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Keller Grundbau is a member of the
London based Keller Group plc. We
provide customised solutions for a
variety of geotechnical and ground water
problems.
From our head office in Offenbach
(Germany) and more than 30 branches
worldwide Keller offers its services to
various parts of the construction industry. Content
Keller is capable of solving many
different geotechnical problems using
our own technology and know-how. Soil Investigation..........................................................3
Our main focus is soil improvement
methods and grouting techniques.
Ground Water Control..............................................5
As a leading contractor with roots dating
back to 1860 Keller is committed to two
fundamental principles – the highest Dam Sealing...................................................................5
possible standard of execution and the
continued advancement of its technologies.
We can turn complex soil and Foundations................................................................... 7
groundwater problems into solutions.
From its operational bases in Europe, Excavation Support..................................................... 7
North America, Australia and Singapore
Keller companies have proven their skills
in almost every country in the world. Conservation................................................................9
Equipment.................................................................... 11
Publications................................................................. 11
Contact Addresses....................................................12
Boreholes
—— Rotary drilling
—— Percussion drilling
—— Wire line drilling
—— Drilling with grabs
—— Augering
—— Reverse circulation drilling
……also from pontoons or jack-up barges
Sampling
—— Disturbed sampling
—— Undisturbed sampling
—— Water sampling
—— Core-sampling with and without PVC liners
—— Rock core drilling
—— Gas sampling, environmental sampling
Soundings
—— Dynamic penetrometer testing 3
—— Standard penetration testing
—— Cone penetration testing
—— Soil index testing
—— Lateral pressure gauges
Borehole Instrumentation
—— Ground water level gauges
—— Ground water level recorders
—— Water volume meters
—— Settlement gauges
—— Micrometers
—— Verticality measuring
—— Borehole alignment survey 1 Undisturbed sample from
—— Extensometers a container terminal
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Borehole Tests 2 Rammed core samples
—— SPTs in PVC casing for the
investigation of and
—— Dilatometer testing
underpass beneath a river
—— Flow direction testing
3 CPT’s for a planned
—— Inclinometers harbour extension using
—— Permeability testing our all-terrain CPT-truck
—— Slug-bail tests 4 Soil investigation for a wind
—— Video camera investigation farm in the North Sea
—— Injection well testing 5 Core-sampling for a
5 new container quay
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Ground Water Sealing Dam Sealing
As lowering the ground water level with Keller counts itself among the main partners
deep wells is subjected to more and more for all geotechnical works relating to dams,
restrictions, Keller is able to offer its sealing sea walls and the like. Our main focus lies on
wall and slab technologies as alternatives. sealing techniques to prevent seepages below
Whether it’s an excavation or an embankment, and around such structures. Repair works on
Keller provides environmentally friendly existing dams are also becoming more and
solutions to any problem. more frequent with ageing structures.
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Foundations Excavation Support
Soil improvement using depth vibrators Keller can construct complete excavation
was first developed by Keller. support packages. We can underpin, strut,
Several different types of vibrators for protect neighboring structures and seal
cohesive and non-cohesive soils are against ground water ingress.
available. Soils have been compacted up
to a depth of 50 m below ground level.
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Preservation Underground Structures
Keller has refurbished the foundations of Keller has been active for many years in
over 1,000 old churches, historical buildings, the field of pipe jacking and tunneling.
town halls, residential buildings, industrial With our innovative ideas and individual
and infrastructure complexes. solutions Keller is a strong partner if you
have difficult tunneling challenges such as
tunneling beneath existing structures.
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The combination of
geotechnical structural
elements and geothermal
probes can be observed in
a growing number of state
of the art and ecologically
designed projects.
Geothermal loops can be
installed into the foundation
of new buildings as well
as into the underpinning
of existing structures.
Vibro concrete columns or
Soilcrete ® underpinning is
suitable for this. Depending 2
on the type of foundation
various optimised solutions
can be offered.
The use of foundation
elements for geothermal
applications can give
considerable savings
during construction and
over a project’s lifetime.
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Environmental Techniques Equipment Information Material
Our soil improvement and
In addition to the normal soil treatment Keller’s present day equipment factory ground water handling
techniques available to the specialist started as a blacksmiths shop in 1860. New techniques are described in a
geotechnical contractor, Keller concentrates developments for geotechnical engineering variety of
its efforts on innovative in situ soil washing techniques are carried out here. Our —— Brochures,
technique under existing structures. advanced equipment is derived from our —— Site Reports,
research and development and continues —— Technical Papers.
to ensure our technical excellence.
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Keller Group plc
Ground Engineering Contractors
www.keller.co.uk