Excavation for shaft sitting base

Shaft sitting base (lean concrete)

Install of 1st ring formwork (cutting shoes, 2.4m height)

Brick laying for cutting shoes

Rebar install

Rebar install
1st ring completed

2nd ring, pipe opening fabrication

2nd ring, pipe opening fabrication (brick laying)

Hacking off the brick to form sharp cutting shoe

Excavation for sinking

Excavation for sinking, more ring are casted

Excavation for sinking

Excavation for sinking

Excavation for sinking

Sinking by additional weight

Sinking by additional weight

Sunk until desired level

Tremie casting for shaft base (heaving prevention)

Brick laying to prevent foreign matter falling into shaft