Ground engineering projects can be hindered by a number of different factors. A lot of sites situated in built up areas have limited space available or the access to a site can be very restricted. This can prove difficult to get the appropriate machinery and large pieces equipment to site. It can also be incredibly difficult to deliver materials when access is limited.
When access is limited, the best choice foundation solution is ‘Mini Piling’. Not only is mini piling a better solution for restricted outdoor areas, they are also a more suited solution to low headroom projects – ideal for works inside buildings.
Thanks to various applications, mini piles can be used as a replacement for traditional footings for building new houses and factories where the ground conditions are unfavourable. Existing structures, such as bridges, retaining walls and floor slabs can also be strengthened using mini piles.
Advantages
- Mini piles work extremely well in both tension – used to resist uplift forces that might otherwise cause it to be extracted from the ground – and compression.
- Depending on the ground conditions, mini piling can be installed quickly and relatively easily.
- For builders working on home extensions which usually occur in tight spaces that would be out of bounds to other piling methods, mini piling can be more easily used.
- When working in built-up areas, disruptions such as noise pollution and vibrations need to be kept to a minimum. Mini piling is the least disruptive method to adjacent structures throughout the entire installation.
- Mini piling is a cost-effective strategy considering their high load capacities.
- Greater depths can be met with more ease with mini piles than ordinary piling methods.
- Being able to operate in low headroom and restricted working conditions means for some sites they are the only possible solution.
- They can be structurally incorporated into existing foundation systems.
- They provide the perfect solution for sites with environmental sensitivity or are close to buildings.
- Mini Piling requires less concrete and steel than other systems, thus reducing the foundations carbon footprint and build costs.
For Mini Piling in Manchester contact out team at Rhino Piling today.
