AWD & LHD Ship Sustainment Facilities Project

LRB 255 and Soilmec R930 Piling at Storm Bollard 3
LRB 255 vibrating 1350Ø rake steel casings
Temporary shoring and steel fixing of Storm Bollard pile cap
Concreting of Storm Bollard Pile Cap

Project Outline

Products / Services

Bored Piles Sheet Piling Specialist Sub-Structure Packages

The project is to enable the berthing of Landing Helicopter Deck (LHD) warships at Fleet Base East (FBE) Wharves 1 to 4 at Garden Island, Woolloomooloo. The project is in two stages, first is the AWD & LHD SPO/TLSF Building then the construction of 4No of Storm Bollards located within Wharves 1-4.

Scope of Works

The works involved were excavating, bored piling, sheetpiling, pile trimming, blinding, steel fixing, formworking, concreting of pile caps including restoration of pavers in surrounding area of pile caps. Piling involves installation of 4No. 1350mmØ bored raked piles for each storm bollard pile caps with permanent casings ranging from 15 to 32 metres long and drill depths from 17 to 45 metres.