Foundation Construction Group LTD

Introduction

Foundation Construction Group Ltd. (FCG) with its subsidiaries has been established to serve and support developers, consultants and contractors in the specialist field of geotechnical engineering, ground improvement and foundation construction. FCG is a technically driven ground improvement company that offers an unparalleled range of services to meet our clients diverse soil/foundation needs. O company h a strong t d Our has t team of f experienced geotechnical engineers, geologists, equipment designers, project managers, and dedicated field personnel with an aggregate of worldwide experience.

Services Offered

FCG and its Affiliates

Foundation Construction Group Ltd (FCG) Foundation Construction Equipment FZE (FCE) Foundation Equipment Specialists L.L.C. (FES) Foundation Equipment and Construction Services (P) Ltd, India (FECS) Foundation Construction Group (Australia) Pty Ltd (FCGA) Foundation Construction Group (Vietnam) Ltd Foundation Construction Group (Thailand) Ltd Foundation Construction Group Ltd. Special Projects Division (FCG:SP)

Depending on the needs of our clients, FCG and its subsidiaries can provide a wide spectrum of services ranging from designlevel ground improvement consultancy and project-specific assessments, to turn-key design built solutions to meet the performance and budget criteria of the project. On a case to case basis, we also offer assisted equipment rental services; which can b a very valuable option f hi h be l bl ti for clients who already have equipment and construction material resources onsite; therefore, minimizing external party markups, and overall reducing the cost of a ground improvement solution.

Our Mission
We strive to offer to our clients soil improvement and Earthworks value added solutions from the conceptual stage to the execution phase of the project by delivering comprehensive solutions to our clients projects that meet or exceed the peformance criteria of the project with significant cost savings to the client thanks to the teaming effort made with our task-specific subsidiaries and the deep collaboration of local contractors, consultants and equipment and materials providers.

As a specialist foundation construction support company, FCG offers a variety of specialized services ranging from geotechnical support and consultancy to construction assistance and full support and maintenance of specialty soil improvement equipment. We are also able to carry out contracting works in the field of foundation construction typically under a joint venture with reputable local / International geotechnical construction companies.

What we do...
In addition to the supply of equipment and JV contracting works we are also able to g offer a full technical and operational support service together with design backup for Earthworks. Project management services may also be provided if required.

We have a fully dedicated team of experienced professionals to take the most challenging geotechnical works. Our fully equipped workshops and repair facilities in the Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai and in Thailand allows us to assemble new soil improvement equipment and carry out repairs and maintenance to equipment currently in use in the UAE and abroad. Our free zone facility is ideal for the preparation of equipment to be exported to other countries q p p and Dubai has excellent onward sea and air transportation options.

Experience

APCC L&T Van Oord Ecosoil Pinnacle Al Dolphin Univ. Piling

Palm Deira and Palm Jebel Ali Project, Dubai Parbati HE Project, India Palm Deira Project, Dubai Palm Jebel Ali & Palm Deira Project, Dubai Stone Columns, Um Suqeim, Dubai Stone Columns, Dubai Stone Columns, Sharjah

Gulf Pack. Ind. Stone Columns, Saudi Arabia DEWA/ETA FBCC Masdar Stone Columns, Dubai - Stone Columns, Saudi Arabia - Stone Columns, Abu Dhabi

In a very short period of its availability in the market, FCG is already the major ground improvement contracting support company and equipment supplier for the contractors working in the Palm Jebel Ali and Palm Deira projects in Dubai. Following are some of the prestigious projects for which FCG provided its services by means of Equipment Sale / Rental, Maintenance and Service, Technical Assistance, Project Management, Joint Venture Contacting Services.

Palm Jumeirah - Vibro Compaction Works

Palm Jumeirah was the first of the trilogy of Palm projects which have succesfully been reclaimed and compacted . For the Pal Jumeirah project, our Client, APPC, utilized our fleet of powerful and effective deep-soil vibrators.

Palm Deira- Vibro Compaction Works

The assistance and equipment was supplied in various stages to meet the clients g demand and to facilitate the extremely urgent programme requirements. At the peak of production in excess of 60 vibroflots were being used on site in order to compact 140Mm of sand in a time period of 18months. Treatment depth varied from 15m to 30m depending on the location and a triangular compaction grid spacing of 4.5m was used.

Jubail , KSA Stone Column works

FCG designed and constructed a grid of Stone Columns to enhance the soil bearing capacity to 150 kPa and limit total and differential settlements. Stone Columns were installed over an area of approx. 6,000m for the BOPP factory line-2 adjacent to the existing line-1for Gulf Packaging Industries To achieve the design criteria 936 stone g columns of 0.80 m diameter were installed on a 2.50 m x 2.50 m grid. The depth of the stone columns reached a depth between 7 m and 10 m. Two Full Scale Load Tests (FSLT) were performed to verify the design criteria and to prove the success of the soil improvement.. At a design load of 125kPa in FSLT 1 the FSLT-1 settlement recorded was 6.03mm, in FSLT-2 6.25mm

DEWA/ETA, Dubai Stone Columns

Design-Built project for the soil improvement with stone columns for three new DEWA substation projects in Dubai. Performance criteria consisted on soils Net Bearing Capacity 270 kPa (safety factor included) and differential settlement of less than 25 mm mm. Some of the challenges of this project included the installation of the stone columns under the constraints of existing adjacent structures and vital lines such as water pipelines and the Dubai Metro. FCG proposed the monitoring of vibrations to sensitive structures.

Al Wasl Site. Vibration monitoring, March 15-18, 2009 100

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Critical vibration threshold for onshore structures x value y value

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Project Experience

Item It
1

Date D t
Jan 2007

Client Cli t
APCC

Service Provided S i P id d
Ground Improvement Design, Technical assistance, site service support, Project Management services, Repair and maintenance of Vibroflots. Technical assistance, site service support Project management services, Technical assistance, Site service support Design D i assistance, i t Technical Assistance, Site servise support, Repair and maintenance of Vibroflots Geotechnical Review, Technical assistance, site service support, Project management services

Project P j t Reference
Jebel Ali Palm Vibrocompaction 140million m

Locat L t ion
Dubai

Country C t
United Arab Emirates

March 2007 May 2007

Ecosoil Ost APCC

Jebel Ali Palm, Vibrocompaction 15million m Palm Deira, Vibrocompaction 140million m Palm Deira, P l D i Vibrocompaction 50million m

Dubai

United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates

Dubai

July J l 2007

Van V Oord

Dubai D b i

United Arab U it d A b Emirates

5 August 2007 APCC

Palm Deira, Vibrocompaction 140million m

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

Geotechnical review and Palm Deira, August 2007 Ecosoil Ost design, Project management Vibrocompaction services, site service support 40million m October 2007 Decembe ece be r 2007 Larson & Tubro APCC CC Parbati HE Project Geotechnical site assistance, Stage 3, Dam core site service support, construction by equipment operators Diaphragm wall Geotec ca e e and Geotechnical review a d assistance, Technical support, Site service support, Project management services Geotechnical review and assistance, Technical support Palm Deira a e a

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

Parbati

India

Dubai uba

U ted ab United Arab Emirates

March 2008

FES L.L.C.

Various Projects in Dubai

Dubai

UAE

10

July 2008

Pinnacl e Consult ancy Co

Technical Assistance, Method Assistance and P. Management

Foundation for Villa for H.H.Sheikh Al Maktoum, Dubai. 7596 LM Stone Columns

Dubai

UAE

Project Experience

Date

Client

Service Provided

Project Reference j

Location

Country y

11 12

October 2008

CDM

Consulting Service

Pangkor Laut

Dubai

UAE

October 2008

Technical Assistance, Amana Steel Method Assistance and Consultancy Project Management Support pp

Foundations for Warehouse and office Dubai for M/S crescent Petroleum, Sharjah , j

UAE

Al Dolphin Vibro Equipment and Foundation technical/project Vibroflot Al Ras 2 UAQ Dubai Drilling Co. assistance Joint Venture Operations Palm Deira, November 14 Van Oord together with Ecosoil Vibrocompaction Dubai 2008 GCC 25million m 13 November 2008 Gulf Geotechnical Ground November Packaging 15 improvement Design, 2008 Industries LTD. Method Statement (FBC LTD) BOPP Factory for Line-2. 9900 LM Stone Columns

UAE

UAE

Jubail, KSA Saudi Arabia

16

December ETA 2008 Arabian Foundation

DEWA Contract Geotechnical Design and Substations (Jadaf, Al MSfor 3 ETA Wasel, Consulate). Dubai substations, P. Mgmt 14,886 LM Stone Columns Stone Columns, Dry Top Masdar Development. Abu Dhabi Feed 625 m2 Construction of new Stone columns, Wet Top 115/13.8kV Saihat Feed Substation. 5154 LM Stone Columns
Vibro Co pact o b o Compaction Compaction of 500,000 m3 of reclaimed Fill Compaction of 800,000 m3 of reclaimed Fill Compaction of 270,000m3 of reclaimed fill

UAE

17 June 2009

UAE

Alfanar 18 June 2009 Construction Co.

19 9 September 2009 Oger Emirates E i t National Marine Dredging Company Kleindienst Properties

Saihat
Sowwah, Abu Dhabi Eco Island, Abu Dhabi World Island, Dubai

Saudi Arabia

U UAE

20

SeptOct2009

Vibro Compaction

UAE

21

Feb 2010

Geotechnical Ground improvement Design, Vibro Compaction

UAE

Techniques

Vibro Replacement (Stone Columns) Vibro Compaction Dynamic Compaction Jet Grouting Diaphragm wall construction Bored piling Soil Mixing Surface Compaction Earthworks Geotechnical Investigation

Vibro Replacement (Stone Columns)

Effective technique f i Eff ti t h i for improvement of soft clays, mixed d t f ft l i d deposits of clay, silt it f l ilt and sand with fines more than 10% and fine sands. Reduces the liquefaction potential of fine sands where the ground water table is at a shallow depth. Suitability & Applications
Effective in Principle Soft clays, mixed deposits of clay, silt and sand and in fine sands Replacing the soft material with well graded compacted stones with the help of Vibro flots. The replacement acts as reinforcement for soft soils and also improve the drainage properties By continuous SPT or CPTU and plate / zone load tests l dt t Embankments, Warehouses, Buildings, Bridge Abutments and in Storage tanks 40m

QA / QC Common applications Max depth

Vibro-Compaction
Vibro-compaction is an effective technique for improvement of loose granular soils with fines content less than 10%. Vibro-compaction is the rearrangement of soil particles into a denser configuration by the use of powerful depth vibrators.

Suitability & Applications

Effective in Principle QA / QC Common applications Max depth Loose coarse grained soil with silt / clay content less than 10% Densification by special vibration equipments called Vibroflots or pokers By continuous SPT or CPTu Buildings, Man made islands, pipelines, road and rail embankments 60m

Dynamic Compaction
Dynamic compaction is a method that is used to increase the density of the soil when certain subsurface constraints make other methods inappropriate. It is a method that is used to increase the density of soil deposits. Suitability & Applications
Effective in Sands and silty sands can be improved with dynamic compaction. Old fills and granular soils are most often treated. The soils that are below the water table have to be treated carefully to permit emission of the excess pore water pressure that is created when the weight is dropped onto the surface. Method is not effective in clays. Compaction of loose granular fills by means of dropping a heavy weight repeatedly on the ground at regularly spaced intervals. The weight and the height determine the amount of compaction hat would occur. By continuous SPT or CPTu Buildings, Man made islands, pipelines, road and rail embankments, mining, etc 9m

Principle

QA / QC Common applications Max depth

Jet Grouting
Jet grouting is a method of grouting that uses very high pressure streams (6,000 psi or 40 MPa) of grout to erode, replace mix, and cement soils. Jet grout construction erode replace, mix soils uses a rotating and rising drill rod with small nozzles that direct the grout horizontally to form columns of soilcrete or soil-cement. Typical column diameters are 2 to 6 ft. Jet grouting is the only type of grouting that is capable of treating all types of soils from clays to gravel. Jet grouting is also useful in grouting isolated zones of soil and for grouting around and below buried utilities. Suitability & Applications
Effective in Principle All kind of soils Chemical Stabilization and reinforcement by means of injecting soil cement mixture with special kind of equipments manufactured for this purpose

QA / QC Common applications

By continuous SPT or CPTU Soil Stabilization, Excavation Support Systems, Structural Underpinning, Seepage Barrier/Cutoff Walls, Environmental Remediation 35m

Max depth

Diaphragm Walls
Diaphragm walls are underground structural elements commonly used for retention systems and permanent foundation walls. They can also be used as deep groundwater barriers. Diaphragm walls can be constructed in all types of soil, even below the ground water table. Suitability & Applications
Effective in Principle Pi i l All kind of soils Providing barrier P idi a b i or retention t prevent fl t ti to t flow of groundwater or sliding of soils by means of underground structural elements made of reinforced concrete or plastic concrete material. Strengthening of existing foundation, cut off wall constructions, cut and cover methods for , underground canal constructions

Common applications

Earthworks

FCG is undertaken various aspects of Earthworks: Filling works Surface compaction (see next page) Profiling and re-shaping Excavation

Surface Compaction

Compaction of a soil surface is achieved by means of an impact roller designed for this purpose. Effective in granular soils with fines content less than 10% or in soils which are suitable for the Vibro compaction. Suitability & Applications
Effective in Principle Granular soils which are suitable for Vibro compaction Compaction of loose granular fills by means of an impact roller which has a movable, wheeled carriage and an impact roller coupled resiliently to the carriage so as to move together with the carriage. The impact roller has one or more outof-round compactor masses designed to apply periodic impact blows to the soil surface. Nuclear density, CPTU Industrial land, Brownfield sites, raised land or land fills, mine haul roads and bulk earth works. 3 to 4m

QA / QC Common applications

Max depth

Picture showing the Impact roller designed by Broons in operation

Geotechnical Investigation

Before and after Ground Improvements Geotechnical Investigations have to be done. FCG is able to do CPT-Testing (Cone Penetration Test) worldwide using his own CPT Truck which is operated by professional staff. The CPT is the worldwide most used in situ testing method used to determine the geotechnical engineering properties of the soil and the stratigraphy of the soil.

FOUNDATION CONSTRUCTION GROUP European Business Centre, Office 172 Dubai Investment Park Dubai, U A E. PH: +971 4 813 5260 Fax: +971 4 813 5263 Email: info@fcg-group.com

FOUNDATION CONSTRUCTION GROUP COMPANIES Foundation Construction Group Ltd. (FCG) Foundation Equipment Specialists LLC. (FES) Foundation Construction Equipment FZE (FCE) Foundation Construction Group (Thailand) Ltd Foundation Construction Group (Australia) Pty Ltd Foundation Equipment a d Co st uct o Se ces ( ) Ltd. India ( CS) ou dat o qu p e t and Construction Services (P) td d a (FECS) Foundation Construction Group (Vietnam) Ltd

Contact : Managing Director : Technical Manager: Address: Mr. Steve Jones (s.jones@fcg.ae) Mr. Francisco Baez, P.E (f.baez@fcg.ae) 172, European Business Centre Dubai Investment Park Dubai, UAE. +971 4 8135260 +971 4 8135263

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