Case Study: New Reservoir, Dublin Airport www.van-elle.co.uk 01773 580580 info@van-elle.co.uk Project Overview A 3,000m2 reservoir is under construction at Dublin Airport to hold 14,500l3 litres of water for drinking and fire safety use. The initial project scope included anti -floatation ground anchors which were costly and involved an increased programme time. Van Elle were called in to give our expertise on the design and came up with a cost saving piled solution. Result The €130,000 contract consisted of the design, installation and testing of a CFA (Continuous Flight Auger) tension piling solution to support the base of the reservoir structure. The structure required the piles to act under tension due to the potential uplift as water is withdrawn from the

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