Manufacturing Centre Location: Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates Project Value: £50 million Service: Structural design Team Client: Air Liquide UAE Contractor: Orion Contracting Company Architect: Architects United Description A major assembly factory 35,000m 2 , with its own 450- metre long jetty, was Air Liquide’s 3 rd manufacturing centre built worldwide. The scheme was developed to introduce innovation in liquid gas storage technology and address expanding markets in the Middle East. Project Design Kashec was responsible for the design of the foundations of the assembly factory. The foundation design presented multiple engineering challenges due to the size of the gantry cranes required for moving heavy assembly components. Kashec also carried out the soil improvement design and supervised the soil improvement works. Vibrostone columns were used to improve the weak soil as this solution offered a highly economical and sustainable alternative to piling and deep foundation options.
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Location: Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates Project Value: £50 million Service: Structural design Team Client: Air Liquide UAE Contractor: Orion Contracting Company Architect: Architects United Description A major assembly factory 35,000m 2 , with its own 450- metre long jetty, was Air Liquide’s 3 rd manufacturing centre built worldwide. The scheme was developed to introduce innovation in liquid gas storage technology and address expanding markets in the Middle East. Project Design Kashec was responsible for the design of the foundations of the assembly factory. The foundation design presented multiple engineering challenges due to the size of the gantry cranes required for moving heavy assembly components. Kashec also carried out the soil improvement design and supervised the soil improvement works. Vibrostone columns were used to improve the weak soil as this solution offered a highly economical and sustainable alternative to piling and deep foundation options.
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