Working platforms are temporary structures that provide a suitable foundation for heavy construction plant, working machines (e.g. piling rig and cranes) and temporary construction elements (e.g. temporary lifting bridge or staging areas). Working platforms can be greatly improved by including geosynthetics.
Traditionally the design of granular working platform for heavy construction plant and working machines has not been carried out in a consistent manner across the industry. Historically, the methods have generally considered what might loosely be described as “empirical”, and have been based on previous projects of suitable materials and thickness. Furthermore, the design is frequently only derived from past experience. This has, on occasions, resulted in catastrophic failure and significant incidents.
While current design approaches proved generally reliable, it is recognized that there is a lack of consistency on how and when they are applied, resulting in different degrees of economy (and sometimes un-economic design).
Tailor Systems approach is not based on empirical methods, but on a theoretical model that has been shown to be ideal and reliable for crane and piling rig platforms on a soft clay subgrade stabilised with geosynthetics.