civil

 

Civil engineering lies at the core of what we do at Storey ENG (Pty) Ltd. It covers an array of engineering works ranging from bulk earthworks through municipal services, roads, site works for building projects, and general infra-structure provision, to sport facilities including polo fields, and golf courses.

Included in the area of civil engineering is what is becoming known as environmental engineering - structures that serve to protect and enhance the natural environment whilst at the same time facilitating urban and rural development.

Tyger Falls, Tyger Valley

Tyger Falls is a mixed use commercial and residential waterfront development in the heart of the Tyger Valley development node in greater Cape Town. The work involved:

• Bulk earthworks

• Roads

• Stormwater drainage

• Sewers and a sewer pumpstation

• Potable and fire water reticulation

• Irrigation

• Pedestrian bridges and vehicular culverts

• River training works

Of note was the environmental and river training works. The Elsieskraal river had to be diverted, and a high flow flood channel was provided. Gabions were used extensively as these complimented and replicated the rough quarry environment in which the development is situated.

Stonefield Polo, Plettenberg Bay

The Stonefield polo estate which provides top class facilities for proponents of this sport, was developed from scratch on an undeveloped property. Thus all of the infra-structure had to be provided including:

• Stormwater drainage

• Sewers and sewer pumpstations

• Potable and fire water

• Infra-Structure reticulation

• Equine effluent disposal

The latter was particularly challenging as the site is remote from municipal infra-structure and due to a high water table septic tanks and soak-aways could not be used. The solution consisted of basic on site pre-treatment and then the use of the effluent for the irrigation of the fields.

Allenby Drive, South Peninsula

This residential development required the provision of all of the roads and municipal services. Before these could be constructed, a bulk earthworks operation was required to raise the level of the site to enable the gravity services to drain to the existing municipal connection points. Particular care had to be taken with the design and construction due to the very flat topography.

Access Road, Stellenbosch Airfield

Given the financial constraints, a road was required that was affordable to construct and which could be maintained with limited resources by the airfield staff. A further requirement was the ability to upgrade the wearing surface without having to reconstruct the upper layer works. The solution was a road comprising a sand seal wearing course on sub-base.