Bay 37 – Alameda Point

New buildings are being constructed along with a variety of amenities for residents including picnic areas, a playground, a public dock, walking paths and more in Alameda, CA. Evaluation results of the proposed buildings concluded that the estimated total and differential settlements were excessive for the planned structures and settlement mitigation techniques be sought out.

Lightweight cellular concrete was a proposed solution to reduce the long-term consolidation settlement of the site. The lightweight fill was placed underneath multiple building pads and streets to provide load balance for the soil. Before pouring the soil was excavated, then 8’ of LCC was poured in 3 lifts. Utilities were installed prior to the pour and in between the placement of each cellular concrete lift.