Your challenges
The land available on riverbanks and coasts on which port and airport infrastructures are built, can often consist of compressible terrains which are saturated with water. Given the large surface areas (several hectares in many cases) which are generally required, lands for ports and airports platforms are often reclaimed from the sea by means of hydraulic or terrestrial backfill. Cost-effective ground treatment techniques are very commonly used to treat such sites.
Our solutions
Ground improvement works make it possible to accelerate sub-soil consolidation and thus ensure low residual settlement during operation of the infrastructures. Intensive treatment of the fill / reclamation materials result in an improved bearing capacity and a reduction of load on quay walls. In cases of strong seismic loading, the treatment can include measures to reduce or mitigate the risk of liquefaction. This type of project calls for the use of substantial resources to treat large surface areas within a relatively short period of time.
Ports / Container terminals / Bulk terminals
Caissons, combiwall, cofferdams, piers, container terminals, bulk terminals
Canals / Dykes / River ports
Dykes, sluices, locks, dams, river ports, barge terminals
Airports
Runways, taxiways, airport aprons, terminal buildings
Polders
Man made fill, reclamation, polders
Canals / Dykes / River ports
- Dykes,
- Sluices,
- Locks,
- Dams,
- River ports,
- Barge terminals
Ports / Container terminals / Bulk terminals
- Caissons,
- Combiwall,
- Cofferdams,
- Piers,
- Container terminals,
- Bulk terminals
Airports
- Runways,
- Taxiways,
- Airport aprons,
- Terminal buildings
Polders
- Man made fill,
- Reclamation,
- Polders
