Excavation Pits

Complete package solutions

Each project and site requires

custom made solutions for
the design and construction
Excavation pits with various support systems
of deep excavation pits.
Excavation pits with complex underpinning
Excavation pits for the mitigation
of environmental hazards
Brochure 1000-09E
 General Requirements for Excavation Pits
When designing and constructing excavation pits, complex boundary conditions and
performance requirements need to be taken into account.

Boundary Conditions Design and Execution Planning

1 Soil Conditions 1
Difficult soil conditions (stratigraphy,
obstructions, existing slopes etc.)
5 3
require careful design and planning
and an appropriate selection of the
solution. 6
2 Ground water 4
Protection of the ground water
against pollution and prevention of
5
water ingress into the excavation pits.
3 Plot boundaries
Neighboring plots and existing rights
of way require particular care when
designing the support structure and 6
the construction sequence. 1 2
7
4 Existing Buildings
Adjacent buildings must not be
damaged by the works. Particularly
the serviceability of the existing
building foundations must not
be compromised, which often
requires additional support and
underpinning to secure them.
5 Underground services
Underground services such as sewage Requirements
and water pipes, power lines and
communication cables must remain minimal impact on existing structures
in service, especially in densely
no disturbance to running operations
populated areas such as city centers.
optimum use of plot space
6 Traffic
Traffic flow should be hampered as integration of the foundation system into the overall structure
little as possible and existing traffic
minimal deflections even for deep excavation pits
infrastructure needs to be protected
against damage. conformity to environmental standards
7 Varying excavation depths efficient construction with optimum material utilization and minimal waste
Some projects require excavation
monitoring with detailed records
depths to vary across the site for a
range of solutions may be required. close cooperation between owner, designer and foundation specialist

Excavation pits including protection

of existing structures Excavation pits for infrastructure works

If you have further questions,

please contact us or visit our
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Keller publications.
 Build on our strengths
Keller offers flexible solutions and specialist techniques to solve even highly complex
excavation support problems. It is an integral part of our company philosophy to work
to industry leading quality and environmental standards.

Solutions Methods
1 Excavation
6 support systems
1
Sheet pile walls
Soilcrete -walls and underpinning
Diaphragm walls
1 1 King post walls
Bored pile walls
Shotcrete
5 Combined walls
(e.g. bored piles and Soilcrete )
Deep Mixing Method/Tubular Soil
2 Mixing with inserted steel beams

2 Excavation
pit wall support
Anchors
3 5 Soil nails
Internal steel struts

3 Base Slabs
Jet Grouting (Soilcrete )
Soft gel chemical grout
4 sealing barrier
Underwater concrete
Construction 4 Uplift Tension
Bored piles
One stop service for excavation pit, including in-house design and equipment
Micro piles
Solutions combining several techniques
5 Protection of
Construction of complex underpinning as part of the excavation support package
existing facilities
Low vibration and resource efficient construction Soilcrete -Underpinning
Use of environmentally friendly materials Jet grouting
Soilfrac -Fan
Continuous monitoring
6 Measurements
Competent and flexible response when unexpected problems are encountered
Monitoring
Customer friendly, fast and direct communication between Keller and the Team Control
More than 150 years of experience in the foundations and ground engineering business Documentation

Excavation pits in densely built up areas Excavation pits in live industrial plants

Solving complex foundation

problems with customized
solutions and methods
developed in house is our
strength!

We will be pleased to
support your team with
our solutions!
Reference Projects
Excavation pits for residential buildings
2015 Residence Pearls Sky, Phase 2, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa
2014 Aderstrae, Dsseldorf, Germany
2014 Leopoldstrae, Dsseldorf, Germany
2012 ESI Integrated Steel Plant, Phase 2B, Abu Dhabi, UAE
2012 Residence Wlassakstrae, Vienna, Austria
Keller Group plc
2012 Accommodation Block, Featherstone Prison, UK Ground Engineering Contractors
www.keller.co.uk
2011 Nass Centre, Zubara Ave, Manama, Bahrain
Keller Holding GmbH
2011 Ministry of Finance, 6 storey building, Manama, Bahrain www.kellerholding.com
2011 Sheet piling excavation pit Goldenes Haus (residence),
Europe
Berlin, Germany
Keller Grundbau GmbH
2011 Villa Lieta, Verona, Italy Kaiserleistrasse 8
63067 Offenbach
2011 Residence in Libesky Pivovar, Czech Republic Germany
2010 ESI Heavy Section Mill, Abu Dhabi, UAE www.kellergrundbau.de
Keller Fondations Spciales
2010 Department store Aupark, Koice, Slovakia
2 rue Denis Papin - CS 69224 Duttlenheim
67129 Molsheim Cedex
Excavation pits for industrial facilities France
www.keller-france.com
2014 Flood protection, Kulmbach, Germany
Keller Grundbau Ges.mbH
2012 Garage IKEA, Bratislava, Slovakia Mariahilfer Strasse 127a
1150 Vienna
2012 New Airport Terminal, Heathrow, UK Austria
2011 Trough excavation pit, Eastern Harbour Berlin, Germany www.kellergrundbau.at

2011 Secant Wall, Shell Plant, Bacton, UK Keller UK

Oxford Road Ryton-on-Dunsmore
2011 Eishockey hall, Bratislava, Slovakia Coventry CV8 3EG
United Kingdom
2011 Sottopasso Iper Montebello, Monza, Italy www.keller-uk.com
2010 Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Complex, Jubail, Saudi Arabia Keller Polska Sp. z o.o.
ul. Poznaska 172
2010 Reconstruction rail bridge Koln SO 4206, Czech Republic 05-850 Oarw Mazowiecki (Warsaw)
Poland
Inner city excavation pits www.keller.com.pl
20112015 German Opera House, Berlin, Germany Keller Cimentaciones, S.L.U.
Miguel Yuste 45, bis
2015 Discovery Basement, Sandton, South Africa 28037 Madrid
Spain
2015 Old Mutual Building, Sandton, South Africa www.keller-cimentaciones.com
2015 Village Walk, Sandton, South Africa
Middle East
2014 Hospital Barmherzige Brder, Trier, Germany
Keller Grundbau GmbH
2014 Research and laboratory building, Humboldt-University, Berlin, Dubai Branch
Office No. 408
Germany
Al Mansour Building
2013 Opera House and Redoutenhaus, Bayreuth, Germany Damascus Street, Al Qusais
Dubai, UAE
2013 Sasol Head Office, Sandton, South Africa www.kellerme.com
2012 Na Prikope 14, Praha, Czech Republic
Africa
2012 British Museum Redevelopment, London, UK Franki Africa
2012 Linea B1, Metropolitana di Roma, Pozzi Ionio, Rome, Italy 674 Pretoria Main Road,
Wynberg, 2090 Sandton
2011 Piling wall in combination with Ground improvement, P.O. Box 39075, Bramley, 2018
Schliersee, Germany South Africa
www.franki.co.za
2011 Trog pit, Palais am Deutschen Theater (Residential and
commercial building), Berlin, Germany
2011 IK hotel, Budapest, Hungaria
2011 JAMU music akademy, Brno, Czech Republic
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