The proposed development was the con-struction of high-rise holiday apartments
The proposed development was the con-struction of high-rise holiday apartments
1 PagesCase Study The Challenge The proposed development was the con- struction of high-rise holiday apartments, ten -storeys in height with a 1 storey basement. The site is located in the heart of London ’s law district which posed some complex logis- tical challenges. Due to the site constraints, conventional CFA was not possible, and given the scale of the proposed development, we needed a rig that was capable of drilling 450mm diameter piles up to 24.5m depth. This was a good opportunity to test our brand new 15T Hutte 204. The ground conditions on site comprised 5m of Made Ground, over 1.5m of Hackney Gravel, underlain by London Clay to depth. Groundwater was encountered at 5.2m be- low ground level which prohibited the use of an open-hole technique. The works entailed the insta
