Franki Sails Supreme at
The Yacht Club
Leveraging working experience in the Foreshore area, where the complex geological environment presents
taxing conditions to undertake any geotechnical work, Franki pulled out all the stops to successfully install
lateral support and foundation piling for one of Cape Town’s most sought after destinations, The Yacht Club.
L
ocated on the Cape Town Foreshore in the Roggebaai
Canal Tourism Precinct, AMDEC Property Development’s
(AMDEC) The Yacht Club, a multi-use development including
commercial and residential space, is yet another prestigious
AMDEC/Franki Africa partnership.
Franki was contracted to install lateral support and foundation
piling for this particular project, and successfully delivered on
time and within budget – but not without challenges. “We know
Franki’s exceptional capabilities in the Foreshore area. We had no
hesitation in awarding Franki this contract and their performance
certainly lived up to expectations,” says AMDEC’s Project
Manager Arnon van As.
The site’s shale bedrock is covered by stiff residual material
followed by marine deposits and fill comprising of old harbour
facilities, tipped rubble and dredged sands. The ground water
table was intersected at an average depth of 0.86m with the
bedrock falling from around -0.84m on the west to -2.9m on the
east (elevation levels in ASML).
“It is evident that from a geotechnical perspective the Cape
Town Foreshore is not the easiest area in which to operate. The varying ground conditions with old rock-filled docks and piers
and the high- water table present a significant challenge,” says
Franki’s Rod Schultz.
Franki’s scope of works included the design and installation
of the lateral support and foundation piling to this multi-storeyed,
double-basement project, the excavation and disposal of some
65,000m 2 of bulk earthworks, 508lm of lateral support and 271
no. foundation piles.
The soldier piles for the lateral support were a combination
of 400mmØ Continuous Flight Auger (CFA) piles and 325mmØ
Rotapiles tied back with a single row of anchors and gunite
arches. The anchors had to be carefully positioned and inclined
sufficiently to not intersect with the canal, which runs very
close to the site.
CFA piling is a fast and economical system with no vibration
and limited noise levels associated with it. “This was particularly
advantageous on a site which is close to live canals and railway
lines, contains a labyrinth of existing services and has neighbours
who are particularly sensitive to noise,” concludes Schultz.
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Site overview showing the phased construction
sequence and restricted access. Piling and bulk earthworks operations at peak with upwards of
5 piling rigs, 2 excavators and more than 200 tipper truck loads per day
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