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John Davis

Mr. John Davis is an engineering geologist and geotechnical engineer with over 37 years’ experience. He has particular experience and expertise in the following areas: Engineering geology, tunnelling, groundwater, ground improvement, foundations, retaining structures, slope stability earthworks, Quaternary engineering geology, ground investigation and disputes involving unforeseen ground conditions.

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  1. Mr Davis is a Section Editor and author of 3 Chapters for the ongoing revisions of the ICE manual of Geotechnical Engineering due to be published in 2023.
  2. Davis, J. A., Essex, R., Drake, A., Farooq, I.. Geotechnical Baseline Reports: A good practice guide. CIRIA C807 2023.
  3. Davis, J. A. Geotechnical Baseline Reports – ground models you can just make up? Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, 54, 13 October 2020
  4. Flynn, A. L., Collins, P. E. F., Skipper, J. A., Pickard, T., Koor, N., Reading, P. and Davis, J. A. Buried (drift-filled) hollows in London – a review of their location and key characteristics. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, 54, 10 December 2020
  5. Bischoff, C. A., Ghail, R. C., Mason, P. J., Ferritti, A., Davis, J. A., revealing millimetre-scale ground movements in London using SqueeSAR™. QJEG&H in press and published online May 2019
  6. Davis, J. A., Soler, R., Hill, N. & Staerk, A.. (2018) Tunnelling out of a Drift Filled Hollow under Moorgate (In Print) The Crossrail Project, Infrastructure Design and Construction, Vol 5, 2018.  Winner of the 2018 Crossrail Technical Papers Competition.
  7. Kinnear, J. K., Nicholls, B. G. Davis, J. A. & Wiegand, F. (2018) Cross passage construction on the Crossrail C310 Thames Tunnel. Chalk 18, details tbc.
  8. Kinnear, J. K., Davis, J. A., Wiegand, F. & Smith, R. (2018) Cross passage ground treatment for the Crossrail C310 Thames tunnel. Chalk 18, details tbc.
  9. The Crossrail Project, Infrastructure Design and Construction, Vol 4, 2017 and http://learninglegacy.crossrail.co.uk/article-author/john-davis/
  10. Davis, J. A. (2017) Crossrail’s Experience of Geotechnical Baseline Reports,
  11. http://learninglegacy.crossrail.co.uk/documents/cross-passages-construction-methods-geology/
  12. Davis, J. A. (2016) Crossrail Tunnel Cross Passages – Construction Methods and Geology. Crossrail Learning Legacy Website.
  13. http://learninglegacy.crossrail.co.uk/documents/crossrail-tunnel-boring-machine-launch-reception-arrangements/
  14. Davis, J. A. (2016) Crossrail Tunnel Boring Machine Launch and Reception Arrangements. Crossrail Learning Legacy Website.
  15. Davis, J. A. (2015) A Geology of London for Tunnellers and Engineers. In The Crossrail Project, Infrastructure Design and Construction, Vol 3, 2015.
  16. Menkiti, C. O., Davis, J. A., Semertzidou, K., Abbireddy, C. O. R., Hight, D. W., Williams J, & Black, M. (2014) The Geology and Properties of the Thanet Sand Formation – an update from the Crossrail Project, in The Crossrail Project, Infrastructure Design and Construction, Vol 2, 2014.
  17. Davis, J. A. & Russell, L. (2014) The Transport and Beneficial Re-use of Crossrail excavated material, in The Crossrail Project, Infrastructure Design and Construction, Vol 2, 2014.
  18. ICE manual of geotechnical engineering 2012, Chapter 46: Ground Exploration.
  19. ICE manual of geotechnical engineering 2012, Chapter 41: Man made Hazards and obstructions (with Dr. Clive Edmonds).

Areas of expertise

  • Engineering geology
  • Tunnelling
  • Ground improvement
  • Ground investigation
  • Geotechnical Baseline Reports
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