Wesel
Extension to the Community Primary School
Wesel, Germany / 2022
The Hanseatic City of Wesel is expanding the community primary school in the Fusternberg district. As part of the construction project, three new buildings are being erected, which will be connected to the existing school building. The extension forms part of the school site’s ongoing development and will create additional space for teaching and collaborative learning. PORR special civil engineering Düsseldorf was awarded the contract to construct the pile foundations for the new buildings. The planning and structural design were carried out by PORR special civil engineering planning.
Facts & Figures
Company
PORR Spezialtiefbau GmbH
Type
Foundations
Runtime
2022
Pile foundations for the extension of a school site
New buildings for the school campus
The extension comprises three new structures that will be connected to the existing buildings. Even before classrooms, learning areas and communal spaces can be used, the foundations of the buildings are being laid in the subsoil. The foundations have been tailored to the requirements of the new buildings as well as the local ground conditions.
Atlas piles for deep foundations
Atlas piles were used to transfer the loads. The piles transfer the loads of the future buildings into load-bearing soil layers and form the basis for the foundations and floor slabs. Large-diameter bored piles were originally planned for the project. The foundations were subsequently constructed using atlas piles without the need for any changes to the foundation design. Construction took place in stages and was integrated into the wider construction process for the school extension.
Full-displacement piles in the school environment
The atlas piles were constructed as full-displacement piles. This method is used in a variety of ground conditions and enables the construction of foundation elements for buildings and civil engineering structures. The work took place within an existing school site as well as in the immediate vicinity of the surrounding residential development. The execution was tailored to the site’s specific conditions. Step by step, the foundations for the new school buildings were thus laid.
Planning and execution
The structural calculations as well as the detailed design were carried out by PORR special civil engineering planning. The design formed the basis for the design of the piles and the coordination of the work with the other trades on site.
The foundation for the primary school’s extension
Even before the new learning and communal areas were built, the groundwork for the subsequent construction phases had been laid. The installation of the atlas piles laid the foundation for the extension of the Fusternberg Community Primary School. This marks the addition of another building block to the educational infrastructure in the Hanseatic city of Wesel.