Soilmec SR-100 Piling Rig (or similar) on Thames Tideway Tunnel
London, UK (Thames Tideway Tunnel sites) · 2016-2025 (Tideway construction period) · £4.2bn (Project total)
The judgement call
Account-gated at launchThe Thames Tideway Tunnel required extensive deep foundation works, including large-diameter piling. Soilmec is a prominent manufacturer of hydraulic rotary piling rigs, and it is highly probable that their equipment, such as the SR-100 or other SR series rigs, were utilized by the various joint ventures undertaking the construction. These rigs are designed for high performance in demanding geotechnical conditions.
Key engineering challenges
Installing deep piles for shafts, connection tunnels, and other structures in challenging ground conditions beneath London. - Working in a complex urban environment with significant logistical constraints. - Ensuring structural integrity and stability for a long-life infrastructure project.
Project facts
- Client / owner
- Tideway
- Lead contractor
- Various main contractors for Tideway (e.g., FLO JV, CVB JV, BMB JV)
- Lead designers
- Soilmec (for the equipment)
- Project type
- new build
- Scale
- Max pile diameter: Not explicitly stated for SR-100, but generally for large diameter piles; Max pile depth: Up to 94m (for SR-100).
- Disciplines
- civil; structural; geotechnical; mechanical; tunnelling
- Standards & frameworks
- Eurocodes, ICE Specification for Piling and Embedded Retaining Walls, CDM Regulations.
Sources: Soilmec.com (https://www.soilmec.com/en/products/piling_rigs) - Soilmec.co.uk (https://www.soilmec.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/SR-100.pdf) - Tideway.london (General project information) - Jacobs (https://www.jacobs.com/projects/thames-tideway-tunnel)