Manufacturing CentreLocation: Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab EmiratesProject Value: £50 millionService: Structural designTeamClient: Air Liquide UAEContractor: Orion Contracting CompanyArchitect: Architects UnitedDescriptionAmajorassemblyfactory35,000m2,withitsown450-metrelongjetty,was AirLiquide’s3rdmanufacturingcentre built worldwide.Theschemewasdevelopedtointroduceinnovationin liquidgasstoragetechnologyandaddressexpanding markets in the Middle East.Project DesignKashecwasresponsibleforthedesignofthefoundationsof the assembly factory.Thefoundationdesignpresentedmultipleengineering challengesduetothesizeofthegantrycranesrequiredfor moving heavy assembly components.Kashecalsocarriedoutthesoilimprovementdesignand supervised the soil improvement works.Vibrostonecolumnswereusedtoimprovetheweaksoilas thissolutionofferedahighlyeconomicalandsustainable alternative to piling and deep foundation options.
Location: Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab EmiratesProject Value: £50 millionService: Structural designTeamClient: Air Liquide UAEContractor: Orion Contracting CompanyArchitect: Architects UnitedDescriptionAmajorassemblyfactory35,000m2,withitsown450-metrelongjetty,was AirLiquide’s3rdmanufacturingcentre built worldwide.Theschemewasdevelopedtointroduceinnovationin liquidgasstoragetechnologyandaddressexpanding markets in the Middle East.Project DesignKashecwasresponsibleforthedesignofthefoundationsof the assembly factory.Thefoundationdesignpresentedmultipleengineering challengesduetothesizeofthegantrycranesrequiredfor moving heavy assembly components.Kashecalsocarriedoutthesoilimprovementdesignand supervised the soil improvement works.Vibrostonecolumnswereusedtoimprovetheweaksoilas thissolutionofferedahighlyeconomicalandsustainable alternative to piling and deep foundation options.