Project Profiles
In the North of Spain, overlooking the Bay of Biscay, lies the beautiful Basque city of San Sebastian-Donostía. A haven for sun seekers and food lovers alike, this city was the location of a research project undertaken by the...
A new wind farm by Enercon GmbH near Barenburg, Germany had several geotechnical issues. The site is located within an onshore oil field. A number of wind turbines have already been constructed with more underway, all founded on large excavated...
Tripoli is the capital and largest city in Libya. The city derived its name from the Greek for 3 cities, Tarabulus (the original cities being Sabrata, Ouia and Liptes) and is situated on the southern coast of the Mediterranean on...
Azerbaijan lies on the border between Eastern Europe and Western Asia. A member of the European Council since 2001, and a CIS member country, the former Soviet state is delicately balanced between Russian interests to the North and European interests...
The first CFA bi directional pile test in Europe was performed in Villanova D’Albenga, Northern Italy. Although the loads achieved were not record breaking, proving the system could be used for small piles was an achievement Loadtest are very...
Loadtest performed the first Osterberg cell tests in Australia on the Gateway Bridge project in Brisbane. Due to the test loads required 88MN, the O-cell was the perfect choice to determine the 1500 mm diameter pile capacities and socket friction...
The Solomenka project is a mixed use project in the heart of the capitol city of the Ukraine, Kiev. Located near the historic Voksal Central Train Station, little prior knowledge about the soil properties in this area, made preliminary pile...
Expansion and upgrading of the rail system in North Western Italy is a huge commitment to provide reliable public transport for the future. Construction of new railway line can be a difficult process, overcoming rugged coastline requiring multiple rock tunnels...
Guinea-Bissau in West Africa has several rivers making road traffic to and from Senegal a challenge. Outside of the capital city São Vicente, the last remaining river without a bridge is the Cacheu river. The existing ferry service was replaced...
Due to reclamation of the coastal area shortly after WWII using a variety of fill material over unstable glacial deposits, this area suffers from continuous settlement. Mix-in-place ground treatment has been used in some areas and a variety of driven...
Redevelopment and expansion of Malpensa Airport, Milan required installation of large diameter bored piles as part of the new foundation. Pile diameters up to 1800mm with working loads of 15MN were specified for this project. Performing a test load of...
The City Tunnel of Leipzig is the last and central component of the railway system restructuring process in Greater Leipzig. Not only can the suburban train system be restructured after the tunnel has been put into operation, but traffic connections...
Project: Zambezi River Bridge Location: Zambezi River, Caia Mozambique Designers: GRID, Ltda., Louis, Berger Group, WSP Group Foundation Contractor:Trevi S.p.A. This new 2.3 km (1.45 mile) span over the Zambezi River links the towns of Caia and Chimuara in...
Zaragoza is Spain’s fifth largest city with a current population exceeding 650,000 inhabitants. As host of Expo 2008, this project became a centerpiece of the exposition hoping to attract tourism receipts of over a thousand million euros and the creation...
The new Göttingen to Halle autobahn BAB A38 will alleviate heavy traffic flow on the B80 in Germany. A viaduct is required where the route crosses Peace Valley (Friedetal) near Sollstedt in the state of Thüringen. This viaduct will have...
The previous Rhine road bridge in Wesel was built in 1952 using the original pier foundations of the earlier 1916 bridge. This bridge has now been replaced by a new and exciting cable stay design that carries the Bundesstrasse B58...
Several large high-rise projects in Moscow have required foundations into the Suvorov Limestone through the Voskrensky clay. Since the behaviour of the Limestone is relatively unknown pile tests have been recommended to verify the foundation designs. Bi-directional testing using O-cells...
The need to connect the ports of Radés and La Goulette by bridge was essential to promoting the development of both North and South Tunis lake areas as well as enabling expansion of the two ports. Project: Radés-La Goulette Bridge...
The Zeil, Frankfurt am Main was the site of the first Osterberg cell test in Germany. In April 2004, the largest static load pile test on German soil was performed using Osterberg cells, in the heart of Frankfurt.The bi-directional load...
The project - BAB A 38, Göttingen – Halle Süd (A143) BW 4616/06A is located over the Weidatalbrücke, Esperstedt, Germany. Consisting of a 435 m long box girder bridge of seven spans; the longest 158 m. Project: Weidatalbrücke Location: Esperstedt,...
A new high speed railway line from Genoa to Milan required interconnecting the new infrastructure with the Giovi, Genoa - La Spezia, Genoa-Turin and Alessandria-Piacenza lines, and involving the inter-ports of Rivalta Scrivia and Milan South. This involved the construction...
Set in the Isle of Dogs, Charrington’s Wharf (Tower Hamlet Condominiums or New Providence Wharf) in London was the second site for Osterberg Cell® (O-cell®) testing in the United Kingdom. The O-cell testing for Stent Foundations Ltd. (John Spence,...
Situated on KwaZulu-Natal's fertile south coast, Richards Bay, once a holiday town, has developed into a major port. Today, Richards Bay is a thriving industrial site with a direct rail connection to the mines for coal and other mining exports....
Heathrow Airport, London was the site of the first Osterberg Cell® (O-cell®) test in the United Kingdom. Heathrow’s Terminal 5 Project is scheduled for completion in 2007 and will increase passenger capacity by 30 million to 85 million per year....
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