Conference Day One: TUESDAY, 22nd FEBRUARY 2011

08.00 Registration And Coffee

09.00 Chairperson’s Welcome Address

9.40 New record for foundation depth in London: Foundation Works For The Pinnacle, 64-Storey Tower In The City Of London, UK

  • Sinking 2.4-meter in diameter base grouted bored 60-meter piles, largest ever such piles base grouted anywhere.
  • Overcoming risks of working on existing multi storey basement, secant piled walls, restricted access mini-piles and king posts.
  • Establishing extent and location of old foundations and temporary works to minimise adverse impact on the project
  • Managing construction logistics on very tight site
  • Coring through existing piles and other obstructions
  • Execution and evaluation of 24MN preliminary test pile
  • New innovative tube a manchette grouting techniques for base grouting

David Puller
Chief Engineer
BACHY SOLETANCHE

10.25 Morning Networking Break

10.55 Main Contractor Perspective: Euro2012 Project: Polish A2 Motorway, A €314.6 Million Development Between £ód And Warsaw

  • Overcome the challenges of managing large, multiple section projects
  • What are we looking for in a foundation contractor? Highlighting tips for successful tender application
  • Ensuring effective communication of all stakeholders for the successful completion of the project on time and to budget
  • Guaranteeing constant monitoring of quality of works on all parts of the project ensuring high standards set by the client are met

Fu Tengxuan
Project Director
CHINA OVERSEAS ENGINEERING COMPANY (COVEC)

11.40 Pile Design Meets Ground Conditions – Ensure The Sustainability Of The Foundation

  • Managing risks through observing pile installation and changing designs accordingly
  • Understand how assessing pile deformation can help predict how the pile will perform
  • Predicting the load settlement behaviour of a pile to ensure even settlement
  • Outlining best practice utilisation of versatile piling rigs

Ronald Bruckner
General Manager
STUMP

12.25 Networking Lunch

13.25 Keeping The Client Happy: Top Class Construction Of Large Clinker Silo For Lafarge Cement Polska Within Time And To Budget

  • How to manage foundation risk and optimise costs through the selection of suitable geotechnical solution
  • Predicting the load-settlement behaviour of barrettes based on advanced 2D and 3D FEM modelling
  • Assessing foundation deformation and predicting how the adopted foundation system will perform

Prof. Michal Topolnicki
Business Unit Manager North East Europe
KELLER POLSKA

14.10 “State Of The Art” Report On Load Testing And Interpretation To Guarantee The Best Possible Start To Your Piling Project

  • Insight into the design and planning of 6-storey underground parking and foundation
  • Outlining the risks involved and how the latest technology can help mitigate many of these
  • Reviewing the merits of the different testing methods and their advantages for your project
  • Interpretation of test results and their significance to ultimate capacity
  • Benefits of full scale testing and design optimisation for many foundation types

Melvin England
Managing Director
FUGRO LOADTEST

14.55 Afternoon Networking Break

15.25 Euro2012 Project: Deep Foundations For 200m Tall Hotel Complex In Kiev, Ukraine

  • Overcoming challenges of operating in confined spaces in the city centre
  • Design and planning of the 6-storey underground parking and foundation taking into account historical buildings surroundings the area
  • Vital preparation works ensuring project’s completion on time and on budget for Euro2012

Semeon Novofastovskiy
Chief Engineer
OSNOVA-SOLSIF

16.00 Effective Applications Of Steel Pipe Piles In Nordic Countries And How The Technique Can Be Applied In Other Conditions

  • Achievements of steel pile technology in Nordic countries
  • How sophisticated splicing techniques of steel piles simplifies piling work at site and enables reliable quality of steel pile foundations
  • How to utilize the benefits of high strength steel piles in foundations, excavations and retaining walls
  • A new way to build deep foundations - drilled steel pipe pile to form a continuous RD-pile wall: principle of method and experiences of projects

Veli-Matti Uotinen
Technical Manager
RAUTARUUKKI CORPORATION (RUUKKI CONSTRUCTION)

16.30 End Of Conference Day One

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