Deep foundations techniques
Deep foundations

Heavy foundations are required whenever weak soils have little capacity to resist an existing load or a change in existing load. They involve the construction of structural elements to transfer loads down to stronger underlying soils or rock.

Bored piles / drilled shafts - open hole
Bored piles / drilled shafts - cased
CFA piles (auger cast)
Third generation piles Type 3
INSER piles
Driven precast piles
Micropiles
Ductile iron piles
Earth retention techniques
Earth retention

Earth retention retains earth successfully so that it does not move or shift to any unwanted directions.

Diaphragm walls / barrettes – grab
Secant pile walls
Contiguous pile walls
King post / soldier piles and lagging walls
Sheet piles
Keller ground improvement
Ground improvement

With a pedigree of over 20 years' experience and specially manufactured equipment built in Germany, Keller lead the way with these solutions.

Rigid inclusions
Mixed modulus columns CMM ®
Vibro stone columns / Vibro replacement
Vibro compaction
Wet soil mixing
Dynamic compaction
Mass mixing
Rapid impact compaction (RIC)
Induction Hydraulique®
Wick / PVDs / band drains
Dynamic replacement
Keller grouting techniques
Grouting

Keller lead the world in grouting technology – with systems for all applications from lifting structures to grouting dam curtains.

Jet grouting
Compaction grouting
Compensation/fracture grouting
Permeation grouting
Cavity / bulk / mine fill grouting
Geotechnical instrumentation and monitoring
Instrumentation and monitoring

Keller provides systems and services for monitoring the safety and stability of buildings, excavations, bridges, railways, roads, tunnels, dams, embankments and slopes. We help owners, infrastructure operators and construction engineers identify and mitigate risk, optimise designs and methods, and document regulatory compliance.

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