Construction Project
Preparation of a deep building excavation in Dubai Sports City |
Location
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Client
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Planning
- ACES-Arab Center for Engineering Studies
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Investment volume
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Construction period
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Contracted services for BMG
- Construction supervision
- Imputed process comparison of various construction methods
- Request for proposal, award and invoicing
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Structures constructed
- Building excavation with a depth of D = 24.00 m
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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
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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
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Utilization
- Construction of a multi-storey building
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