With London’s finance district, Canary Wharf proving to be a popular location for some of the largest international businesses, it is hardly surprising that the area is home to a number of ambitious building projects which will add to the London’s skyline. One such project is taking place at the Riverside South site, where Bachy Soletanche Limited (BSL) is constructing a considerable 610 m diaphragm wall for two high-rise structures.
Read MoreGround engineering specialist, Bachy Soletanche Limited (BSL) has recently demonstrated its extensive geotechnical capabilities at the attractive residential development, St George Wharf in Vauxhall. The £1.6M piling project was for the final block – Aquarius Building – and required 10 Large Diameter Auger (LDA) piles with diameters between 1,800 mm and 2,400 mm which were drilled to a massive depth of 60 m.
Read MoreLeading geotechnical specialist, Bachy Soletanche Limited (BSL) has recently constructed a concrete circular shaft at London’s business district, Canary Wharf. The ground engineering specialist has created the reinforced concrete diaphragm wall at Canary Wharf’s North Quay due to the shaft’s depth of 47m. In order to retain verticality while the shaft is constructed, BSL required the use of a KS grab which has been sent across from Soletanche Bachy’s HQ in France especially for the project.
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