Stabilisation Piers
What are Stabilisation Piers?
Stabilisation piers, also known as underpinning, are structural elements used in groundworks to strengthen and stabilise the foundation of an existing building or structure.
MESO Solutions installing stabilisation piers beneath a heritage-listed building in Bondi Beach, ensuring protection and stability during underground construction.
These piers are driven deep into the soil beneath the foundation to reach stable ground, providing support to areas that are settling or sinking.
This method is often employed when the original foundation is found to be inadequate due to soil erosion, subsidence, or other geotechnical issues.
Enhanced stability
Piers anchor into stable soil or rock, preventing movement and ensuring long-term structural integrity.Cost-effective
A targeted solution that avoids full foundation replacement, saving on both material and labor costs.Minimal disruption
Installation is quick and can be done while the building is in use, reducing downtime for businesses or residents.Customisable for soil conditions
Adaptable to different soil types, ensuring the right support regardless of the geological environment.Long-lasting durability
Built for long-term use, stabilisation piers provide lasting support and prevent future foundation issues.
Permeation Grouting
What is Permeation Grouting?
Permeation Grouting is a low pressure injection system used to improve the strength and reduce the permeability of granular soils.
Depending on the ground conditions, ultrafine or microfine cement grout is injected under pressure at strategic locations through single spears at multiple angles. These spears are made of stainless steel for continual use. No drilling, no pre-installation of spears involved.
The shape, depth and size of the grout block or wedge can be altered, depending on the application use and engineering specifications.
The permeation grouting injection process by MESO Solutions, reinforcing soil stability, followed by safe excavation near a building, demonstrating soil stabilisation with no impact on the structure.
Ensuring safe excavations
Permeation Grouting strengthens and stabilises the soil. It ensures the excavation process is safe and reduces the impact on neighbouring structures.
Watch this video of MESO Solutions explaining how the permeation grouting process is carried out at Double Bay, showcasing its effectiveness in soil stabilisation.
Permeation Grouting for enhanced soil stability
prevents structural settlement
Over time, structures can move, settle and crack. This may be due to the initial poor compaction of sandy soils before construction, neighbouring excavations or water ingress below the foundations.
Permeation grouting is a non-invasive technology that decreases the permeability of sandy soil.
Permeation Grouting bonds the sand particles together and creates a grout mass that reduces further settlement of a structure and improves the bearing capacity.
MESO Solutions performing grout injection for soil stabilisation in Double Bay, Sydney, reinforcing the ground to support nearby structures and future excavation.
Ground improvement and stabilisation treatments for settlement of structures.
Underpinning structures to improve bearing capacity for further construction.
Backing mass retention system to provide temporary shoring during excavation.
Watch this video to see how
MESO protects heritage-listed buildings
Watch this video of MESO Solutions explaining how the grout injection process was carried out on Campbell Parade in Bondi Beach for a heritage-listed building, showcasing its effectiveness in foundation and soil stabilisation.
