Assignment 1 – Planning a Geotechnical Investigation and Testing Program
Foundations for Brisbane’s New Queen’s Wharf Development
• As a starting point, goto:
http://www.statedevelopment.qld.gov.au/majorprojects/queens-wharf-brisbane.html
• Queen’s Wharf Development:
– Buildings:
• Casino
• 3 hotels
• 3 residential towers
• Department store and 50 food and beverage outlets
• Cinema and Queensland Hotel and Hospitality School
– Foreshore development and parklands
– Pedestrian bridge
Queen’s Wharf Development Some Background Data
• Topography, Geomorphology, Geology and Soils of Brisbane CBD:
http://eisdocs.dsdip.qld.gov.au/Completed%20Proje cts/Cross%20River%20Rail/EIS/EIS%2030%20Aug %202011/01%20Volume%201/07%20Soils%20Top ography%20and%20Geomorphology.pdf • Excavations in Brisbane CBD:
http://australiangeomechanics.org/admin/wpcontent/uploads/2015/03/36_3_5.pdf
Erosion Hazard for Brisbane CBD
Erosion Hazard
Acid Sulfate Soils for Brisbane CBD

Some Design Guidelines
• Assume:
– 3 m high floors
– Average 10 kPa dead + live loading per floor
Plan a Geotechnical Investigation and Testing Program
• Discuss likely geotechnical requirements of proposed development (25%):
– Building basements and foundations
– Foreshore development and parklands
– Pedestrian bridge
• Discuss likely ground conditions and geotechnical constraints of site (30%):
– Excavations and foundations
– Ground and surface water considerations
• Outline geotechnical investigation & testing program to address & satisfy above (45%)