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Oceana Bal Harbour - Earth Retention, Deep Foundations, Groundwater Control
Project Information
- Project Location:
- Miami, FL
- Status:
- Completed
- Structure Type:
- Apartments & Condominiums
References
- Client:
- Consultatio Real Estate
Scope Of Work
Hayward Baker provided the client with an on-time turnkey solution for a deep, large area excavation adjacent to the ocean with design-build excavation support, groundwater control and deep foundations.
A 28-story residential high-rise planned for construction on Miami Beach included a 3-story below-grade parking garage. The 40-foot deep basement excavation was 34 feet below sea level, posing the significant challenge of controlling groundwater inflow, especially due to the native porous oolitic limestone.
Hayward Baker solved the groundwater control challenge by using deep soil mixing to create a seepage barrier along the perimeter and base of the excavation. The perimeter soil mix columns also provided excavation support as they were reinforced with steel H-piles and laterally restrained with tieback anchors or internal bracing. Sister company HJ Foundation designed and installed large-diameter augercast piles as deep as 85 feet below the excavation to support the structural loads and act as tiedown anchors for resisting the hydrostatic uplift on the soilcrete bottom slab.
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