Civil Engineering nOVEMBER 2021 | Vol 29 No 10

On the cover “W e provide the most suitable geotechnical solutions to our clients’ requirements and add great value to the construction project team,” says Tiaan Erasmus, Stefanutti Stocks Geotechnical commercial director. “Our flat manage- ment structure and hands-on manage- ment style contributes to our agility and ability to respond to on-site challenges with minimal delay to the programme. Our goal is to execute all of our projects with excellence.” Stefanutti Stocks offers the design and construction of various types of piles, geotechnical investigations and reports, lateral support, rock anchoring, shotcrete, specialist grouting and the installation of vertical drains. The division has recently completed several prestigious, cross- border projects, specifically within the transport infrastructure and the luxury hotel and leisure sectors. These include: Q Q Piling for the new Mosi-oa-Tunya Hotel in Livingstone, Zambia Q Q Piling for a new office block on Addis Ababa Road in Lusaka, Zambia Q Q Geotechnical investigations for the upgrade of the road between Ha Mpiti and Sehlabathebe in Lesotho Q Q Piling for Bridge 2 at the Manzini Golf Course interchange in Swaziland Q Q Piling for the Swakopmund River Bridge as part of the upgrade of the railway line running between Walvis Bay and Kranzberg in Namibia. PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS The piling project at the steel-structure Swakopmund River Bridge forms part of the upgrade of a 210 km long rail link in Namibia. The current bridge spans approximately 40 m between abutments. The upgrade will see the current steel structure lifted out of its position and re- placed by a new, upgraded steel structure. To accommodate this, an additional pier is being introduced mid-way. “The new pier consists of six piles – three either side of the current structure as the overhead room under the existing Stefanutti Stocks grows geotechnical project portfolio The team behind the geotechnical discipline at Stefanutti Stocks boasts almost two decades of experience, during which it has completed many technically challenging and pioneering piling and lateral support projects. 4 November 2021  Civil Engineering A side view of the construction site at the steel Swakopmund River Railway Bridge (currently active) shows the Stefanutti Stocks Geotechnical Casagrande B250 piling rig prior to commencing oscillating of the first three pile casings on the eastern side