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a) Cost saving 50% of the execution cost of
foundations.
b) Time savings almost 50% of piling time.
5.4.2 Case Study -2
Lodha world place – India
a) Tested piles - 2 No. – Initial
2 No. – Routine
b) Pile dia & length - 1.20 m & 26.70 m
c) Pre-estimated value of side shear –
0.10 Mpa
d) Side shear mobilised in test – 2.00 Mpa
against estimated 0.10 Mpa
e) No load transfer to end bearing
f) Final length of pile’s reduced from 26.7 M
- to 19.00 M, percentage reduction in pile
length – 28.83
5.4.3 Case study -3- Seacaucus NJ transfer
station
a) Initial design
 9 m rock sockets (Typical)
 Design side shear; 1.30 Mpa
b) As per Bi-directional tests
 2 shafts with 1.50m rock sockets
Measured side shear; 2.70 Mpa
c) Estimated vs actual costs
 Final design: 4.50m rock sockets
 Design factors of safety; 3 Measured
factor of safety > 5
 Redesigned F.S > 2
Foundation cost estimates : USD 18 million
Redesigned foundation : USD 9.155 million
cost with testing
Net savings : USD 8.845 million
Percentage of saving – 49.14%
Estimate cost and time saving
 Cost – Almost 50% saving
 Time – Almost 50% Saving
6. Introduction of very large
diameter monopoles
Dubai metro, majority of the piles for the viaduct
are monopoles ranging diameters 2.2 m to 2.4 m and
were designed as friction piles as end bearing was
ignored due to potential risks of weak substrata’s.
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Monopiles meaning one pile per pier instead
of group of piles. These piles are in usage in
Metro-rail transport and bridge construction
throughout world. Monopiles are preferred for
supporting heavy foundation loads of viaducts.
Typical sizes of these piles range from 1 m to 3 m
or more also, the length can be more than 80 m and
working loads about 5000T and more. Normally
in viaducts of Dubai metro, where pier size is
1.75 m to 2.00 m diameter are supported by
2.00 m or 2.40 m monopoles. These pile diameters
go beyond 3.00 m also. Normally these piles
are designed as friction cum end bearing and in
majority of cases as friction only. Designs are
also optimised to eliminate the need for pile caps.
There are drill rigs available to drill pile’s more
than 3.00 m dia and depth more than 100 m. In
addition many have used vibro hammer to drive
down steel single or double casing, than removal
of the same while concreting.
Considering 4 or 8 pile system per pier in a bridge
or metro-rail the time saving is more than 50% and
cost saving can be more than 30%.
7. Introduction of such piling
systems which can drill 30 M
in 30 hours per pile including
concreting
Dubai metro, piling works undertaken using many
types of rigs, typical being the BAUER BG 22/28
rotary rig whose average construction time is 30
hours per pile including concreting.
There are many types of piling rigs available in
India also like BAEUER, BG, 22/28 Rotary rig
which can drill with an average pile construction
time of 30 hours from commencement of boring
to completion of concreting of about 30m average
length pile.
Considering 1 km length of bridge with an average
35 m length spans will normally have around
200 piles, with the usage of such 10 Nos. of rigs
will take around 32-35 days to complete the
piling. Whereas, presently we are taking more than
4-6 months to complete this 200 piles.
Cost saving – depends on project
Time saving – more than 50%.