Are diaphragm walls and retaining walls different?
A common question our civil engineers encounter in conversations with people within and related to the construction industry, is the difference between a retaining wall and a diaphragm wall. The idea of retaining walls is simple, a solid wall used to restrain masses of soil from falling off a slope or the edge of an […]
Why are D-Walls becoming extremely popular with construction companies in India?
Diaphragm walls for top-down construction and deep basements have now become commonplace in the industry, and among construction companies in India. But how did D-Wall construction (another name for diaphragm walls) become a popular choice with civil engineers who are now confident to build towering superstructures with basements as deep as 5 levels? Let us […]
HIPL x Hines: Building futuristic superstructures in Gurgaon
Heritage Infraspace India Limited (HIPL) is known as the pioneers of diaphragm wall construction for deep basements in India. As one of the top construction companies in India, HIPL has worked on several residential and commercial projects collaborating with prominent names from the real estate industry. One such commercial complex project is the Adarshini real […]
Everything you need to know about building Concrete Diaphragm Walls
What is a concrete diaphragm wall? Diaphragm or slurry walls are generally reinforced concrete walls, constructed in the ground using an under-slurry technique developed in Europe. This technique involves excavating a narrow trench that is kept full of an engineered slurry fluid. This way, concrete diaphragm walls with thickness ranging between 300 mm to 1200 […]
