Excavation Support Services

Importance of Proper Soil Segregation in Excavation

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Importance of Proper Soil Segregation in Excavation

Contaminated soil disposal during development can be extremely costly. Therefore, properly segregating clean soil from contaminated soil when excavating is imperative. This process, excavation support, is often a requirement for Corrective Action Plans (CAPs) prepared for sites going through a Voluntary Remediation or Voluntary Cleanup programs (VRP or VCP). More information is available here on our Brownfields redevelopment page.

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Contaminated soil disposal during development can be extremely costly. Therefore, properly segregating clean soil from contaminated soil when excavating is imperative. This process, excavation support, is often a requirement for Corrective Action Plans (CAPs) prepared for sites going through a Voluntary Remediation or Voluntary Cleanup programs (VRP or VCP). More information is available here on our Brownfields redevelopment page.

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Elements of Excavation Support

We are eager to answer any questions you may have regarding excavation support services. Please contact us to speak with our experts.

We are eager to answer any questions you may have regarding excavation support services. Please contact us to speak with our experts.

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Excavation Support Projects Undertaken by ECS

Excavation Support Projects Undertaken by ECS

  • MGM National Harbor Resort and Casino, Oxon Hill, MD
  • The Wharf at Southwest Waterfront, Washington, DC
  • City Ridge (former Fannie Mae HQ), Washington, DC

  • MGM National Harbor Resort and Casino, Oxon Hill, MD
  • The Wharf at Southwest Waterfront, Washington, DC
  • City Ridge (former Fannie Mae HQ), Washington, DC

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Why is Excavation Support Vital?

Support of excavation (SOE) systems are vital to the construction process. During construction, there are many disturbances, vibrations and movement of heavy machinery. These disturbances can put your excavation area at risk, causing cave-ins or contaminated soil to move. 

Areas adjacent to your construction site can also be affected by unsupported excavations. Adequate temporary or lasting support lowers the risk and braces your construction area. Shoring existing structures is recommended to support the trenches, holes or cuts made to the ground during excavation.

Surrounding buildings, amassed construction materials and heavy equipment can pressure retention systems. Underpinning the sections adjacent to the excavation can lower the load on the walls and the risk of building settlement.

Support of excavation (SOE) systems are vital to the construction process. During construction, there are many disturbances, vibrations and movement of heavy machinery. These disturbances can put your excavation area at risk, causing cave-ins or contaminated soil to move. 

Areas adjacent to your construction site can also be affected by unsupported excavations. Adequate temporary or lasting support lowers the risk and braces your construction area. Shoring existing structures is recommended to support the trenches, holes or cuts made to the ground during excavation.

Surrounding buildings, amassed construction materials and heavy equipment can pressure retention systems. Underpinning the sections adjacent to the excavation can lower the load on the walls and the risk of building settlement.

Types of Excavation Support Services

A variety of temporary and permanent excavation shoring systems are available. Anchors or bracing can laterally reinforce shoring and sheeting systems. Construction shoring may need protection from weather conditions if open for extended periods.

Steel sheets are inserted into a sequence along a planned excavation perimeter, interlocking to form an enduring or temporary wall. The design offers lateral soil support and lowered groundwater inflow. The sheets are installed using vibration-free and vibratory installation rigs.

Steel sheet piling serves as a barrier to groundwater flow and is used when building cofferdams, seawalls, and bulkheads. The piles also support excavations in basements, pump houses and foundations.

This excavation support method uses vertical piles driven or drilled into the ground, then grouted. The vertical beams are placed at intervals along the excavation walls.

Soldier pile walls are embedded retaining walls. The soil is kept in place so the ground level in front of the wall can be lowered. These columns are used to secure slopes and excavations and retain cohesive soils.

This method combines soil with injected cement on-site to construct a durable column. The cement-soil beams can improve strength and lower permeability.

The overlapping columns form structural walls and provide the required water tightness. You can reinforce them with steel and anchors. Secant piles support wing walls, slope security and water cutoff for drainage channels and excavations

Tangent piles are a type of secant piles. The columns are created adjacent to each other along the boundary of the excavation wall, forming a structural or cutoff barrier. Tangent piles may be reinforced with beams and anchors.

Soil nailing uses grouted nails or tension-resisting steel elements to support the earth on-site. The technique uses a gravity retaining wall for temporary or lasting reinforcement.

Why Choose ECS for Excavation Support?

When it comes to excavation support, an experienced partner makes all the difference. The construction of SOE systems is complex, requiring adjustments for factors such as:

  • Cuts and their depth
  • Soil structure
  • Groundwater
  • Climatic factors
  • Superimposed loads
  • Vibrations
  • Adjacent construction
  • Seismic loads

The complexity means you need professional assistance to implement adequate excavation support methods. ECS has knowledge and experience in excavation support systems. Our team is proactive and communicates effectively, updating and advising throughout the project. We are a solutions-oriented company focusing on lowering costs and efficiently getting the job done.

Why Choose ECS for Excavation Support?

When it comes to excavation support, an experienced partner makes all the difference. The construction of SOE systems is complex, requiring adjustments for factors such as:

  • Cuts and their depth
  • Soil structure
  • Groundwater
  • Climatic factors
  • Superimposed loads
  • Vibrations
  • Adjacent construction
  • Seismic loads

The complexity means you need professional assistance to implement adequate excavation support methods. ECS has knowledge and experience in excavation support systems. Our team is proactive and communicates effectively, updating and advising throughout the project. We are a solutions-oriented company focusing on lowering costs and efficiently getting the job done.

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Contacting ECS for Proficient Excavation Support Systems

ECS is here to help with your excavation support needs. We are dedicated problem solvers who focus on providing consistency, investing in partnerships, offering innovative solutions and delivering exceptional client service.

Feel free to contact us online today for a free quote or more information. 

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ECS is here to help with your excavation support needs. We are dedicated problem solvers who focus on providing consistency, investing in partnerships, offering innovative solutions and delivering exceptional client service.

Feel free to contact us online today for a free quote or more information. 

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