Sustainable Construction of a Bored Pile Foundation System in Erratic Phyllite
Author(s)
Ong, Dominic Ek Leong
Choo, Chung Siung
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2011
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This paper highlights a case study involving the construction of a cast
in-situ deep foundation system supporting a large manufacturing plant in suburban
Kuching. The site is thought to be influenced by contrasting geological properties of
the Padawan (mainly sedimentary), Tuang (mainly metamorphic) and Quaternary
formations. Localised moderately-strong sandstone and andesite rocks sometimes
laminate the more dominant but erratic metamorphic phyllite. The design of cast insitu
bored pile foundation system requires necessary local experience so as to provide
optimum pile socketing lengths to minimise carbon footprint as bored ...
View more >This paper highlights a case study involving the construction of a cast in-situ deep foundation system supporting a large manufacturing plant in suburban Kuching. The site is thought to be influenced by contrasting geological properties of the Padawan (mainly sedimentary), Tuang (mainly metamorphic) and Quaternary formations. Localised moderately-strong sandstone and andesite rocks sometimes laminate the more dominant but erratic metamorphic phyllite. The design of cast insitu bored pile foundation system requires necessary local experience so as to provide optimum pile socketing lengths to minimise carbon footprint as bored pile construction has been found to be the highest contributor of CO2 compared to other ground improvement-styled foundation systems.
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View more >This paper highlights a case study involving the construction of a cast in-situ deep foundation system supporting a large manufacturing plant in suburban Kuching. The site is thought to be influenced by contrasting geological properties of the Padawan (mainly sedimentary), Tuang (mainly metamorphic) and Quaternary formations. Localised moderately-strong sandstone and andesite rocks sometimes laminate the more dominant but erratic metamorphic phyllite. The design of cast insitu bored pile foundation system requires necessary local experience so as to provide optimum pile socketing lengths to minimise carbon footprint as bored pile construction has been found to be the highest contributor of CO2 compared to other ground improvement-styled foundation systems.
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Conference Title
ASEAN Australian Engineering Congress: Engineering for Sustainability
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Construction Engineering
Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology