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Conventional bored piling

Bored foundation piles for demanding sites and structural requirements.

Our projects include conventional bored piling alongside existing structures and for a crane base. Equipment selection and site sequencing are considered against the project requirements.

Contiguous piled retaining wall installation on the narrow Newcastle East site

Murray Avenue, Newcastle East

A staged retaining wall package on a site under 6 m wide.

The site

A site less than 6 m wide, steep ground, shallow neighbouring foundations and hard rock constrained access and construction.

Our approach

Sequenced the walls and foundation piles, coordinated excavator positions, used a masted rig where access allowed and formed a ramp for the lowest stage.

Builder: GTS Constructions. Engineer: Izzat Consulting Engineers. Architect: Curious Practice.

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Foundation and shoring works on the Blueys Beach headland project

Blueys Beach headland

Foundation and wall piles for a headland renovation.

The site

A complex headland renovation required foundation piles, a garage shoring wall and later a crane base. Ground and rock conditions differed from those anticipated.

Our approach

Discussed the encountered conditions with the engineers and adjusted some of the wall piles to a soldier-pile arrangement. The Heavies later completed additional crane-base and stair foundation piling.

Builder: J Moore Builders. Engineer: Collins & Associates. Geotechnical consultant: Regional Geotechnical Solutions.

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The Heavies piling rig at the Stoney Creek Bridge abutment works in Pembrooke

Stoney Creek Bridge, Pembrooke

Cased bored abutment piles through fractured mudstone.

The site

Highly fractured mudstone, with reported core loss of up to 40%, complicated the abutment works. Piles at the second abutment needed to extend up to 4 m deeper than designed.

Our approach

Used the Mait HR75 to install 800 mm pile casings to rock-socket depth, extended reinforcement cages with specialist on-site welding, and completed the piles using tremie concrete placement.

Construction partner: ACG – Alliance Construction Group.

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Bored piling & site planning

Our published capability extends to 1,800 mm diameter and 40 m depth. Our equipment includes excavator-mounted drilling tools and dedicated Kelly-bar rigs. Discuss the ground, access and working platform early.

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Call Daniel Goodman with the location, scope and timing. Drawings and geotechnical information are helpful when available.

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Working across Newcastle, the Central Coast and the Mid-North Coast.

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