Freshwater Place, Melbourne

• 30 m overburden over HW to SW siltstone (variable)
• ~ 70 x 1.2 m diameter piles (plus others)
• serviceability loads of 17 MN to 30 MN
• design top-of-socket settlement : 1 % diameter

Estimated Savings

• 900 m in socket length
• 1000 m3 of concrete
• 1500 m3 reduction in spoil
• $1m saving plus 40 days of construction time

Additional Cost

• $20k in site investigation and design
• minimal $ for on-site works (logging and design)

For further information or general project advice please contact Dr. Julian Seidel of Foundation QA.