Notting Hill – Bored pile Retaining wall to allow a new basement construction
Principal Contractor – Heery International Limited
Structural Engineer – Arup
Piling Solutions Order value – £66,000
Piling Solutions Ltd. were employed as a sub contractor by Heery International Limited to construct a bored pile retaining wall. The piled wall was constructed as temporary works to allow the safe excavation and construction of a new basement as part of a residential development.
The new development is within an existing Mews that is accessed by a narrow covered entrance. In total 75 piles of 450 diameter and 11m depth were constructed. Reinforcement of up 8T20 bars being placed the full depth of the piles.
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A view of the completed piles that form the retaining wall |
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A view of one of the specialist mini-piling rigs from the Piling Solutions fleet at work |
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A view of the access to the site shows the limited space available for the equipment to manoeuvre through |