Soil Retention

A deep excavation or where structures are near by will impose surcharge loads on the excavation sides and may result in landslip and an unsafe workplace. Adjoining structure foundations may be compromised causing damage to the building. There are two primary methods of soil retention; Microfine grout injection and various shoring methods. Fondex offers both, each has certain advantages over the other, however grout injection is by far simpler, faster and more diverse overall.

Soil Retention Methods?

An appropriate soil retention system can be the difference between costly onsite mistakes and its importance cannot be underestimated. Many builders have made the mistake of trying to cut corners in their shoring in the false hope of saving money. The reality is that in many instances things go horribly wrong resulting in safety being compromised or adjoining structure damage or collapse. Construction of new swimming pools, spa's, wine cellars, basements and undercrofts near existing structures will require one of the following retention or shoring methods
> Microfine Cement Grout Soil Injection
> Sheet piling
> Bored & Beam
> Screwpiles & Sheet
> Contiguous Bored Piles
> Epoxy Chemical Grout Injection
> or a combination of the above
Fondex engineers and design team can best advise the most appropriate. In most instances the most appropriate is likely to be the most economical.

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