SOFT SAND INSTALLATION CASE STUDY

The Project Installing two working pits and one full MOT pit into a newly built workshop. The Problem Extremely difficult ground conditions where 200mm of soil was covering sand which was deeper than the pits. Premier were unaware of this problem. Solution To use driven sheet piling – 80% of which was later reclaimed. Outcome Installation took a little longer than was originally estimated. Using conventional pit construction methods would have resulted in many extra days on site. The delighted client now has a water tight pit, that is an asset to his operation. Client Details Client: Private Bus Company Location: East Anglia Specification A 27m working pit with 3x2m equipment recesses linked with a connecting tunnel to a 17.75m DVSA pit which had a 2m equipment recess, shaker plate sumps, a split bed brake tester and an escape tunnel with a vertical ladder.