Statutory advisory notice regarding educational engineering publications, site classification estimators, and geotechnical reference frameworks.
All information, articles, technical monographs, soil classification estimators, and reference data published by GAT (QLD) Pty Ltd on this portal are made available strictly for general educational and technical guidance purposes. They do not constitute formal, site-specific professional geotechnical or structural engineering advice.
Ground conditions can vary substantially across short spatial distances due to natural geological layering, undocumented fill, groundwater fluctuations, and vegetation influence. No building, foundation, footing, earth retaining structure, or civil works should be designed or constructed based solely on general publications or online classification calculators.
Prior to detailed foundation design or council submission in Queensland, an on-site geotechnical investigation must be performed by qualified personnel in accordance with AS 1726 (Geotechnical Site Investigations) and signed off by a Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ).
Accessing this website or downloading published monographs does not create a retainer or professional consulting relationship between you and GAT (QLD) Pty Ltd. A formal relationship is established only upon the mutual execution of a written consulting agreement and scope of works.
While GAT (QLD) Pty Ltd exercises due diligence to ensure that citations of Australian Standards (including AS 2870, AS 1726, AS 2159, and AS 3798) reflect current regulatory revisions, building codes and regional council planning schemes are subject to periodic amendment. Users are responsible for verifying the current currency of all referenced engineering standards.
To the maximum extent permitted by the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) and Queensland civil liability legislation, GAT (QLD) Pty Ltd disclaims all liability for any loss, structural damage, financial expense, or delay resulting from the direct or indirect use of, or reliance upon, materials presented on this website without independent site verification.
For specific engineering inquiries or advisory clarifications, please contact:
GAT (QLD) Pty Ltd — Technical Standards Committee
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