Brandesburton
Client: Charles Church
Engineer: Martin Walsh Associates
Sector: Residential
Value: £224k
Design and installation of pre-cast concrete piles and ground beams were carried out to form the foundations for detached executive style homes at Brandesburton.
The site investigation report revealed roots in clay, which is considered a heae risk; therefore fully reinforced concrete piles were used due to their considerable tension strength.
After installation, the piles were cut down to expose steel reinforcement bars and concrete ground beams were installed. Steel reinforcement cages and timber shutters were placed in the trenches before the concrete was poured to complete the ground beams.
In total 249 piles using 270mm sq. pre-cast concrete piles were driven to depths between 11.5m to 15.2m to support up to 450kN. Approximately 1335 linear metres of ground beams were installed.
