Summary:
Southwest Contracting Ltd. was mobilized to help when a 290’ F steel sheet piling cut off wall refused to advance thru clay layers in saturated dense sands along side the Fraser River.
Date:
May 2005Client:
Corporation of the City of New Westminster
SWC selected the Klemm KL104, a large German 12 ton tracked drill rig with dual rotary heads. This double head rig was designed to drill thru overburden strata more efficiently than single head type rigs.
5” F drill holes were advanced adjacent to the face of the steel sheet piles. The selected drilling techniques aimed at disturbing/loosening the native in-situ soils so could advance sheets to 80’ depth.
SWC was able to save the client money when it mobilized quickly mitigating standby charges.
