4 Apartment Buildings

JUBAIL/KSA
APARTMENT BUILDINGS
Treated zone: 4 BUILDINGS

THE PROBLEM

Settlement in some building areas along with many diagonal cracks which represents the weak soil beneath the foundations.

THE SOLUTION

The technical teams methodically injected at calculated points underneath the footing and used laser monitoring to control the stabilization process.

Customer needs

URETEK was contacted by the owner of the buildings. Uretek technical team visited the site and found settlement in some building areas along with many diagonal cracks which represents the weak soil beneath the foundations. Uretek then selected the right method for the case by doing the preliminary soil test (DCPT) which indicated the weak soil layers up to 6 meters.

OBJECTIVES

To fill any voids beneath the foundations, strengthen the soil in order to increase its bearing capacity to counter force the imposed loads.

THE SOLUTION

Following a site visit, a programme of work was designed that would take URETEK one month to deliver. Ground improvement solutions were applied whereby the team on site could inject expansive geopolymer below the foundations to fill any voids and stabilize the existing fill area. The technical teams methodically injected at calculated points underneath the footing and used laser monitoring to control the stabilization process.

OUTCOME

We completed the programme of work on time, stabilizing the structure and ensuring its liveable for decades to come.