Excavation support
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Excavation support During construction it is often necessary to form a stable excavation and to ensure that any associated movement will not damage neighbouring structures or utilities. Keller offers…
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Marine structures
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Marine structures Keller offers a full range of services for the marine construction market. This includes the design and construction of new ports, jetties and quays as well as the extension and…
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Re-levelling structures
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Re-levelling structures Subsidence, the gradual downward movement of a building or structure, can result in damage to buildings. Keller can apply re-levelling techniques to bring buildings back to…
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Remediation
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Remediation Increasing land shortage is driving a need to use more brownfield and marginal land often requiring groundwater and soil remediation to reduce contaminants. Keller is the ideal partner…
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Slope stabilisation
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Slope stabilisation Slope stabilisation is often required to retain soil in a natural, unstable slope or in man-made excavations. Keller draws on its extensive experience with the full range of…
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Bearing capacity / settlement control
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Bearing capacity / settlement control Soils often need treating to support the weight of a building or to withstand the loads imposed by a piece of infrastructure. This can mean improving the ground…
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Liquefaction mitigation
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Liquefaction mitigation Liquefaction is a common problem in earthquake-prone areas where soils lose strength due to the ground motion and behave like a viscous liquid, damaging overlying structures.…
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Seepage control
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Seepage control Major civil engineering schemes often involve working below the water table. Controlling or preventing water seepage is vital to allow construction to proceed. Keller has a range of…
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Heavy foundations
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Heavy foundations Weak, compressible soils may require structural elements, specifically heavy foundations, that transfer loads through to underlying competent soils or rock. Photo from heavy…
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Underpinning
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Underpinning Underpinning provides additional support to existing foundations that are unable to safely support existing or future loads. Keller can provide the optimal repair or solution to…
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Containment
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Containment It is often desirable to prevent the migration of contamination in the ground, or to prevent seepage from a dam or levee. Keller has a wide range of techniques that can be adapted to form…
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Mine stabilisation / void filling
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Mine stabilisation / void filling Unstable ground can cause instability both in the temporary and permanent case. We have a range of solutions that can be deployed to strengthen the soils. Photo of…
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Tunnelling
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Tunnelling Tunnelling projects require a variety of solutions to make them safe to construct whilst minimising the impact on the surrounding infrastructure. As well as providing mitigating solutions…
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