Berto van der Vis, owner of eponymous earth-moving company BC van der Vis, is in charge of Section North of the Juliana Canal. This work section poses an extra challenge given the enormous amount of contaminated silt. Berto: "It is constantly puzzling with the planning and equipment needed." Since mid-August last year, more than a hundred machines have been working daily on the [...]
Paalpunt wordt overschat, schachtwrijving onderschat Een paalsysteem haalt zijn draagvermogen uit een combinatie van de puntkracht en de schachtwrijving. In de huidige Nederlandse normen en richtlijnen wordt daarbij historisch te veel geleund op de puntkracht. De schachtwrijving daarentegen wordt vaak fors ondergewaardeerd en wordt bovendien door limitering van de conusweerstand ook nog flink benadeeld. Onterecht, […]
During reconstruction, expansion or transformation of existing structures into complete new buildings, the question is increasingly being asked whether the existing prefabricated pile foundation can be (partially) reused. Every pile that does not have to be installed results in savings in concrete, reinforcement, transport (which also reduces CO2) and installation: in other words, time and money.
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