Key People

Werner Britz

ENGINEER-IN-TRAINING
  • EDUCATION: B Eng (Hons)
  • JOINED ARQ: 2020
  • DIVISION: Geotech

Werner is an engineer working in the Geotechnical Division of ARQ. The first two years of Werner’s engineering experience comprised the setting up of detailed design drawings for bridges, conducting the structural design of concrete piles, creating full-length 3D models of retaining and noise walls as well as conducting a review and structural re-design of concrete culverts for a major road upgrade project in Liberia.

In the Geotechnical field, Werner’s experience includes the design of concrete block retaining walls, lateral support solutions, mechanically stabilized earth walls and piled foundations. Werner also conducted probabilistic stability analyses for a 40m high rock fill and completed the design of the accompanying dynamic compaction. Werner has also been involved with the preparation of various tender and BOQ documents and the formal adjudication thereof. Werner’s site experience includes various test pit investigations, DCP test oversight, quality assurance and control evaluations for various designs and permanent on-site support for material quality checks, dynamic compaction and impact rolling compaction works.