I want to dig a pit measuring 5m x 5m x 5m (16ft x 16ft x 16ft).
For this, I plan to rent a mini excavator, but all the mini excavators I’ve found have a maximum digging depth of about 2 to 2.5 meters (6.5 to 8 feet).
What would be the best way to do this? Has anyone had experience with something like this?
Maybe there is a video I haven’t found yet, or some kind of guide?
I will need to dig a ramp or something similar to get in and out of the pit somehow!
I would be very grateful for any useful tips!
For this, I plan to rent a mini excavator, but all the mini excavators I’ve found have a maximum digging depth of about 2 to 2.5 meters (6.5 to 8 feet).
What would be the best way to do this? Has anyone had experience with something like this?
Maybe there is a video I haven’t found yet, or some kind of guide?
I will need to dig a ramp or something similar to get in and out of the pit somehow!
I would be very grateful for any useful tips!
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Immergrün15 Jul 2016 22:16It’s clear to me that I need to shore up the excavation pit; otherwise, it would just collapse again. So, I think I have a rough idea of what I’m doing, but I actually wanted to exchange ideas with someone who has already dug a deeper pit.
But maybe this isn’t the right forum for that...
But maybe this isn’t the right forum for that...
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toxicmolotof15 Jul 2016 22:38If I were you, I would contact the Rio Tinto Group. If anyone has expertise, it’s them...
A professional who specializes in deep pits is, for example, the mortician. Usually a rather quiet person, not very interested in conversation. As a training video for self-study and preparation for unexpected situations, "Buried - Alive" is quite useful. The bereaved can also use the events as a basis for continuing the popular series "Six Feet Under." So: all the best. And don’t be discouraged—a man has to do what a man has to do.
Immergrün schrieb:
It's clear to me that I have to support the excavation pit; otherwise, it would just collapse again. So I think I roughly know what I’m doing here, I just wanted to exchange ideas with someone who has already dug a deeper pit.
But maybe this is the wrong forum for that.......It isn’t always necessary to use shoring. You can also work with slopes and berms, which is even allowed or sometimes required.An alternative would be a sheet pile box or bored piles.
Still, I would like to know where this is happening. It’s not every day you see a 2.5-ton excavator digging a foundation pit probably well over 200m³ (7,060 ft³).
Immergrün schrieb:
It is clear to me that I have to shore up the excavation pit; otherwise, it will collapse again. So, I think I roughly know what I am doing. I just wanted to exchange ideas with someone who has already dug a deeper pit.
But maybe this is the wrong forum for that....... And due to my profession, I am currently overseeing multiple excavation pits ranging from 2000 to nearly 4000 cubic meters. In that sense, your sandbox with its related excavator and question is not necessarily off-topic here.
Sir_Kermit16 Jul 2016 07:47Hello,
In our soil report, water was encountered in the test drillings at a depth of almost 4 meters (13 feet). Are you sure that groundwater is not an issue?
Kermit
Immergrün schrieb:
So groundwater is apparently not the problem!
In our soil report, water was encountered in the test drillings at a depth of almost 4 meters (13 feet). Are you sure that groundwater is not an issue?
Kermit