Sultanate of Oman

Aluminum is the World’s most abundant metallic element, commercially available in the form of bauxite. It is hoped that the construction of a new aluminum smelter in the Sultanate of Oman will meet much of the industry needs Sohar Aluminum Smelter under construction in Oman will feature the World’s largest potline. The $1.4 billion project will contain 360 pots and will be able to produce 350,000 tonnes of aluminum annually.

The project under construction by Bechtel, includes a carbon plant, a metal casting facility, a port and facilities for shipping and storage. It is planned that the first hot metal will be flowing from the plant by mid 2008.

The pile testing program originally envisaged by the piling contractor STFA, consisted of top-down static load testing. However, constraints such as availability of reaction beams in a country outside their normal field of operations lead STFA to consider bi-directional testing as a more cost effective solution for this project.

Location….Oman
Geotechnical Engineer…..Bechtel Inc.
Foundation Contractor……STFA Pty.
Shaft Diameter……600mm (24”) & 1000 mm (40”)
Shaft Length……>30m (95’)
O-cell Configuration…..2 x 230mm

Max. Load

7.5 MN (850 tons)

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