4 Apartment Buildings

JUBAIL/KSA
APARTMENT BUILDINGS
Treated zone: 4 BUILDINGS

THE PROBLEM

Settlement in some building areas with diagonal cracks indicating weak soil beneath the foundations and reducing the overall stability of the buildings

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. The technical team visited the site and observed settlement in some areas of the buildings, along with many diagonal cracks indicating weak soil beneath the foundations. URETEK then selected the appropriate solution for the case by performing a preliminary soil test (DCPT), which revealed weak soil layers down to a depth of 6 meters

OBJECTIVES

To fill any voids beneath the foundations and strengthen the soil in order to increase its bearing capacity and resist the imposed loads.

THE SOLUTION

Following a site visit, a programme of work was designed that would take URETEK one month to complete. Ground improvement solutions were applied, allowing the site team to inject expansive geopolymer beneath the foundations to fill any voids and stabilise the existing fill areas. The technical team methodically injected at calculated points under the footing and used laser monitoring to control and verify the stabilisation process.

OUTCOME

We completed the programme of work on time, stabilised the structure, and ensured it will remain liveable for decades to come.