We conducted the geotechnical campaign for the extension of the container terminal of the Port of Barcelona's South Quay.

General information

Date: February 2018 – June 2018

Client: Terminal de Contenedores de Barcelona SL

Location: Barcelona

Country:  Spain

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Josep Raventós

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Barcelona

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Raul Sánchez

Responsible for the Monitoring Area

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Projects details :

Geotechnical campaign for the extension of the container terminal at the Port of Barcelona's South Quay.

The field work conducted included:

  • Opening of manual and mechanical test pits for on-site testing and subsequent laboratory tests
  • Drilling of 976 linear metres of boreholes with continuous sample extraction and 174 linear metres of core drilling
  • 708 ml of CPTU tests were carried out with the corresponding interstitial pressure dissipation tests
  • 204 DMT tests (Marchetti dilatometer)
  • Laboratory tests on soil samples (granulometric analysis, determination of Atterberg limits, dry density, moisture analysis, specific particle weight, and maximum and minimum density
  • Chemical analysis of sulphate, chloride and organic matter content
  • Triaxial unconsolidated undrained (UU) tests
  • Simple compression rupture tests on soil specimens

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