ABOUT US
Here at LFPS, we offer cost effective Lagoon foundation and piling services, bringing about the pre-cast spun piles to set off the obstacles of the traditional footing type column. This is the ideal solution for constructions of resorts consisting jetties, water villas, swimming pools and land structure at a competitive cost and a superior quality.
Providing you with a hassle-free foundation piling solution with pre stressed spun piles which are casted in an ISO 9001certified factories which adhere the global pre-cast QA and QC standard.
We are fully equipped with new state of the art piling machines, facilitated with a modern GNNS RTK GPS system with high accuracy resulting in an output calculated around 30 to 40 piles per day with an accuracy of ± 50mm.
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CONCRETE PILE VS. TRADITIONAL FOOTING PILE
The common practice when constructing resorts and water villas is the use of traditional footing piles on concrete footing with the PVC lining, yet the ideal solution for the developers and investors is the pre-cast concrete spun pile. This is because the value for the price paid is higher for the client given the drawbacks of the traditional footing pile such as,
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All the raw material (sand, cement, metal steel and PVC casing ) has to be transported to the island incurring high costs for raw materials and logistics.
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Variation in quality of the constructed columns, where the quality determination depends on the,
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Quality of the workmanship.
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Quality of the materials used.
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The quality of the compacting and curing process.
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Extend of supervision work.
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The fact of having most materials used contaminated, including the water.
3. Before installing the concrete footing, the seabed needs to be excavated for about 0.5 - 1m which damages the coral bed and the eco system surrounding it.
4. Needs one or two excavators to place the columns. The accuracy of placing depends on the skill of the operators.
5. The concrete footing columns are placed and test on the sea bed. It is not very stable and can be lift or float by high waves, swells and current.
6. Often you can see the corrosion is overflowing from the top of the column after some time.
Our Solution...
At LFPS we recommend our clients the modern high -tech spun piles casted in ISO 9000 certified factories under the global pre-cast standard. The piles are in diameter from 200mm to 1000mm with standard lengths from 6m to 12m in single segment. The average lifetime of a spun pile is around 50-75 years. To withstand the Maldivian conditions we suggest out clients the 300mm diameter class B piles for jetties and water villas which can hold up to a load of 35 tonnes per pile. Yet, we are not limited to this standard but can supply and install piles as per the requirement of the client.
With regards to the installation, our piling machines which is fully equipped with modern facilities is able to place the piles to an accuracy of 50mm by using the GNNS RTK GPS where the vibrator hammer is able to install the spun piles in a efficient and economical method while minimising the effects to the surrounding marine ecology.
