The Inland Revenue building is a government building that houses many offices in Nottingham. The architects used displacement-pilling method of constructing the building. The displacement piling method is ideal for this location because of the soil texture and the kind of roofing used for the building. Displacement piling allows the foundation of the building to withstand many weights exerted by the steel roof. The water levels as well in the land make the displacement piling method necessary for this location (Friedman 85). Pre-cast concrete driven piling is the most used kind of displacement piling at the Inland Revenue building.
Constructors use different installation processes in construction. It is possible for constructors to use varied installation processes in a single building depending on the condition of the land. At Inland Revenue building, the installation processes used include jetting, vibration and dropping weight. The jetting process helps to take care of the drainage problems. The land surface and the closeness of the foundation to the waterbed make the issue of drainage critical at Inland Revenue (Harter 51). Dropping weight and vibration helps to ensure stability of the building and the ability to withstand physical disruption.
The system is quite essential for this location because of various factors. First, the soil in the area is rather soft; therefore, a replacement piling method would make the foundations weak. Secondly, grilling and other installation techniques are expensive. The piling and installation process used allows fewer disturbances and assures high productivity of the building. Consequently, the displacement piling method ensures that the building has limited access thus raising its security levels (Harter 77). The system also favors the environmental health of the land because it does not produce many materials to dispose. However, this kind of foundation is susceptible to noise and vibration problems. If the foundation were a location one mile north of Inland Revenue, the best piling system would still be displacement method because of the soil texture. However, in this case, the best displacement method to use would be thick walls driven steel tubes.
Works Cited
Friedman, Michael. Kant’s construction of nature: a reading of the Metaphysical foundations of natural science. Cambridge, New York: Cambridge University Press, 2013. Print.
Harter, Susan. The construction of the self: developmental and socio-cultural foundations. New York, NY: Guilford Press, 2012. Print.