KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 -- GIKEN LTD, based in Kochi, Japan, and group company Giken Europe B.V. of Almere, the Netherlands, have been awarded first place in the Innovation Partnership Quay Wall project for its innovation in construction methodology proposal on the wall renovation for a World Heritage-listed canal district in Amsterdam.
GIKEN and its G-Kracht (G Force) partners, Gebr. De Koning BV and Van Gelder Group BV were selected for first place from a field of 16 international parties and have entered into a partnership agreement with the Amsterdam City Government.
Amsterdam owns and manages a network of 400-year-old bridges and quays which are vulnerable due to advanced age. Traditional construction methodologies for quay wall repair require the construction and use of temporary work platforms and removal of existing structures prior to the construction of a new wall.
The process is complex, time-consuming and costly. The Amsterdam Government, moving away from traditional approaches, put an international call out for innovations that could shorten construction times and minimise environmental impacts while protecting the cityscape.
GIKEN’s Gyropress (TM) Method enables the installation of piles directly through the existing canal structure, eliminating the need for demolition and temporary works, while Giken GRB (TM) System enables construction equipment to ‘walk’ along the installed pile wall, eliminating temporary work platforms and minimising the construction footprint.
Following further detailed design work and project-specific product development, the pilot installation phase is to commence in 2021. Once demonstrated, the methodology is expected to be adopted as a standard construction method for the more than 200km of quay wall renovation scheduled for Amsterdam.
-- BERNAMA
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