PILING Embankment Stabilisation WILLENHALL, COVENTRY Client Story Rail Solution CFA Piles Plant Used Soilmec 208 www.van-elle.co.uk 0845 630 8993 Piling works were required to improve the stability of an existing 10m high Network Rail Embankment. The embankment at Willenhall had shown evidence of a deep seated rotational failure. Using good asset management practice, a feasibility scheme was developed to significantly reduce the risk of future movement. The chosen option of piling plus rock-filled shear key was designed to improve the slope stability of the embankment. Result The tough Bromsgrove sandstone meant that a customised auger for the piling rig was required and Van Elle ’s expert fabricators built a 450mm diameter, 1.5m auger wit

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