PILING

Cairo Monorail chooses Soilmec rig

Building a viaduct to carry a new rail line in Egypt called for a specific type of rig to drill the foundations, one that could be quickly and easily manoeuvred into position as needed. The choice made by the contractor was a Soilmec SR-95.

Franco Cicognani
 A Soilmec SR-95 was chosen by contractors working on a rail project in Egypt to drill bored piles with a depth of 27m and a diameter of 2,400mm

A Soilmec SR-95 was chosen by contractors working on a rail project in Egypt to drill bored piles with a depth of 27m and a diameter of 2,400mm

The Cairo Monorail is described as one of the most interesting infrastructure projects currently under construction on the African continent. It consists of a two-line monorail rapid transit system that...

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