Fife Road
Date:
01/01/2014
Budget:
£400k
Duration:
14 months
The Fife Road project stands as one of O’Sullivan Civil Engineering’s most technically demanding achievements, demonstrating our expertise in extreme construction conditions. This 14-month, £400,000 project in 2014 required basement construction while managing the Beverly Brook river flowing directly beneath the site – a rare and complex engineering challenge.
Our comprehensive solution included installing a secant piled cofferdam creating a watertight enclosure, implementing sophisticated facade retention systems to preserve the building’s existing front elevation, executing pile beam underpinning for enhanced foundation capacity, deploying continuous dewatering systems controlling both groundwater and river flow, and constructing extensive temporary works supporting the existing roof structure.
The successful completion demonstrates our capability to deliver complex basement projects in the most challenging ground and water conditions imaginable.
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Extensive temporary works system supporting existing roof structure during basement excavation and construction beneath property 
Combined formwork and structural steel installation for basement construction over underground river at challenging Fife Road site 
Concrete placement to basement slab within secant piled cofferdam with continuous dewatering managing Beverly Brook river 
Detailed formwork assembly for basement structure with facade retention and pile beam underpinning at Fife Road 
Precision formwork construction for reinforced concrete basement built within waterproof cofferdam over underground river 
Steel reinforcement installation for structural basement walls within secant piled cofferdam at Fife Road project 
Temporary steel support framework maintaining existing roof stability throughout complex basement construction beneath building 
Structural steel beams for extensive temporary works supporting existing roof structure during basement construction at Fife Road 
Pile beam underpinning installation during basement excavation with continuous dewatering operations controlling Beverly Brook river flow 
Deep basement excavation within secant piled cofferdam managing groundwater and river flow at challenging Fife Road site 
Comprehensive facade retention framework supporting existing building elevation during complex basement construction over underground river 
Facade retention system preserving existing building frontage before basement excavation at Fife Road with Beverly Brook river underneath
