Effective Foundation Solutions for Industrial Plants and Equipment
Industrial plant and equipment consists of special structures that are often very heavy and sensitive. When foundations are built on compressible soils, careful consideration must be taken during design and execution to ensure the safe operation of the plant within the structure. .Industrial plant and equipment consists of special structures that are often very heavy and sensitive. When foundations are built on compressible soils, careful consideration must be taken during design and execution to ensure the safe operation of the plant within the structure.
The most cost-effective foundation solutions generally call for a combination of ground improvement techniques suited to the load and the soil conditions. These solutions make it possible to:- support heavy uniform loads (water, oil and gas storage)- support individual loads (pipeline supports, industrial equipment)- support dynamic loads (oscillations, vibrations, seismic loadings)- reduce absolute and differential settlement of structures.- reduce the risk of soil liquefaction. This type of project calls for good knowledge of the constraints and specifications of each structure to be treated with a familiarity with the potential technical issues Which could arise during the various stages of the project from concept to handover.
Case Study
Al Zour Refinery in Kuwait
Ground improvement of about 4,000,000 sq. metres of natural soil at the site of a new refinery.
Ground Conditions
Menard had the mission to improve the bearing capacity and control settlement of a very poor soil made of silt and sabkha.
Solution
The Group decided to use dynamic replacement and dynamic compaction. It brought together 20 compaction cranes and 150 people to treat the strategic industrial site. Menard put together a team made up of very experienced employees and young talent familiar with the Middle East to carry out the technically and logistically complex project. The combination made it possible to efficiently start the project and should ensure its success.
Industries
Heavy process, Powerplants, Generator buildings
Waste recycling centres
Waste storage, landfills, incinerators
Oil & Gas terminals
LNG terminal, refinery, Oil & Gas terminal
Storage tanks
Oil & Gas, fertilizer, food, construction materials
Hydraulic process
Sewage treatment plants, water treatment plants, desalination plants
Mines and quarry backfill
Mine backfill, void filling, gravel pits
Polluted sites
Soil remediation, hazardous waste, brownfield
Wind turbines
On-shore or off-shore, small to big size
Wind turbines
- On-shore or off-shore,
- Small to big size
Waste recycling centres
- Waste storage,
- Landfills,
- Incinerators
Industries
- Heavy process,
- Powerplants,
- Generator buildings
Polluted sites
- Soil remediation,
- Hazardous waste,
- Brownfield
Mines and quarry backfill
- Mine backfill,
- Void filling,
- Gravel pits
Hydraulic process
- Sewage treatment plants,
- Water treatment plants,
- Desalination plants
Storage tanks
- Oil & Gas,
- Fertilizer,
- Food,
- Construction materials
Oil & Gas terminals
- LNG terminal,
- Refinery,
- Oil & Gas terminal
