Geotechnical Aspects of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Site

This paper reviews the geotechnical aspects of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Site at Homebush Bay: a geological environment of shale, residual clays, alluvial sediments, and filling. Of these materials, the soft alluvial sediments provided some of the most challenging geotechnical conditions. The paper focuses on one particular geotechnical case study, which was the investigation for proposed irrigation ponds in the former landfill areas. The work involved the investigation of the soft alluvial materials for the assessment of slope stability of the ponds.