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ROSE CONDOMINIUM,
CAMBODIA
1
JUICE PRODUCTION FAC-
TORY, KUWAIT
3
APSARA BORDER GRADE
SEPARATOR – HORIZONTAL
& VERTICAL ANCHORS
4
MARRAKESH HUA HIN
RESIDENCES
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Inside this issue:
July 2010Volume 4, Issue3
W E S T R E N G T H E N Y O U R S T R U C T U R E S
PBL GROUP NEWSLETTER
Message from the Editor
of India. As a part of infra-
structure development ,
several stadiums - con-
struction of new stadiums
as well as renovating the
existing stadiums, grade
separators, road under-
passes, flyovers and ap-
proach structures were
proposed to be con-
structed across New Delhi
City.
Back to Land of Smile,
Thailand, for New Hua
Hin condominium prop-
erty, Marrakesh Hua Hin
Residence, the residential
resort development on
freehold land with direct
access to the beach with
3,000 million Baht invest-
ment has been developed.
Joy
Editor
Dear Readers
Here again in this issue we
update our readers of the
projects both overseas and
in Thailand.
Starting with the project in
Phnom Penh, Cambodia,
with the double-digit eco-
nomic growth rates in re-
cent years Cambodia has
triggered as economic
boom, with new hotels,
restaurants, bars and resi-
dential buildings springing
up around the city, Canadia
Bank Ltd. invested 30 mil-
lion USD for launching one
luxurious residential pro-
ject at the bank of Bassac
River, Rose Condominium
with the total area of
66,300 sq.m. for 4 towers.
Then we will take you to
Kuwait, the country situ-
ated in the northeast of
the Arabian Peninsula in
Western Asia in order to
visit the project which
Emirates Post Tension
LLC. (EPT) in U.A.E., an
affiliated company of PBL
Group, has been awarded
the PT contract from Na-
tional Canned Food Prod-
uct & Trd., Co. &
DANIAH for construction
of 4 storeys of Juice Pro-
duction Factory.
Turning to South Asia to
welcome the occasion of
hosting the prestigious
Common Wealth Game
2010 in New Delhi, Cen-
tral Public Works Depart-
ment, Government of In-
dia was assigned to im-
prove the road infrastruc-
ture in the city of capital
Continued on Page 2
Rose Condominium, Cambodia
Phnom Penh, the capital
and the largest city of Cam-
bodia located in the south-
central region of Cambodia,
at the confluence
of the Tonle Sap,
Mekong, and Bas-
sac rivers. These
rivers provide poten-
tial freshwater and
other resources.
Phnom Penh has
been the nation
capital since the
French colonized
Cambodia, and has
become the nation’s
center of economic
activities.
“With the double
digit economic
growth rates in
recent years
have triggered as
economic boom,
with new hotels,
restaurant, bars
and residential
building spring
up around the
city.”
Perspective of Rose Condominium

which was occupied by swim-
ming pool plus garden and
multi-purposed area, 23 storeys
was for residential area with 92
units and roof floor. The 30
storeys of Tower 3 and Tower
4 comprised 4 storeys of car
park, 1 storey of podium, 24
storeys of residential area with
96 units and roof floor. The
residents could access the com-
mon use of the car park and
podium together as these floors
were connected for all 4 tow-
ers.
Post Tensioning Features
The structure of Rose condominium
was reinforced concrete system with
PBL post-tensioning system being
utilized from 6th floor upto roof floor.
The post tensioning slab thickness
was only 150mm supported by PT
beams and RC walls. PBL anchorage
SF105 with mono-strand PE duct
system was used for this project.
Rose Condominium, Cambodia
Page 2
The project was launched out some-
time in 2007 and expected to be com-
pleted in late 2011. At present, the
construction of 4 towers is executed
upto 29th floor.
Project Team Works
The project was owned by Canadia
Bank Ltd. under project team work as
follows.
PBL Group Ltd. was responsible for
the PT material supply, and post-
tensioning design while the structural
and architectural designs was taken
care by Institute of Architectural De-
sign Hefei University of Technology
(CHINA). The PT construction of the
project was carried out by WEN Hold-
ing Company Limited, the main con-
tractor under monitoring and supervi-
sion by site engineers of PBL Group
Ltd. and consultant team of Canadia
Bank.
With the double-digit economic
growth rates in recent years Cambo-
dia has triggered its economic boom,
with new hotels, restaurants, bars and
residential buildings springing up
around the city. The main economic
is based on commercial such as gar-
ments, trading, small and medium
enterprises. The property business is
booming since the past few
years.
Canadia Bank Ltd. invested 30
million USD for launching one
luxurious residential project at
the bank of Bassac River. This
river, commonly referred to as
Tonle Bassac, is a tributary of
the mighty Mekong River and
runs parallel to its bigger
neighbor as it flows south
from Phnom Penh and out to
the Vietnamese border near
Chau Dac. It is also a popular
entry and exit route for the locals
between Cambodia and Vietnam and
is used for transporting goods be-
tween the two countries.
Residential luxurious Rose Condo-
minium Project comprised 2 phases of
7 towers. Phase 1 consisted of 4 tow-
ers with the total area of 66,300 sq.m.
Tower 1 and Tower 2 comprised 29
storeys. 4 storeys was for car parking
(basement + 1st floor + 2nd floor + 3A
floor + 3B floor), 1 storey for podium
“Canadia Bank
Ltd. invested 30
million USD. for
launching one
residential
project at the
bank of Bassac
River.”
Typical tendon layout for 9th-20th floor of Tower 1
PT tendon ready for inspection
Tower 1-4 in phase 1 of Rose Condomonium
Grout vent at dead end already installed
Contributed by: Mr. Wittayasit Ampai, a Project Engineer of PBL Group Ltd.

Volume 4, Issue3
Juice Production Factory, Kuwait
Page 3
Emirates Post Tension LLC.
(EPT) in U.A.E., an affiliated
company of PBL Group has
been into various accomplish-
ment during the past years.
EPT had projects around the
Emirates and nearby countries
in Kuwait which gave a favor-
able financial status in spite of
the recession that United Arab
Emirates had experienced dur-
ing the previous year.
At present, EPT have been
awarded from National Canned
Food Product & Trd., Co. &
DANIAH to start a project, Juice Pro-
duction Factory in order to produce
tomato juice and mineral water, lo-
cated in block 11 Subhan, Kuwait,
the country which situated in the
northeast of the Arabian Peninsula in
Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi
Arabia to the South and Iraq to the
North and lies on the northwestern
shore of the Persian Gulf.
4 storey of the factory consisted of
basement + ground floor + 1st floor
and roof floor with total area of 8,390
sq.m. The project was started in Janu-
ary 10, 2010 and was completed con-
struction on June 10, 2010.
Post Tensioning Features
PBL anchorage SF305,
SF405 and SF505 for multi-
strand bonded flat duct sys-
tem were used for the pro-
ject. The typical span was
17.45m by 13.25m with
variation PT beam e.g. 1.5m
x 0.5m, 1.8m x 0.6m, 2.4m x
1.0m (wxt). The basement
floor slabs withstood the
design superimposed dead
load (S.D.L.) of 500 kg/sq.m
and live load (L.L.) of 400 kg/sq.m
while ground floor and roof floor
slabs withstood S.D.L. of 500
kg/sq.m and L.L. of 100 kg/sq.m.
Project Team Work
The factory construction has been
responsible under the following pro-
fessional team work.
EPT was responsible for the PT mate-
rial supply and post tensioning design
by Eng. Hossam Salem & Eng. Ah-
med Farhan, who ws the design engi-
neer of EPT under supervision of
Eng. Abdel Ruhman Al Fart, who
was a consultant engineer of SOOR
Engineering Bureau. The construc-
tion has been done under taking care
of Eng. Ashraf Fahmy, the contractor
project manager of CMBC-
Construction Management & Build-
ing Company.
“EPT have been
awarded from
National Canned
Food Product &
Trd., Co. &
DANIAH to start
4 storey with
total area of
8,390 sq.m of
Juice Production
Factory at
Kuwait.”
Joining the flat duct with duct coupler
PBL anchorage SF305 installation
Tendon stressing for PBL anchorage SF305
PT tendon lay out ready for concreting
Basement roof slab tendon layout
Contributed by: Eng. Amr Ali M El Fadil, Regional Operation Manager of
Eng. Ahmed Farhan, a PT Design Engineer for this project of

Apsara Border Grade Separator - Horizontal & Vertical Anchors
On the occasion of hosting
the prestigious Common
Wealth Game 2010 in New
Delhi - Central Public Works
Department, Government of
India were assigned to im-
prove the roads infrastructure
in the city of capital of India,
New Delhi.
The 2010 Common Wealth
Game are the 19th Common
Wealth Game, and the 9th to
be held under that name. The
Games were scheduled to be
held in Delhi, India between
3 October and 14 October
2010.
CPWD and Delhi Develop-
ment Authority DDA - were engaged
in developing several projects to meet
the raising road traffic in New Delhi
City.
As a part of infrastructure develop-
ment, several stadiums - construction
of new stadiums as well as renovating
the existing stadiums, grade separa-
tors, road underpasses, flyovers and
approach structures were proposed to
be constructed across New Delhi City.
Afcons Infrastructure Limited (SP
Group) - leading infrastructure com-
pany were awarded several road and
flyover works in the CEG -
2010 (Common Wealth
Game 2010) scheme.
Apsara Border in situated in
the out skirts of New Delhi,
connecting neiboring state of
Uttarpradesh where the
most traffic congestions
were common.
Salient Features of Grade
Separator
A flyover with 3 lanes, 9m
each way, dual carriage way
was proposed on GT Road
party in UP on GT Road.
Underpasses on either side of
the existing will have a raft
supported by 776 numbers of vertical
soil anchors and ROB approaches
were strengthened and restored by
154 numbers of horizontal soil anchor
on Road No. 56 to Seemapuri and visa
versa. Rotary proposed below flyover
for right turning movements.
Pedestrian Facilities Provided
• Owner and Project Supervision :
Public Works department (PWD -
Delhi)
• Main contractor and client to
Tech9 : M/s Afcons Infrastructure
Ltd. (SP Group)
• Structural and design consultant :
Crafts Cons Pvt Ltd. - Delhi.
• Third party quality assurance by :
Delhi College of Engineering.
• Proof Consultant : M/s B&S Engi-
neering Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
Application of PT in the Project
(Horizontal & Vertical Anchors Por-
tion) 840 KN Capacity Horizontal
Anchors 154 Number at 4 Layers:
The purpose of introducing horizon-
tal soil anchor system was to retain
the earth on either sides of existing
embankment connecting to rail over
bridge.
By retaining the earth, the underpass
box pushing system as well as the
either side carriage way construction
was provided the adequate working
space.
800KN Capacity Vertical Anchors 776
Numbers at Different Locations:
The underpass of the grade separator
consisted different level raft portion
which in turn would get a huge
amount of upward water thrust due
to the project was situated very near
to Yamuna river banks.
The lower levels of concrete rafts
were very close to the water tables,
hence it was decided to retain the raft
in position and to withstand the up-
ward thrust due to the ground water
pressure the raft was provided with
vertical soil anchors on either side of
raft.
Tech9 Scope : Fabrication of rock
anchors both horizontal and vertical,
homing, grouting and stressing com-
plete. Complete technical support in
terms of design and execution.
“On the occasion of
hosting the
prestigious Common
Wealth Game 2010
in New Delhi,
construction of new
stadiums as well as
renovating the
existing stadiums,
grade separators,
road underpass,
flyover and
approach structures
were proposed to
construct across
New Delhi City.”
Contiguous piling
View of approach road traffic

Volume 4, Issue3
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4th Stage Anchor Installation Level
and Vertical Anchor Section at Un-
derpass Location
Cross Section View near Box Pushing
Location
Milestone of the Project:
• August 2009: Performance, creep,
proof and pull out test successfully
completed by Tech9 on test an-
chors as per BS 8081 and project
specification.
• October 2009: CPED approval for
Tech9 Engineering as a specialist
pre-stressed anchor subcontractor.
• May 2010: Successful completion
of Horizontal anchors.
Sequence of construction– Horizontal
Anchors
Contiguous Piling
Excavation Till Anchor Level and
Anchor Stressing & Grouting
STAGE - I
EXISTING 4 LANE ROAD
EXISTING EARTH
CROSS SECTION OF EXISTING APPROACH
TO ROAD OVER BRIDG
STAGE- II EXISTING 4 LANE ROAD
19 METRES
CONTIGUOUS PILING DONE
1.2DIAMETERPILINGDEPTH20M
1.2DIAMETERPILINGDEPTH20M
1.2m dia. Contiguous piling on either
side of approach
During 3rd level excavation view of
waler beams
“A flyover with 3 lanes, 9m each way, dual
carriage way was proposed on GT Road partly
in UP on GT Road. Rotary proposed below
flyover for right turning movements.
Pedestrian facilities provided.”
Stressing of horizontal anchor from
both ends
STAGE-III
HORIZONTAL ANCHOR
STRESSED FROM BOTH ENDS
1st LEVEL EXCAVATION
2M
CAPPING BEAM
WALER BEAM
STAGE-IV
EXISTING 4 LANE ROADHORIZONTAL ANCHOR
CAPPING BEAM
WALER BEAM
2nd LEVEL EXCAVATION
6M
1st LAYER ANCHORS
2nd LAYER ANCHORS
HORIZONTAL ANCHOR
STAGE-V
3rd LEVEL EXCAVATION
10M
CAPPING BEAM
WALER BEAM
1st LAYER ANCHORS
2nd LAYER ANCHORS
3rd LAYER ANCHORS
STAGE-VI
4th LEVEL EXCAVATION
14M
CAPPING BEAM
WALER BEAM
1st LAYER ANCHORS
2nd LAYER ANCHORS
3rd LAYER ANCHORS
4th LAYER ANCHORS
RAFT LEVEL
EARTH
EARTH
EARTH
EARTH
STAGE-VII
4th LEVEL EXCAVATION
14M
VERTICAL
ANCHORS
EARTH
RAFT LEVEL
EARTH
EARTH
CAPPING BEAM
WALER BEAM
1st LAYER ANCHORS
2nd LAYER ANCHORS
3rd LAYER ANCHORS
4th LAYER ANCHORS
EARTH
RCC BOX PUSHING UNDER
RAILWAY TRACK
VERTICAL
ANCHORS
VERTICAL
ANCHORS
VERTICAL
ANCHORS

Horizontal Anchor System: M605
(modified from M705) - System Both
End Stressed Simultaneously
Step 1: Drilling horizontally from
both sides.
Step 2: Fabrication of horizontal
anchors
Step 3: Installation of anchors into
drilled holes
Step 4: Waler beam erection on
either sides of approach
carriage way
Step 5: Stressing of anchor simulta-
neously from both end
Step 6: Grouting of anchors
Vertical Anchor System
M306 system adapted - anchor length
(17m - 10m fixed length and 7m free
length)
Step 1: Cutting of strands to required
length
Step 2: Corrosion protection in free
and fixed length
Step 3: Bond breaker, internal grout
vent fixing
Step 4: Drilling with TG-20 rig ma-
chine
Step 5: Homing of anchor and grout-
ing simultaneously during
extraction of casing pipe
Step 6: Allow the grout to set
Step 7: Stressing of anchor to re-
quired load and locking -
grouting of anchor pit
Project Team Work
Project was led by Mr.
Jagadeesh, who was a
site engineer of Tech9
Engineering supported
by team of foremen
and PT workers of 25
semi skilled category.
Drilling of holes, rock
anchor fabrication,
grouting, stressing and
installation was done
on day/night shift ba-
sis to cope up with site
construction speed.
For the both horizontal and vertical
anchor portion, the project works
coordinated by client project head
Mr. MM Payak and Dy PM Mr. A
“The purpose of
introducing
horizontal soil
anchor system was
to retain the earth
on either sides of
existing
embankment
connecting to rail
over bridge.”
1st Layer anchor stressing in progress
Stressing of vertical anchor in progress
During drilling and homing
Homing of anchor after drilling
Grouting of vertical anchors
4 Layers of waler beam with anchors

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Thakurtha of M/s Afcon Infrastruc-
ture Limited and supervision by the
NODAL OFFICER Mr. Kailash
Naryan EEN and Mr. BP Singh - AEN
of PED Department Delhi.
From head office, operations director,
Mr. BV Nagarajkumar, controlled the
major procurement and logistic re-
quirements and of complete technical
coordination required for manpower
deployment and equipment deploy-
ment. Mr. V Shekar MD of Tech9 and
Mr. Nagarajkumar visited site fre-
quently to monitor the entire project
on terms all technical aspects and kept
the client and consultants satisfied
with the Tech9 services.
Mr. BVSSP Sastry, procurement in
charge from Tech9 head office, Hy-
derabad and his team closely coordi-
nated the procurement to meet the
tight schedules of the project.
Thanks to the entire team of PWD
and Afcons Infrastructure, who ren-
dered their cooperation during nights
and days to complete soil anchors in
successful manner.
View of 4 layer anchors and box pushing for underpass near rail tracks
View of vertical anchor pits in raft grouted
This project is under progress and
expected to be completed by August
2010.
Inspection of permanent vertical an-
chor during fabrication
During performance test of vertical
anchors
Contributed by: Mr. BV Nagarajkumar, the Operation Director of Tech9
Engineering Solutions Pvt Ltd., India
“By retaining the earth, the underpass box
pushing system as well as the either side
carriage way construction was provided the
adequate working space.”
Corrosion protection

8/11 Soi Vibhavadi 44,
Vibhavadi-Rangsit Road,
Lardyao, Jatujak,
Bangkok 10900, Thailand.
Phone: (66) 2 562 0765-8
(66) 2 941 1711-2
Fax: (66) 2 562 0764
E-mail: pblgroup@pbl-thailand.com
www.pbl-thailand.com
PBL Group Ltd.
W E S T R E N G T H E N Y O U R S T R U C T U R E S
Page 8
Marrakesh Hua Hin Residences
Hua Hin city is Thailand’s oldest and
famous beach town resort for travel-
ers in Thailand situated on the west
coast of the Gulf of Thailand and
only 200 kilometers from the capital
city, Bangkok. It is one of eight dis-
tricts of the Prachuap Khiri Khan
Province and offers the ultimate
gateway destination for the city’s
elite.
New Hua Hin con-
dominium property,
Marrakesh Hua
Hin, is centrally
located in the heart
of Hua Hin, a vaca-
tion town for Thais
and a retirement
home for many
Europeans. This
residential resort
development is de-
veloped on freehold
land with direct
access to the beach. It links to a
neighboring luxury hotel and enjoys
wide sea views.
strip provided for from 2nd floor upto
roof floor. The pour strips facilitated
both construction cycle and tension-
ing of the PT tendon. For other 5
building condominiums consisted 4
storeys + roof floor.
The buildings were constructed using
PBL post tensioning system. The slab
thickness was 230mm with typical
span 22.0m x 25.0m. PBL anchorage
type SF205, SF305, SF405 and SF505
with multi strand flat duct bonded
system were used for the project.
Project Team Work
The architectural function was de-
signed by Palmer & Turner (Thailand)
Ltd. while the PT design, installation
and material supply were taken care
by PBL Group Ltd. The construction
was done by Standard Performance
Company Limited under supervision
of the CEL Engineers Limited, the
consultant of the project.
The super luxurious beachfront con-
dominium plus a magnificent five star
hotel can be found only in Hua Hin
with its authentic features of Mo-
rocco style is launched by Major De-
velopment Public Company Limited
with 3,000 million Baht.
The project consisted 12 buildings
which 5 buildings were intended for
hotel and 7 buildings were for resi-
dence condominium with total area
16 rai (Thai unit of land area equiva-
lent to 25,600 sq.m). Best of all, it
stands on a 90 meter breath taking
beachfront for ultimate relaxation. A
high standard of specification are
provided in each apartment, and a
wide variety of facilities and features
are provided in the property’s com-
mon area including infinity-edge
swimming pool with Moroccan style
lagoon, private garden, multipurpose
landmark pavilion, children’s pool
with water slide and the children’s
playground, fitness center, glamorous
lobby and 24 hours security system.
Post Tensioning Feature
The project divided to 4 storeys +
roof floor for 5 building hotels and 7
residence condominiums. The condo-
minium comprised 9 storeys + roof
floor of building 1 and 2 with pour
Luxurious contemporary Morocco style
condominium, Marrakesh Hua Hin
Hua Hin beach
Construction progress of the project
5th –7th floor tendon layout for building 1
Contributed by: Mr. Banluesak Pattanasing, a Project
Engineer of PBL Group Ltd.
1
305
2
026
20
405
4
008
21
405
2
007
21
405
4
006
24
405
4
004
26
305
4
002
22
405
2
005
25
305
2
003
23
405
2
076
19
405
2
009
B
405
1
023
B
405
3
024
C
405
3
022
A
405
1
025
D
405
1
021
D1
405
3
020
E
405
1
019
H
405
3
018
I
405
1
017
J
405
3
016
K
405
1
015
5
4
L
405
1
013
5
2
M
405
1
011
N
405
3
010
O
405
3
001
R
405
3
063
R1
405
1
064
R2
405
3
065
P
405
1
060
Q
405
3
061
Q
405
1
062
T
405
1
068
U
405
3
069
V
405
1
070
F
405
1
073
F
405
3
074
G
405
1
075
18C
405
4
071
18B
405
2
072
“Major
Development
Public Company
Limited invested
3,000 million Baht
for New Hua Hin
Condominium
property,
Marrakesh Hua
Hin Residence
with its authentic
features of
Morocco style.”

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