Foundation Support of the Lilly Medicine Foundry in Lebanon, IN-PPT Presentation

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The presentation describes the geotechnical design and construction challenges for Eli Lilly’s large pharmaceutical campus in Lebanon, Indiana, developed with Fluor Corporation. The 600-acre site includes buildings ranging from 3,200 to 330,000 square feet, with a planned final configuration comprising several major facilities.<br /><br />The site lies in Indiana’s Tipton Till Plain. Soils are predominantly silt and silty clay loams, with loess and loamy till over Devonian–Mississippian New Albany Shale. Bedrock is approximately 165–220 feet below the site surface.<br /><br />Foundation requirements varied across the campus. Designs included 14-inch-diameter APG rigid inclusions and 20-inch APG piles for facilities such as the Central Utility Building (CUB), Peptide I and II, and Small Molecule buildings. The presentation also addresses axial and lateral design, settlement, and building-specific floor and footing pressures.<br /><br />Construction sequencing was tailored to each area: rigid inclusions for the CUB; APG piles and rigid inclusions for Peptide I and Small Molecule; and separate work for the tank farm and pipe rack. Operational topics included drilling-grade options, pile-cap projections, excavation and pile chipping, and forming, pouring, and backfilling pile caps. The presenters emphasize the importance of sequencing and acknowledge the construction crews’ contributions.

Keywords

geotechnical design

pharmaceutical campus

Eli Lilly

Fluor Corporation

rigid inclusions

APG piles

foundation settlement

New Albany Shale

Tipton Till Plain

construction sequencing