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KNS, anchoring of the power plant massifs and micro-piles on the conveyor belt line (Vavouto)
Project description :
1065 tie rods measuring between 12 and 18 metres and 600 micro-piles for the foundations of the Vavouto / KNS nickel plant.
Client :
KNS
Worksite supervisor :
KNS Projet (Hatch Technip / KNS)
Location :
Coal-fired plant in Vavouto and for the conveyor belt on the Koniambo Massif
Reception date :
Février 2012
Cost of works :
990 000 000 FCFP
Expertise required :
Tie rods and micro-piles
Particularities of the project :
– Project undertaken in partnership with SPIE Foundations (Investment of 330 000 000 FCFP)
– Project with significant constraints
– Short time delay, mainly for the active anchor phase
– Works with environmental asbestos present which required specific prevention planning
– Very difficult access for installing the micro-piles in the Massif
– Joint venture and high client standards due to the international scale of the project
