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There is a huge amount to do in the Netherlands in all kinds of areas, around housing construction, foundation repair, dike reinforcement and all projects related to climate adaptation. So says Jaap Estié, director of the Nederlandse Vereniging Aannemers Funderingswerken (NVAF), who is positive about the potential of the foundation sector. At the same time, he also makes some comments. So there is plenty of potential, but challenges [...]
Optimal water management requires a lot of specialist knowledge and experience. Especially when it concerns leading projects in the field of locks, bridges,...
Pile tip overestimated, shaft friction underestimated A pile system obtains its load-bearing capacity from a combination of the point force and the shaft friction. Current Dutch standards and guidelines historically rely too much on the point force. The shaft friction, on the other hand, is often significantly underestimated and, moreover, it is considerably disadvantaged by limiting the cone resistance. Unjustifiably, [...]
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