by Colm Edwards | Oct 30, 2014 | Case Studies, Terminal 2 Dublin Airport
Over the last few years Dublin Airport has had a number of modifications and extensions to Terminal 1. The new Terminal 2 with its estimated cost of €395M is set to increase the passenger handling capacity by 15 million people a year. It will...
by Colm Edwards | Oct 30, 2014 | Case Studies, Spencer Dock Re-development
Before its current urban regeneration Spencer Dock was a 51 acre brownfield site located on the north side of the Dublin Docklands. The site was developed by its owners, the Spencer Dock Development Company (SDDC) who, along with the Dublin Docklands...
by Colm Edwards | Oct 30, 2014 | Secant Bored Pile Retaining Walls, Techniques
This system involves constructing interlocking bored piles to form a continuous concrete piled wall suitable for water bearing ground conditions. The un-reinforced primary piles are constructed first, often using Continuous Flight Auger...
by Colm Edwards | Oct 30, 2014 | Soil Nailing, Techniques
Soil nailing has become very popular over the past two decades especially in embankment stabilisation works associated with motorway widening and railway embankment stabilisation. It is especially useful for sites with difficult access as the...
by Colm Edwards | Oct 30, 2014 | Rotary Bored Piling, Techniques
Rotary bored piles differ from CFA piles in that a temporary casing is installed to support the bore from collapse in unstable ground conditions, for example in superficial soils. Where casing lengths are short they can be inserted as a single plain...