CRACKING THE PUMPHOUSE PEANUT

摘要

Geotechnical specialist Bachy Soletanche has used its expertise to aid civils contractor Laing O'Rourke in constructing the underground pump house for E.On's new combined heat and power (CHP) facility on the Isle of Grain in Kent.rnIn a £5M groundwork contract, Bachy's in-house design team generated a new concept, ideal for the conditions on site. The project requires the pump house to be located in very soft silt, up to 18m thick, and close to the existing pumping station. In these conditions it soon became apparent that many traditional forms of construction, such as a braced sheet pile cofferdams, were not going to be suitable.