The project is located in the Ashanti region, approx. 150 km west of Accra the capital of Ghana.

 

Bored secant pile wall for mine shaft. The embedment depth of the piles into the rock was between 0.5m and 1.5m

 

Geology:

Overburden consisting of sand and gravel

Bedrock

 

Scope of Works:

• Guide wall for the secant pile wall
• 1m diameter shaft, 33 bored piles ϕ1180 and 42m long

 

Miscellaneous:

Secant pile wall for the containment of the loose soil of the upper part of a 450m total deep shaft.

 

INFO

Construction Methods:           Secant pile wall

Construction Materials:          Concrete, steel

Main Equipment:                  BAUER BG 28

Construction period:              December 2021