INFRASTRUCTURE

Bauer safeguards harbour breakwater on the island of Helgoland

Harbour breakwater repair work presents difficult working conditions for specialist Bauer team

 Sonic drilling to a depth of 12m to allow the installation of the valve pipes for grout injection on the breakwater at harbour in Hegoland

Sonic drilling to a depth of 12m to allow the installation of the valve pipes for grout injection on the breakwater at harbour in Hegoland

The area of the breakwater under construction was destroyed in two sections during a storm surge in December 1954 and then reconstructed using wooden caissons that were filled with demolished concrete...

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