS REVIEW BUILDING AUTHORITY,

REQUIRE REQUIRES

PILE ΤΟ BE

INSTALLATION

AND

DOCUMENTED

AND

THE

APPROVAL

OF

THE

A BASIS OF GROUND INVESTIGATIONS AND

ITEM (A) OF THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION WILL PROVIDE ENFORCEMENT OF THE TECHNICAL STANDARDS OF THE DEGREE OF QUALIFIED SUPERVISION NEEDED.

ITEM (B) WILL ENSURE THAT CONSIDERED IN FOUNDATION DESIGNS.

GEOLOGICAL IMPORTANT

FEATURES ARE

A RISK ARISE. IN

DESPITE ORDER

CONSERVATIVE IN KARST AREAS, THERE, IS ALWAYS

TO MINIMISE DESIGN THAT FOUNDATION PROBLEMS MIGHT

BUILDING THIS RISK, ITEM (C) OF THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION EMPOWERS THE

AND THE REGISTERED PERSON THE AUTHORISED AUTHORITY

REQUIRE

COMMENCEMENT PRIOR TO SUBMIT, ENGINEER · TO STRUCTURAL SUPERSTRUCTURE WORKS, A FOUNDATION CONSTRUCTION REVIEW CARRIED OUT AN EXPERIENCED ENGINEER, BASED ON DETAILED CONSTRUCTION RECORDS.

ΤΟ

"THE GEOTECHNICAL

OF

BY

CONTROL OFFICE

HAS ENGAGED A SPECIALIST AND

PRACTICE CONSTRUCTION

**

THESE

DIFFICULT

GROUND

CONDITIONS,

FOUNDATION CONSULTANT TO ADVISE ON DESIGN FOR DEEP FOUNDATIONS

IN

MR

SHELTON SAID.

TO PRACTISING PERSONS

WERE CONVEYED A NUMBER OF HIS RECOMMENDATIONS ENGINEERS THROUGH THE ISSUE OF A PRACTICE NOTE FOR AUTHORISED AND REGISTERED STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS IN FEBRUARY 1989.

BY UNDERLAIN

EMPLOYED A SURVEY TO

OF

AREAS MR SHELTON ALSO SAID THAT TO IDENTIFY THE

OFFICE HAD THE BEDROCK, MARBLE

GROTECHNICAL CONTROL

GEOLOGICAL THE BRITISH SPECIALIST KARST GEOLOGIST FROM CARRY OUT AN INTENSIVE GEOLOGICAL MAPPING PROJECT COVERING AN AREA 6,000 HECTARES IN NORTH-WESTERN NEW TERRITORIES.

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