Soils often need treating to support the weight of a building or to withstand the loads imposed by a piece of infrastructure. This can mean improving the ground or putting in foundations to transfer the loads to deeper more competent layers.
Related projects
Commercial
Kestrel Park
Ground improvements to support the construction of new warehouses on 135,000 sq ft of previously undeveloped land have been successfully completed by Keller.
Residential
Tooting Police Station
Keller has carried out specialist geotechnical work for the 'sensitive redevelopment' of a former art deco police station into apartments.
Commercial
Indurent Park
• The use of Vibro stone columns to improve the bearing capacity and settlement performance of the engineered made ground and underlying natural soils
• Large scale zone testing to validate the Vibro works as specified by Stantec
Commercial
Saltbox - Rigid Inclusions and Vibro Stone Columns
• Achieved high capacities and tight settlement control
• Facilitated the adoption of simple spread footings and ground bearing slabs
• Achieved rapid installation – foundation works following immediately behind
• Reduced the carbon impact by offering a combination of solutions
Commercial
Grandidges Quay
Keller were contracted by Glencar Construction Limited to provide a combination of both rigid inclusions and CFA solutions. Keller offered a fully displacement solution for the warehouse & sprinkler tank areas and Installed CFA piles for the crane base area next to a sensitive Dock Wall. This facilitated the adoption of a ground bearing floor slab and Keller switched the rigs between RI & CFA methods to optimise programme.
