Site Investigation | Reducing Construction Time for Single-Story Logistics Warehouses through Plate Load Testing and Pile-less Foundation Assessment
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Significantly shorten the construction period of the single-story logistics warehouse! Measure the allowable bearing capacity of shallow soil through plate load tests and immediately determine the adoption of a pile-less direct foundation.
In the development of single-story logistics warehouses, where there is a strong demand for construction cost reduction and early operation, the prolonged construction period for ground reinforcement is one of the most critical issues to be addressed. Excessive judgments based solely on standard sounding surveys, which are overly cautious, can lead to unnecessary pile work and large-scale ground improvement, significantly extending the construction period. Geotech's plate load testing solution uses a rigid loading plate to apply load directly to the ground surface, accurately and quickly measuring the ultimate bearing capacity and deformation coefficient of the shallow ground in numerical form. By calculating the long-term allowable bearing capacity of the ground from the obtained objective numerical data, it enables a change to "pile-less direct foundations," completely eliminating deep improvement and pile work. Reducing the piling process not only achieves dramatic construction time reduction but also helps minimize excavated soil and reduce CO2 emissions. With our solid technical expertise and rapid analysis system as a ground specialist company, we strongly support the speedy construction and cost-effectiveness of single-story logistics warehouses.
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Field tests are conducted based on the standards of the Japan Society of Materials Science and the Japanese Geotechnical Society (JGS 1521), and reaction devices such as backhoes and loading devices are set up according to site conditions. The standard diameter of the loading plate is 30 cm, and displacement amounts during multi-stage loading and unloading processes are recorded with high precision using load cells (compression load meters) and displacement gauges. Strict adherence to routine equipment inspections, operational checks, and height verification through level measurements is maintained before field operations to accumulate accurate measurement data. The analysis results are quickly issued as a graphically represented test report, which can be used for confirmation applications and other purposes.
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It is ideal for selecting the foundation types for single-story logistics warehouses, large material warehouses, and distribution terminals, where a short construction period is strongly required. It is utilized in various processes from the planning stage to construction, including the determination of the feasibility of pile-less direct foundations that omit pile work, pre-confirmation of heavy machinery access routes and the ground bearing capacity and settlement of temporary yards, achieving a reduction in construction time and significant cost savings by eliminating unnecessary ground improvement methods, and the preparation of technical documentation for environmentally conscious construction (ESG investment and SDGs compliance) that minimizes the generation of surplus soil.
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