Campus rules decide the slot
Office campuses, universities and hotels here are run by building management or a free zone operator. They decide when trucks can enter, where the pump can stand and whether a pour can run while offices are occupied. Check with them first, then book with us around the slot they give you. Weekends and nights are common for slab pours on live campuses.
Send us the campus contact and the vehicle entry point on the booking.
Feeding tall frames
Office blocks and hotel towers go higher than a mobile pump can reach. Lower slabs are placed with a 43 m or 57 m boom from the access road. Above that, a static pump at ground level feeding a placing boom on the working floor is the usual setup, and we deliver to the static pump's hopper.
A typical office floor of 180 m³ is 15 trucks. The pump rate sets the spacing; we keep the next truck held back rather than queueing on a campus road.
For tall frames the placing boom is usually moved by the tower crane between pours. Coordinate that with your crane schedule so the boom is set before the first truck reaches the hopper.
Short trip, coastal ground
At 8 km the concrete reaches site with most of its workable life intact, though peak traffic on Sheikh Zayed Road stretches the trip and we still adjust the retarder in summer.
Close to the coast, groundwater is shallow and saline. Basements and piles need mixes designed for chloride and sulphate exposure: GGBS blends, low water/cement ratio, and the cover and exposure class your consultant specifies.
Questions from Al Sufouh and Dubai Internet City sites
- Can you pour on a campus while it is occupied?
- That depends on the building management. Many pours here are booked for nights or weekends.
- Do you supply to static pumps for tall frames?
- Yes, trucks discharge into the static pump hopper at the pace you set.
- Is 8 km short enough to skip retarder?
- Not always. In summer, or with peak traffic, we still adjust the dose for the hour of the pour.