Burseldon Community Centre, Southampton

Burseldon Community Centre, Southampton

Permanent Retaining Wall

Client
Mansell Construction Services Ltd

Contractor
Fussey Piling Limited

Location
Burseldon Community Centre, Southampton

Scope
Permanent Retaining Wall

Piles
Arcelor MittalPU22-1mm, 10m long in Grade S355GP

Ground Conditions
Stiff clay over sand

Value
£80k approx

The proposed development required the demolition of the existing community centre building, to allow the construction of a library, new community centre and associated car parking facilities on the lower tier and an adjoining doctor’s surgery and additional car parking on the upper tier.

The sheet piling element of this project involved installing a permanent retaining wall to facilitate construction on two levels.

Mansell appointed Fussey Piling as the sheet piling contractor to design and install a retaining wall across the site.

Once the sheet piles were installed and the front of the wall excavated, the pile clutches or joints were welded above formation level to provide a water tight seal to the wall.

The sheet piling was installed in just a week and Mansell were more than pleased with the quality and finish of the welding and engineering provided to them on this scheme.