Project Profiles

Baku, Azerbaijan

Situated on the border between Eastern Europe and Western Asia lies the country of Azerbaijan. A member of the European Council since 2001, and a CIS member country, the former Soviet state is delicately balanced between Russian interest to the...

O-cells in Italy - CFA

The first CFA bi directional pile test in Europe was performed in Villanova D’Albenga, Northern Italy. Although the loads achieved were not record breaking, proving the system could be used for small piles was an achievement Loadtest are very...

Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

February 2008 saw the first bi-directional load test performed in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Utilizing O-cell technology, two tests were undertaken at the site of the new Lamar Towers project in Jeddah, situated by the shores of the...

Brisbane, Australia

In April 2007, Loadtest performed the first Osterberg cell tests in Brisbane, Australia for the New Gateway Bridge resulting in the record test load ever applied to test piles in Australia. Due to the test loads required (88MN), the O-cell...

Kiev, Ukraine

Ukraine is a country steeped in history and tradition but since gaining independence in 1991, the country has been taking steps to modernise. Our projects have taken us to the capitol city of Ukraine, Kiev (Kyiv). This beautiful historic...

Imperia, Italy

Expansion and upgrading of the rail system in Northern Western Italy is a huge commitment to providing reliable public transport for the future. Construction of any new railway line is always a difficult process, but when this involves such rugged...

Guinea Bissau, West Africa

To the North of Bissau several rivers have made road traffic to and from Senegal a challenge. The last remaining river to bridge is the Cacheu river and at São Vicente the existing ferry service will soon be replaced...

Helsinki, Finland

Development along the coastline North of Helsinki centre will provide much needed accommodation and living facilities in the area. Reclamation of this land was started after WWII using a variety of fill material over unstable glacial deposits. The area suffers...

Malpensa Airport - Italy

Redevelopment and expansion of Malpensa Airport, Milan called for the installation of large diameter bored piles as part of the foundation works. Pile diameters of up to 1800mm were required with working loads of 15MN. A test load of 22.5MN...

City Tunnel Leipzig, Germany

The City Tunnel of Leipzig is the last and central component of the railway system restructuring process in Greater Leipzig. Not only can the suburban train system be restructured after the tunnel has been put into operation but also the...

Zambezi River- Mozambique, Africa

This new 2.3 km (1.45 mile) span over the Zambezi River will link the towns of Caia and Chimuara in central Mozambique. It will be the second longest bridge on the African continent and become an integral part of...

ZaragOH!za – Spain Home of EXPO 2008

Yet another first for Loadtest with a 63m 2000mm pile tested to a load of over 40MN, probably the biggest pile test in Spain. The location of the site on an island in the River Ebro, made other forms of...

Friedetal Bridge, Germany

The new Göttingen to Halle autobahn BAB A38 will alleviate the heavy traffic flow on the B80 in Germany. A new viaduct is required where the route crosses Peace Valley (Friedetal) near Sollstedt in the state of Thüringen. The ground...

Wesel Bridge, Germany

The existing Rhine road bridge in Wesel was built in 1952 using the original pier foundations of the earlier 1916 bridge. This bridge is now being replaced by a new and exciting bridge design to carry the Bundesstrasse B58 into...

Moscow City, Russia

Several large high-rise projects in Moscow have required foundations through the Voskrensky clay layer and into the Suvorov Limestone. Since the behaviour of the Limestone is relatively unknown pile tests have been recommended to verify the foundation designs. Bi-directional...

Tunisia

The need to connect the ports of Rades and La Goulette by a land bridge was essential to promoting the development of both North and South Tunis lake areas as well as enabling expansion of the two ports. It...

Zeil - Frankfurt am Main

The Zeil, Frankfurt am Main was the site of the first Osterberg Cell® (O-cell®) test in Germany. In 2004 the largest, static load pile test on German soil was performed using O-cells, in the heart of Frankfurt. The bi-directional load...

Weida Bridge, Germany

The project is part of the construction for the Göttingen – Halle Süd BAB A 38 located over the Weidatalbrücke, Esperstedt, Germany and consists of a 435m long box girder bridge of seven spans, the longest of which is 158m...

Po River Project, Italy

A new high speed railway line from Genoa to Milan required interconnecting the new infrastructure with the Giovi, Genoa - La Spezia, Genoa-Turin and Alessandria-Piacenza lines, and involving the interports of Rivalta Scrivia and Milan South. This involved the construction...

New Providence Wharf, UK

Set in the Isle of Dogs, Charrington’s Wharf (Tower Hamlet Condominiums or New Providence Wharf) in London was the second site for Osterberg Cell® (O-cell®) testing in the United Kingdom. The O-cell testing for Stent Foundations Ltd. (John Spence,...