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Five years ago, this Huey was still in Army-issue olive. Now she is seen, resplendent in her beautiful new color scheme.
River Dargle Flood Defence Scheme.
These images were taken during the first week of August 2013, tracking the on-going river bank alterations.
The prolonged dry weather is now apparent in the soil surface.
We would all experience the effects of, in Irish terms, a prolonged 'heatwave'.
Activity in this Slang area has been drastically curtailed in recent months. What work still being carried on seemed to involve endless shifting, and 'turning' of top spoil.
Despite the prolonged dry period, there is a slow, but constant, seepage of water from the upper banks, gathering along the lower riverbank shelf.
One has got to question the impact of such seepage on the integrity of the recently-constructed upper banks, especially the exposed slopes.
Some local activity now in recycling the large stones, gathered in cairns, down to the riverbed, with the apparent intention of influencing/changing the flow patterns, and thus preventing untoward debris build-up.
To paraphrase: 'Man proposes, but Nature disposes'.
River Dargle Flood Defence Scheme.
These images were taken during the first week of November 2012.
As part of the on-going river bank alterations and excavation of the river bed, it was also necessary to monitor and measure the impact such works were having on buildings close to the river banks, especially those structures in the La Vallee park.
Talking to the operatives, they explained that their primary task was to drill test bore holes, down to the rock bed.
Such drillings were necessary to determine any possible impact upon the river bank on the buildings side after recent excavations and workings, and calculate whether there might be any possible degradation to the integrity to the ground.
Along the span of the buildings, such test drillings measured between 9 - 12 metres before hitting the rock bed.
When you looked very closely, even to the untrained eye, the buildings were constructed literally at the edge of the river bank.
You'd gotta pray that the core foundations were more than adequate to prevent any slippage or subsidence.
River Dargle Flood Defence Scheme.
These images were taken during the last week of September 2012, tracking the on-going river bank alterations and excavation of the river bed.
In preparation for the river-bank strengthening/protection along this stretch of the river, a 2nd channel was created -- with the intention of diverting the river.
Having endured a similar flooding only days earlier, another heavy fall of rain caused the channels to fill up again.
It meant starting all over again - draining this road/bank side channel, cutting a release channel near the bridge to release the volume, and activating pumps to assist with the repeated drainage.
Matters were never helped by the overflow pipe which siphoned run-off from the adjacent motorway!
Always quite amazing to see how water levels could drain away within a few days.
The question would always be -- how much work could be completed before the (inevitable) next run of water?
As we can see, one or two day's intense rain could produce rapid flooding of channels, swamping on-going works, and causing temporary vehicle access paths to have to be repaired.
And these access ramps were proving difficult to navigate for the fully-laden dumpers/trucks.
This A250 Volvo truck cannot reverse up the muddy ramp, and is having to be towed by a CAT 3300 and nudged by a CASE CX 210.
Those towing belts are remarkably strong -- but I still wouldn't want to be standing too close to them in case they snapped!
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River Dargle Flood Defence Scheme.
These images were taken during the second week of August 2012, tracking the on-going river bank alterations and excavation of the river bed
River Dargle Flood Defence Scheme.
These images were taken during the third week of June 2014. Preparation and constructions works are now underway in this area of the The Slang/Dargle River.
JONS Civil Engineering would appear to have the contract to devise/construct/complete a retaining wall along the La Vallee office+apartment stretch of riverbank. Much of the early work involves removal of plant material along the riverbanks, adjacent to the office-apartments complexes. Heavy machinery now appears on site, rows of sheetpile steel lengths are trucked in, and carefully laid out, access ramp down to the riverbed is cut and graded, and hard-core of varying grades is stockpiled. The continued dry, sunny weather is a welcome relief for this production work.
River Dargle Flood Defence Scheme.
These images were taken during the third week of June 2014. Preparation and constructions works are now underway in this area of the The Slang/Dargle River.
JONS Civil Engineering would appear to have the contract to devise/construct/complete a retaining wall along the La Vallee office+apartment stretch of riverbank. Much of the early work involves removal of plant material along the riverbanks, adjacent to the office-apartments complexes. Heavy machinery now appears on site, rows of sheetpile steel lengths are trucked in, and carefully laid out, access ramp down to the riverbed is cut and graded, and hard-core of varying grades is stockpiled. The continued dry, sunny weather is a welcome relief for this production work. Mind you, early morning sea-mist, whilst dramatic, can be a little disconcerting when large heavy pieces of machinery are on the move!
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Ferguslie Park held its second and now their annual “Own Yer Bike” ride around the scheme today under glorious weather. All the while the yellow vest volunteers watched out for the kids out to have a great time. All be it at the starting line one wee boy did fall off and bang hos knee. But just like an Argentine footballer, he was up in seconds demanding a free kick…
So with loud music free food and bouncy castles to keep everyone happy before a free cone finished the day. All in all everyone one had a great time which Mark Small along with his crew must be chuffed to bits with…
The rest of the photos come later 😉 By the way the pals of the privies have a foam party tomorrow in Glen Coats park, which kicks of at 1pm folks… just saying, especially since this year they have a giant soap slide that should make for a great day and photo op…
July 17th 2021
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In the first scheme of its kind in the UK, cyclists using Royal College Street in Camden Town are now separated from traffic by a series of robust planters containing an array of colourful shrubs and flowers, together with other pioneering measures. (Sept 2013)
The new layout sets aside nearly half of the street for cycling with two metre wide tracks in each direction.
Junctions on the street have also been changed to encourage motorists to reduce their speed and give way to pedestrians and cyclists.
The completed cycle route provides links from the Regents Canal to Euston and on to Bloomsbury and the West End. We also plan to extend the link north and south to connect Kentish Town to King's Cross and to open up a network of safe, high quality cycle routes. Consultation on the extension is planned for January 2014.
More details on www.camden.gov.uk/cycling
on wednesday i'll make my annual trip over to cape town with work, but what's keeping me more excited is the week after i finish will be spent on a road trip around namibia. if i'm honest i've felt too busy and stressed recently to look ahead and get excited by it, but this weekend i started making plans and got a better idea of what kind of place i'd be exploring - and it looks awesome. i'm not sure how i'm going to cram everything i want to do into 7 days and what's looking like a 1000 mile drive - but i'm sure i'll have fun trying.
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River Dargle Flood Defence Scheme.
These images were taken during the last week of August 2012, tracking the on-going river bank alterations and excavation of the river bed.
River bed area further upstream of the La Vallee Apartment complex, adjacent to the permanent bridge allowing access to the Traveller site. This location is close to the point at which the river changes direction, running beneath the N11 dual-carriageway, and wending it's way back towards Powerscourt and Enniskerry village.
Gabions consist of steel ‘baskets’ filled with rock pieces. They are filled and then fixed together to provide protection and strength to the existing river bank. They allow ground water to flow through them which helps prevent waterlogging of the bank behind them. Existing examples of these can be seen (here) on the North bank to the rear of the La Vallee Apartments.
Long shallow versions of gabions, known as ‘mattresses’, are used to protect the edges of the river channel, particularly at bends in the river.
Back in 1963 my aunt and uncle took a trip to the Snowy Mountains.
At the time most of Australia was in the grip of 'Snowy Mountains Fever' - the Snowy Scheme was to that time the greatest civil engineering feat undertaken Australia in which the flow of the Snowy River (which flowed east to the sea) was diverted through a series of dams to flow west to assist irrigate farmlands in the Riverina districts.
The scheme also provided the wherewithal to generate the additional electricity needed for Australia's eastern seabord in the years ahead.
These pictures are scanned from slides my aunt took on the trip. Sadly many of the slides I found are now 'beyond repair'. But these are a tribute to the men and women who built the Snowy Scheme.
Various compositions illustrating different color schemes. These are my favorite six from another set of twelve.
Classwork.
River Dargle Flood Defence Scheme.
These images were taken during the third week of June 2014. Preparation and constructions works are now underway in this area of the The Slang/Dargle River.
JONS Civil Engineering would appear to have the contract to devise/construct/complete a retaining wall along the La Vallee office+apartment stretch of riverbank. Much of the early work involves removal of plant material along the riverbanks, adjacent to the office-apartments complexes. Heavy machinery now appears on site, rows of sheetpile steel lengths are trucked in, and carefully laid out, access ramp down to the riverbed is cut and graded, and hard-core of varying grades is stockpiled. The continued dry, sunny weather is a welcome relief for this production work.
The colour scheme seems to be from the Grand Budapest Hotel film, style Wes Anderson.
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River Dargle Flood Defence Scheme.
These images were taken during the first week of October 2012, tracking the on-going river bank alterations and excavation of the river bed.
With the river bed/bank protection work partially completed, the 2nd channel was filled in, and water diverted back to it's primary route. Work continued to back-fill the riverside, building up the overall height of The Slang area.
As we can see, one or two day's intense rain could produce rapid flooding of channels, swamping on-going works, and causing temporary vehicle access paths to have to be repaired. And these access ramps were proving difficult to navigate for the fully-laden dumpers/trucks. One hell of a wet and messy place to be working, especially for the guys on foot.
Gabions consist of steel ‘baskets’ filled with rock pieces. They are filled and then fixed together to provide protection and strength to the existing river bank. They allow ground water to flow through them which helps prevent waterlogging of the bank behind them. Existing examples of these can be seen (here) on the North bank to the rear of the La Vallee Apartments.
Long shallow versions of gabions, known as ‘mattresses’, are used to protect the edges of the river channel, particularly at bends in the river.