Acem Engineering Awards 2002 - "First Pulai Palm Oil Mill, Riau, Indonesia"

Overview of Project

Project Descriptions
 
120 Ton/hr palm oil mill
 
Sand filled platform : 83,000m2
 
Subsoil : 46m thick very soft compressible swampy ground
 
Logistic : 50km away from river mouth of Sg. Guntung
 
Function : To process palm oil fruits from the surrounding 80,000 hectares oil palm plantation
 
Total C&S cost : RM60 millions

Site Location

   
Achievement
 
Cost & Time Saving
 
Fully Utilized Local Resources
 
Original Design - Earthwork & Foundation >> 75% of C&S Cost
 
Alternative Design - Cost Saving of About 30% of Original C&S Cost
     
A technical paper has been published on the floating system at the Ninth International Conference on Piling and Deep Foundation, Nice, France, 3rd - 5th June, 2002 - Download the paper...
Hardwood Blanket Piling:
Use of Locally Available Materials
at the Project Site
   
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