dcarterassociates

Welcome to D Carter Associates - a trusted source of civil engineering expertise

We are a specialist independent firm with over fifteen years of experience in various areas of geotechnical and structural engineering including:

  • Waste disposal for the mining and sewage industries
  • Expert advice on building on land affected by mining
  • Reclamation
  • Structural and geotechnical calculations
Please see the Services page for further information on what we can offer you or your company.

D Carter Associates offers a professional service at competive fixed prices with initial appraisals being carried out completely free of charge in local areas. For more information please feel free to get in touch with us.

Our Philosophy
We are working engineers who have long experience in industry. We recognise that design must be functional and we therefore offer practical solutions after thoroughly investigating operational needs. In addition, we always strive to recommend solutions which are suitable for implementation with minimum further work, thereby reducing both lead times and costs for our clients.

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D Carter Associates has been operating for over fifteen years from offices in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire.

Yorkshire was a major centre of the mining industry in the UK and has wide variety of problems left by mining. Additionally we have experience of working in mining industries in many countries across the globe.

Profiles
D Carter Associates was founded by David Carter:

  • 30 years postgraduate civil engineering and mining experience
  • Specialises in tailings and spoil disposal from mines
  • Extensive experience in reclamation and environmental matters for the mining and sewage industries
  • Has worked on projects around the world - in Europe, South America, Africa, Asia and Australia.

Other reputable engineers with similar outstanding experience are brought in as necessary.

Languages Spoken
The firm has access to Russian, Korean and western European languages.

Mines and Quarries
  • Face Inspections
  • Tip inspections and reports
  • Mine gas advice and design
  • Structural surveys
  • Water treatment
Geotechnical and Civil Engineering
  • Calculation for Building Regulations
  • Foundation design
  • Site investigations
  • Slope Stability
  • Investigation of failures
Mine gas, heating and other legacies of Mining
  • Abandoned shafts
  • Burning underground and in tips
  • Mine gas advice and treatment
  • Reclamation
  • Building on land affected by mining
  • Subsidence
Sewage Waste Disposal
  • Design and operation of tips and lagoons
  • Site investigations
  • Inspection Reports
  • Remedial Works
Waste Dumps and Tailings Dams
  • Design and operation
  • Inspections
  • Remedial works
  • Stability
  • Water Balance
  • Estimates
Domestic Alterations
  • Drawings
  • Contract Preparation, CDM and Specifications
  • Calculations
  • Site Supervision
  • Expert witness
  • Estimates
  • Bound Reports

Please don't hesitate to contact us if you would like more information:

email: carter-david@btconnect.com

phone: +44 (0) 1924 455726

fax: +44 (0) 1924 444775

Alternatively you can visit us at our offices in Dewsbury, near Leeds:

D Carter Associates
18 Broadway House,
Crackenedge Lane,
Dewsbury,
W Yorkshire,
WF13 1PU.
United Kingdom

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