Case Study / Helical
What does it take to install Helical Piles?
Helical piles are installed using hydraulic-powered rotary equipment and are turned into the ground while crowd or downward pressure is exerted on the helical pile shaft. Screwing a pile into soil minimises vibrations, accelerates pile advancement, and allows more efficient and compact equipment to be used.
Helical Piles Can Save You Money. Here’s How …
Helical piles have grown in popularity in the past decade as they’ve become more accessible and awareness of the technology has grown. Further testing and studies have improved the design of helical piles making them more efficient and increasing opportunities for...
Why Use Helical Piles?
Helical piles have been around since the 1800s. Though, unless you have been a part of a project that had specific challenges, you may never have worked with them. While the advantages of using helical piles are typically recognized on sites that have challenges...
Helical Piles: Underpinning the future of the Historic Aqueduct Building.
One of downtown Rochester’s most distinctive landmarks, the Aqueduct Building at 50 E. Broad St., fronts the Genesee River, and is part of a 1.7-acre parcel called Aqueduct Park. This incredible building is topped by a 21-foot, 700-pound statue of Mercury. Built in...
You’d Have to Dig Deep to Find a Better All-rounder in Foundation Systems.
We provide onsite training and installation certification for contractors. Using our network of certified installers ensures the products are installed correctly and according to design requirements.
We’re the Helical Pile Pioneers. Here’s Why…
We’re innovation obsessed. While others may think the design of the helical pile and its applications are limited, we continue to prove otherwise. We’ve taken everything we’ve learned, and continue to learn, about helical piles (which is a lot) and we use that knowledge to help the deep-foundation industry.
REMOTE-CONTROLLED DEMOLITION EQUIPMENT SOLVES CHALLENGING HELICAL PIER INSTALLATION
Image Credit: Brokk/Drilling Service Co.When it comes to deep foundation systems, helical piers are gaining traction with contractors across the country. This anchoring method offers minimal ground disturbance and leaves no spoils. There’s also no cure time involved,...
5.5″ HELICAL PILES FOR A HOSPITAL PARKING GARAGE RETROFIT
Earlier this year, a $92 million expansion project started at Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Syracuse, NY. Part of this project involved the conversion of an existing 7-story parking garage into space for additional patient rooms and a Women’s Services area.
12.75″ helical pipe piles for soe in the Bronx
In late 2020, Family Life Academy and Charter School(FLACS) closed on the largest tax-exempt bond for a charter school operator in New York City’s history. The $126.4 million transaction will include renovating existing facilities and constructing the new FLACS IV location. The new campus is estimated to cost $42 million and will be developed by Highmark school development.
KEEPING UP A FACADE – ITHACA, NY
As we all know, a multi-story century-old brick facade with no building behind it is not going to be the most steady structure. The possibility of vibrations strikes fear in any sensible person. Enter.. helical piles. As part of the West End Ironworks redevelopment...