Construction of a New Quay Wall for a Sea Tank Terminal in the Port of Antwerp-PPT Presentation

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The project at Belgium’s Port of Antwerp involved replacing an 800-metre quay wall in Kanaaldok B2, designed for a water depth of 18 metres. Antwerp is a major European port, with 160 kilometres of quayside and extensive shipping and petrochemical operations.<br /><br />The construction presented challenges related to local glauconite ground conditions and the demanding pile design. The plan included 270 tubular piles, each 28 metres long and weighing 42 tonnes, together with double sheet piles and 43-metre-wide-flange beams.<br /><br />A key element was the MV-Pile, or jacket-grouted pile: a steel beam with a specially shaped foot. As the pile is driven, grout is continuously injected under pressure. At the required depth, the grout hardens into a cement “root” around the foot, increasing load-bearing capacity and enabling the pile to resist high tensile loads.<br /><br />Liebherr pile-driving rigs provided the equipment used for the project.

Keywords

Port of Antwerp

Kanaaldok B2

quay wall replacement

pile driving

tubular piles

glauconite ground

MV-Pile

jacket-grouted pile

Liebherr rigs

marine construction