Minipiles

Bullivant Arabia Ltd. brings the same high quality technical expertise to its minipile technology coupled with extensive equipment resources and proven project experience. It allows us to respond quickly to provide the right minipile solution for your needs. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in the successful completion of projects ranging from residential underpinning, to large industrial plant foundations.

Minipiles are small diameter piles that can be installed in almost any type of ground where piles are required, with design working loads as small as 3 tons and as high as 70+ tons. Also known as micro piles, pin piles, needle piles or root piles, minipiles can offer a viable alternative to conventional piling techniques, particularly in restricted access or low headroom situations.

Minipile Applications

• Underpinning
• Supporting New Loads in Congested Areas
• Arresting Structural Settlement of existing Structures
• Seismic Retrofit
• Increasing Footing Bearing Capacity
• Resisting Uplift/Dynamic Loads
• Excavation Support in Confined Areas

 

Types of Minipiles

• Piles for Isolated Footings
• Piles for Strip Footings
• Piles for Raft Foundations
• Piles for Heavy Machine Foundations
• Needle Beam & Piles
• Cantilever Beam & Piles
• Knuckle Beam & Piles
• Piles for Grade Slab
• Piles for New Boundary Walls

 Important Minipile Parameters

• Soil characteristics at pile shaft/soil interface
• Rock at pile tip

Benefits of Minipiles

• High-performance
• Design loads from 3 to 70+ tons
• Can be readily designed for tension/uplift loads
• Appropriate for a wide range of ground conditions
• Suitable for low headroom and restricted access
• Low noise and vibration
• Can penetrate obstacles

Why should you choose a Bullivant
Arabia Ltd. Minipile Solution?

For owners and design Engineers contemplating restrictedaccess underpinning projects, the initial low cost of a cast-inplacepiling system may often be substantially increased by theexpense of extensive utility re-routing, creation of adequateaccess, waste disposal, and sometimes even a shutdown in facility operations. With our minipiles, these complications arerarely an issue. Our small diameter piles can be easily installedaround existing utilities with small compact drilling equipmentwhich can even enter a bathroom.

 Bullivant Arabia Ltd. worksclosely with engineers, contractors and owners to ensure thatminipile installation minimizes impact on facility operations.Moreover, minipiles greatly alleviate the quality assuranceconcerns associated with cast in place piling in weak soils.As a leading Specialist Structural & GeotechnicalEngineering Contractor in Saudi Arabia, with more than 15years of experience in minipiling technology, Bullivant ArabiaLtd. has the experience, expertise, equipment and resources toprovide the quality solution to your foundation problem.