Technical Resources and Guidelines
NZ Federation of Piling Specialists
Standard Pile Diameters (PDF)
Modelling as-built pile performance based on construction methodology paper for the Australia and New Zealand Conference on Geomechanics by Chris Hewitt (PDF)
Life Saving Controls safety guidelines (PDF)
NZ Geotechnical Society
SESOC/NZGS Piling Specification for bored and driven piles (PDF)
Guideline for the field classification and description of soil and rock for engineering purposes by Ann Williams, David Burns, Geoffrey Farqhuar, Mandy Mills
Field description of soil and rock - the Field Sheet (PDF)
Temporary Works Forum NZ
Federation of Piling Specialists (UK)
Technical and guidance documents covering: safe cage lifting, working platforms, safety in design, etc. based upon the UK best practice in foundation works
Temporary works (PDF)
Working Platforms for Tracked Plant information and guidance
CFA Piling: Preventing ground & rig instability through over-flighting (PDF)
Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) & European Federation of Foundation Contractors (EFFC)
Guide to Support Fluids for Deep Foundations (PDF) by the joint EFFC/DFI support fluids task group
Guide to Tremie Concrete for Deep Foundations (PDF) by the joint EFFC/DFI concrete task group
Guide to Working Platforms (PDF) by the joint EFFC/DFI working platforms task group
Carbon Calculator (XLS)
Methodological & User Guide for the EFFC DFI Carbon Calculator (PDF)
Carbon Reduction Guide (PDF)
Circular Economy Guide (PDF)