Vertical drain

OWNER: Highways England ENGINEER:  Arup/Mott MacDonald GENERAL CONTRACTOR:  Galliford Try MAIN FIGURES:  c.9,350 CMC & 11,300 PVDs Project Details Menard was asked by Galliford Try, working on behalf of Highways England, to provide a robust ground improvement solution as an alternative to piling, to support the embankments of [...]

OWNER: Bericote Properties ENGINEER:  Pinnacle Consulting GENERAL CONTRACTOR:  ISG MAIN FIGURES:  c.7,600 CMC, 6,000 PVDs, 3,000 m2 of DC Project Details Following successful collaboration on a previous similar scheme, ISG approached Menard to find a cost-effective foundation solution for the development of a major online retailer’s four-storey mega [...]

ENGINEER:  Mott MacDonald GENERAL CONTRACTOR:  JOHN F HUNT LTD MAIN FIGURES:  109 Controlled Modulus Columns 214 Vertical Drains Project Details Menard was approached by John F Hunt Regeneration to increase the performance of the ground between two retaining walls. On the edge of the River Tyne, John F [...]

OWNER: Bolton Council ENGINEER:  E3P + Curtins GENERAL CONTRACTOR:  D Morgan PLC MAIN FIGURES:  806 Dynamic Replacement Pillars, 1,615 Controlled Modulus Columns, 146 Vertical Drains Project Details The proposed scheme for Bolton Council involved construction of a new, 1km long link road intended to open up to new [...]

OWNER: Trenport ENGINEER:  WSP GENERAL CONTRACTOR:  BAM Nuttall MAIN FIGURES:  1,044 Controlled Modulus Columns (CMC) to depths of 11.5-14.5 metres 18,511 Vertical Drains installed to an average depth of 7.3 metres Project Details The works consisted of the construction of a new access road and bridge across the [...]

OWNER: SITA ENGINEER:  Earth Science Partnership GENERAL CONTRACTOR:  Balfour Beatty Rail MAIN FIGURES:  1,678 Vertical Drains installed to depths between 7-11 metres Project Details As part of the construction of the Severn Energy Recovery Centre (SERC) for SITA, the existing rail network required upgrading. The existing rail link [...]

OWNER: Renewable Energy Systems Ltd. ENGINEER:  N/A GENERAL CONTRACTOR:  Forkers Ltd. MAIN FIGURES:  4,911 Controlled Modulus Columns (CMC), 320mm diameter, totalling 55,565 linear metres 18,511 Vertical Drains to an average depth of 7.3 metres Project Details Roos Wind Farm consists of 9no. wind turbines in the East Yorkshire [...]

OWNER: East Sussex County Council ENGINEER:  Mott MacDonald GENERAL CONTRACTOR:  Hochtief and Taylor Woodrow (Joint Venture) MAIN FIGURES:  13,000 Controlled Modulus Columns (CMC), 360-400mm diameter to depths of 4-16m 4,200 Vertical Drains to depths of 10m Project Details The project of Bexhill to Hastings link road consists of [...]

OWNER: Lidl ENGINEER:  Jubb Consulting GENERAL CONTRACTOR:  TSL Projects MAIN FIGURES:  5,597 Controlled Modulus Columns, totalling 72,970 linear metres 5,235 Vertical Drains, totalling 68,055 linear metres 6 Stress Load Testing zones and 19 CMC Stress Load Testing zones Project Details The development was for a new [...]