by Bruce Stroyer | Feb 11, 2021 | Case Study, Micropiles, Stelcor Case Study, Stelcor®
OVERVIEW: The Clean Rivers Project is DC Water’s ongoing program to reduce combined sewer overflows into the District’s waterways. The Project is a massive infrastructure and support program designed to capture and clean wastewater during rainfalls before it ever...
by Bruce Stroyer | Oct 8, 2020 | Case Study, Helical Case Study, Helical Piles, Screw Piles
The helical piles had to be installed in an existing subway station, so limited access was a significant challenge. Construction is underway at the Exchange Place and Newport PATH stations in Jersey City. Renovations are being made to the existing infrastructure to...
by Bruce Stroyer | Aug 10, 2020 | Case Study, Micropiles, Stelcor Case Study, Stelcor®, Stelcor® Historic Preservation
OVERVIEW: The $275 million First National Center renovation, one of the country’s most significant restoration projects, is happening in downtown Oklahoma City. The art deco tower was built for First National Bank in 1931 and is now a designated historic...
by Bruce Stroyer | May 1, 2020 | Case Study, Helical Case Study, Helical Piles
As part of the state and federal response to COVID 19, a temporary hospital at Stony Brook University was built by FEMA in a matter of days. Last Friday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers finished converting 255,676-square-feet of Stony Brook...
by Bruce Stroyer | Jan 21, 2020 | Case Study, Stelcor Case Study, Stelcor®
In New York City’s East Village neighborhood, longtime residents are increasingly at risk of being displaced from a community they have helped build, and affordable housing is desperately needed. Asian Americans for Equality (AAFE), a non-profit, was selected by...
by Bruce Stroyer | Sep 17, 2019 | Case Study, Helical Case Study, Helical Piles, Screw Piles
OVERVIEW: The Naval Academy was adding a second floor to the Terwilliger Center, the training center for the NAVY football team. CHALLENGE: There were several site challenges that prompted the structural engineers to specify helical piles. First, there was...