Prediction of Piling Conditions in Genting Highlands Granites, Malaysia with borehole seismic imaging

By Garth E Powell and Robert J. Whiteley

A resort development in the Genting Highlands of Malaysia comprises a series of high rise buildings constructed on steeply sloping ground. The buildings are supported on piled rafts using relatively short piles founded through highly variable, weathered granitic soils. The piled raft design depended on a thorough understanding of the length of the piles so that deformations of the raft could be confidently predicted.