Secant pile walls
Technique
Secant pile walls A secant pile wall consists of overlapping (secant) piles to form structural or cutoff walls and achieve the required water tightness. The design can incorporate steel bar or beams…
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Vibro concrete columns
Technique
Vibro concrete columns This technique involves construction of concrete columns with a bottom-feed, down-hole vibratory probe to transfer loads through weak strata to a firm underlying stratum. Vibro…
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Dynamic replacement
Technique
Dynamic replacement Dynamic replacement is a variation on dynamic compaction and uses the energy of a falling weight to drive large diameter granular columns into cohesionless soils and fills.…
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Soilcrete® (Jet Grouting)
Technique
Soilcrete® (Jet Grouting) Jet Grouting uses high velocity fluid jets to construct cemented soil of varying geometries in the ground. Jet grouting illustration Common uses Often the preferred solution…
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Anchors - single bond length
Technique
Anchors - single bond length Ground anchors transfer tensile loads and consist of an anchor head, a free length and a bond length. The free length enables the anchor to be, a big advantage for…
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SBMA
Technique
SBMA Single bore multiple anchor (SBMA) are ground anchors with multiple (more than one) bonds. sbma illustration Common uses Excavation support Temporary or permanent slope stabilisation Can be…
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Contiguous pile walls
Technique
Contiguous pile walls Contiguous pile walls consist of piles arranged in a way that a gap remains between the piles. Where required the soil between the piles can be stabilised during excavation by…
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Sheet piles
Technique
Sheet piles Sheet piling retains soil, using steel sheets with interlocking edges and is applied using both vibratory and vibration-free installation rigs. Sheet piles illustration Common uses…
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