After land reclamation the loose soil is compacted step by step using a vibro-flot. Through the vibration the soil grains change from their initial loose layering to a denser layering. This improves the subsoil of the building site.

SAOS is installing 6,300m² of slurry walls for the metro extension using a Liebherr HS 8100 with the corresponding Liebherr slurry wall grab, type HSG 5.

SAOS is excavating bites of 2,800 × 1,200mm with depths of up to 54m. At 130m² per day, the Liebherr package underlines its high productivity.

In order to improve the soil conditions, the Finnish company Takanen is applying the Liebherr duty cycle crawler crane HS 8130 with a 14-tonne dropweight. The weight was dropped from a height of 10 m in free fall onto the building area to be compacted.

Achieving an impact between 50 and 70 kN/ m², the ground was compacted down to a depth of 7 m. The weight hit the ground 110 times per hour, about 50,000 times during the whole project phase.

The piling elements are installed dynamically. A hydraulic hammer, usually mounted on a piling rig with leader, impacts on the piling element with the aid of a ram mass. Impact driving is used for the same purpose as vibrating, whereby the hydraulic hammers currently available are able to transfer much higher forces.

Duty cycle crawler cranes are equipped with universal bored pile grabs when installing pile foundations with casing oscillators. These can be deployed for different soil conditions. The universal pile grabs are extremely robust and fitted with hard-wearing components.

A further advantage is that the body of the grab has a streamlined design so that a high falling speed can be achieved in water.