Deep foundation

Renovation work on the ESPCI

Botte Fondations

Future campus ESPCI

The University of Applied Physics and Chemistry of the City of Paris, ESPCI is getting a new campus. For the foundation work, Botte Fondations relies on an emission-free drilling rig.

The LB16 unplugged is fully electric and capable of producing piles with a depth of 34.5 m and a diameter of 1,500 mm. It has the same technical characteristics as its thermal counterpart and has an autonomy of 10 hours thanks to its wireless electric batteries. The drill also allows a significant reduction in noise pollution during work.

Facts & figures

  • Application type: Kelly drilling
  • Depth of the piles: 14 m up to 22 m
  • Diameter of the piles: 800 mm
  • Number of piles: 100