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PDB 94

Construction Project
Preparation of a deep building excavation in Dubai Sports City
Location
  • Dubai (UAE)
Client
  • Mammut LLC
Planning
  • ACES-Arab Center for Engineering Studies
Investment volume
  • approx. EUR 5.0 million
Construction period
  • 2010
Contracted services for BMG
  • Construction supervision
  • Imputed process comparison of various construction methods
  • Request for proposal, award and invoicing
Structures constructed
  • Building excavation with a depth of D = 24.00 m
Construction method
  • Building pit support system South:
    • Deformation-resistant shoring using bored piles with 2 rows of anchors
    • Overlapping contiguous bored pile wall (D/L = 1.20/30.00 m)
  • Building pit support system West and East:
    • Soldier pile wall with lagging made of pre-cast concrete components in the lower area
    • Slope stabilization system with soil nailing in the upper area
  • Building pit support system North:
    • Soldier pile wall with shotcrete sprayed in the lower area
    • Slope stabilization system with soil nailing in the upper area
Special features
  • Using a backhoe and ripper to loosen soil
  • Loading with excavator and wheel-type loader
  • Trench shoring work
  • Excavation area (A= 6,000 m2)
  • Excavation dimensions (L/W/D = 100.00/60.00/24.00 m)
  • Soil removal for a temporary ramp
Utilization
  • Construction of a multi-storey building