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Glendale Grove, Cork Escape of water claim.

Glendale Grove, Cork Escape of water works.

TAL were involved from the start on this one with the engineer in order to get a claim cleared for the works on an escape of water claim.

Escape of water

Once the claim was settled TAl completed the works on time here. Works were balanced around the occupants of the house to allow them access and still complete the works here.

Escape of water

Escape of water

The works here involved the pressure grouting of the existing foundations and the replacement of the existing drainage system (which was clay) with PVC.

Escape of water

Escape of water

The water main was also replaced to the house.

 

Pressure Grouting & Anchors @ Kenley Road, Model Farm Road, Cork

Pressure Grouting & Anchors @ Kenley Road, Model Farm Road, Cork

The works here involved exposing the locations at the top of the foundations (29 number points) around the house including 4 points to an internal room. Check grouting works and then the installation of anchors to circa 6m deep.

Despite the presence of deep foundations TAL completed the works here on time and within the original budget.

Pressure Grouting Anchors

Pressure Grouting Anchors

Once the foundation works were completed TAL then completed a refit of the drainage around the property and tested and passed the new systems for the engineer.

Drainage Works (Pressure Grouting Anchors)

 

Once the drainage works were complete TAL replaced the disturbed areas around the property.

Concrete Works (Pressure Grouting & Anchors)

Concrete Works (Pressure Grouting & Anchors)

 

168mm ODEX Piles @ Castleknock Hotel Extension

168mm ODEX Piles @ Castleknock Hotel Extension

TAL were involved with proposing a pile system to the job engineers in the pre-construction submittal.

168mm ODEX

168mm ODEX

Once this was completed TAl were successful in the tendering process for the Main contractor. The system here was a 168mm ODEX cased pile down onto rock and a rock socket installed for a minimum of 2m.

 

168mm ODEX

168mm ODEX

Testing was completed on site on four piles and this confirmed the loads that were required on site.

 

 

Dynamic Probes, Wilton Cork

Dynamic Probes, Wilton Cork

TAL were brought in to complete 4 number dynamic probes at this property.

Because of the restricted access the rig that TAL uses was able to complete the probes at the rear of the property (having to take the rig through the garage to access the rear)

Dynamic Probes Kanturk, Co. Cork

Dynamic Probes Kanturk, Co. Cork

TAL were asked to complete probes internally on a house in Kanturk.

Because of the nature of the TAL probing rig we were able to complete the probes on 3 of the locations internally within the allowed work height.

 

Dynamic Probes

Dynamic Probes

Staged Pressure Grouting Uam Var Avenue & Glecoo Park

Staged Pressure Grouting Uam Var Avenue & Glecoo Park

TAL were involved from the start on these jobs from site investigation to being involved in costing the works and then completing them in a timely fashion to suit the clients.

Pressure grouting was completed in two stages to 3m deep.

Staged Pressure Grouting

Staged Pressure Grouting

The drains and finishes were all replaced in the affected areas.

 

Drainage replacement

Drainage replacement

Grouting & Anchors at Park Owen, Bonaventure & Mount Sion Road.

Grouting & Anchors at Park Owen, Bonaventure & Mount Sion Road.

TAL were involved be the main contractor to propose a system for the subsidence issues (due to escape of water) to the different houses. TAL brought on board one of their engineers to view the sites complete site investigation and propose a system for the works.

The works that were completed on site here were a combination system of grouting up the 2m to solidify this area and then the installation of anchors here through the solidified grouted section down to 6m. Also installed was one beam with piles.

 

Grouting & Anchors

Grouting & Anchors

Dynamic Probes

Pressure Grouting Sligo County Library Foundation Repairs

Pressure Grouting Sligo County Library Foundation Repairs

TAL were involved in meeting with Sligo County Council and propose several solutions to the problem of a corner of the library that’s foundation was failing. (approximately 6m on each side of the corner).

It was agreed that the best solution that had been proposed for the works here was pressure grouting in various stages along the effected area of works. Once TAL set up on site and we completed two dynamic probes to verify the ground conditions.

Dynamic Probes

Dynamic Probes

Then TAL completed their drilling of 36 number boreholes along the effected area. these then were pressure grouted in stages under the existing foundation.

Pressure Grouting

Pressure Grouting

Dynamic Probes

Hollowbar Piles @ a Shop in Athlone

.Hollowbar Piles @ a Shop in Athlone

TAL were involved with the engineers to install a low vibration pile system inside in a shop that was still in operation during the day.

A Dynamic probes were completed inside in the location of one of the pads in order to determine what the ground would be like.

Dynamic Probes

Dynamic Probes

Hollowbar piles (R38-500 bars) were then installed into the two pad locations. The works had to be completed outside nornal hours so as not to in-peed in the daily running of the shop.

Hollowbar Piles

Hollowbar Piles

There were two pads here and there were 4 piles installed into each pad. Plates and nuts were installed for connecting the piles to the pads.

Hollowbar Piles

Hollowbar Piles

Pier Anchors

Anchors (rock), Baltimore Quay Wall, Cork

Anchors (rock), Baltimore Quay Wall, Cork

 

TAL was involved in putting forward a design for the Baltimore Quay Wall stabilization works. The project involved anchors to be inserted at an angle from the edge of the quay wall back in and under the roadway (into rock). There were 15 number at 4M centres.

 

 

Due to the fact that this system was on the sea front, a 120 year life span was required. TAL used Dywidag 25mm GEWI solid steel thread bars with double corrosive protection.

Anchors

Anchors

 

At the top of each anchor was a square plate system, with nuts which were set to the right level before creating an in-situ concrete plinth along the front of the quay wall.