Project Snapshot
- Type: Commercial alteration
- Location: Chester University
- Client: Nate Groundwork & Brickwork
- Piles: x8 150mmØ
- Beam: 124kg
- Concrete: 3 cubic metres
The challenge
The existing ‘raft’ foundation of an external fire escape staircase at Chester University was failing due to being founded on very poor, compressible ground. The subsiding staircase was actually pulling the door frame away from the brickwork, and as the existing building was understood to have either piled or vibro foundations, Rhino Piling was called in…
What We Did
After a successful site visit by Rhino Piling’s technical director Johnathan Wolowicz on 9th January 2023, the existing stairwell was carefully removed and, working to a piling scheme by Hodgson Structural Design, we got to work a couple of weeks later…
- Drove x8 150mmØ steel-cased piles to depths of 6m
- Prefabricated and installed x2 steel capping beams, totalling 124kg worth of steel (Image 1)
- Attached ‘feet’ to the outsides of the cages which were then shuttered by the client (Images 2 and 3)
- Pokered, leveled and tamped 3 cubic metres of C35 concrete (Images 4, 5 and 6)
Phone: 0161 706 0365 | Email: enquiries@rhinopiling.co.uk
