Civil

This is a civil report that summarizes the findings of a site investigation conducted in preparation for the construction of a sports field. The field of interest is located directly across from Wint's Q-block at Avalon University. The majority of the land is used for agriculture. There is a sports facility on the western side of the site, and on the eastern side, there is a parking lot. The investigation focused on three topics: the need to evaluate the surface conditions and make recommendations about the suitability of the project's chosen location. Two, assess the lab results and make recommendations about the nature of the site's soil. Three, conduct an aggregate test and come up with necessary recommendations for the court pavement. Consequently, the report was limited to conducting investigations within specified areas of interest that included site walkover, accessing and conducting tests on the soil samples obtained from the construction site, conduct aggregate tests, and finally report preparation.

Analyses of the survey of the construction location revealed that the site is quite accessible. A mapping exercise of the investigation process showed that there is a major entrance from the Sorts Waika building. Construction trucks and cars can as well access the site. There are two roads bordering the site, one on the eastern side and the other on the southeastern side. With the help of a topographical map that was retrieved from en.nz topomap.com, the area’s topography exists in the ranges 37 to 40 meters. Even though the area appears to be generally a level field, the area at some points show a proximate elevation of 0.2 percent at the center of the site when approaching from the eastern side.

Correspondingly, it was inferred based on the lab results and lack of evidence that the area has no groundwater is available in the area. However, it was observed that soil porosity as well permeability varied in the entire site. Similarly, two dry ponds that have the tendency of filling up whenever there is substantial rain existed on both sides of the central elevation. Moreover, the northwestern part of the site has huge debris. In regards to the type of vegetation, it became lucid that the surrounding of the location is mostly covered with grass comprising hay that is mainly dry, and vegetation in the ponds that are long as well as thick. An examination of the services’ map further created an awareness that beneath the site, there is running power line. Besides, there are electric fences that border the marked area on all its sides.

Delving into the hydrogeology of the site, inferences were made in observance of the Waika regional council publication on soil mapping. The publication noted that the area is most likely to have soils known as Karapari series. In this view, it was found that soil within Wint, as well as some parts surrounding the site, was dominantly characteristic mixture of peaty loam and alluvium. Definitely, the colluvium or alluvium type of soil is made of clay, silt, and mud. The loamy soils of the regions emanate from the decaying dead plants and animals. The geological map, nevertheless, reveals that the site is situated on the boundary of the Paiko which is a constituent of the Tauranga group.

In conclusion, the investigation was conducted mainly to find a suitable site for establishing a sports field. Sincet the region is mainly an agricultural field, it was necessary that the site is assessed for accessibility, type of vegetation, soil type, the topography, and hydrogeology aspects of the area. Therefore, laboratory tests identified certain soil properties while the survey of the construction site led to mapping and demarcation of the site's boundaries.