Publications and Position Papers

• Use of On-line Bidding for Foundation Contracts
  
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• Electronic Tendering for Geotechnical Works
  A protocol for the preparation of electronic tender data to avoid unnecessary time wasting through inappropriate formats or inadequate indexing.
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• What to Watch on JCT 05 Contracts
  
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• FPS Guidance Note:  Bentonite Support Fluids in Civil Engineering
  
  The document  provides information to enable a decision to be made  whether  a particular bentonite will produce a satisfactory support fluid, and gives guidance on the preparation, use, re-use and disposal of the bentonite slurry, and also on methods of testing.
  
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• FPS Guidance Note:  The Design of Bored Piles in Chalk
  
  FPS considers CIRIA report PR11 may give conservative designs for piles founded in good chalk. CIRIA report PR86 published in 2003 represents an advance in the design of piles in chalk but does not fully address discrepancies between the perceived behaviour of piles and chalk and the design method recommended in the PR11. The only way to find an enduring solution is to obtain more data from tests taken to failure. This FPS paper reviews PR11 and PR86 and proposes how to deal with the problem until more data is available.
  
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• FPS Guidance Note:  Deep Foundations above Aquifers
  
  This note was first published in the Water and Sewerage Journal, January 2000.  It gives valuable guidance to clients, designers and environmental regulators evaluating the impact of different foundation systems on underlying aquifers and groundwater.
  
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• FPS Guidance:  The application of the LOLER Regulations to Piling Rigs
  
  The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) came into force on 5 December 1998 to replace industry specific regulations on lifting, including sections of the Factories Act 1961, the Construction (Lifting Operations) Regulations 1961 and the Lifting Plant and Equipment (Records of Test and Examination) Regulations 1992.
  
  This Industry Code of Best Practice is designed to offer practical guidance on the application of the regulations to the piling industry. The document is designed to complement the Health and Safety Executive publication ‘Safe Use of Lifting Equipment, Approved Code of Practice and Guidance – L113’ and other guidance for the construction industry.
  
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• Lifting Operations on Piling Sites - Appointed Person Statement
  
  FPS position statement on appropriate qualifications and cards for "Appointed Person" and Slinger Signallers engaged in lifting operations on Piling sites.
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