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Pre-Construction Helical Piers: Retail Mixed-Use Building, Naples, FL

by | Jan 28, 2019

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Naples, FL

CLIENT: Deangelis Diamond
ENGINEER: Universal Engineering Services
MARKET: Retail
SOLUTION: Deep Foundation
SERVICE: Helical Piers

Deep foundation for 3-story commercial building with parking garage

Installation of 226 Galvanized Helical Piers

Helical piers drilled to an average depth of 25 ft

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Project

The project consisted of a deep foundation system for a 3-story mixed use building with garage. Installation of two hundred and twenty six (226) galvanized helical piers to support the foundation system. Hard gray limestone rock was found from around 22 feet to around 34 feet below ground surface.

Challenge

The challenges encountered during helical pier installation were minimal• Critical path construction schedule

Solution

The foundation system for The Collective building was designed for a maximum net soil bearing pressure of 2,500 pounds per square foot (psf} for code dead and live loads plus any short duration loading for the continuous wall footings  Based on the installation torque or spinning on competent cemented shell or limestone layers, all helical piers have satisfied and exceeded an allowable load bearing capacity of 22 kips. Work finished on-time and within budget.ImageImageImageImage[/cs_content_seo]

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Jay Silver

Jay Silver is the Founder and President of Helicon, a family-owned and operated Florida geotechnical construction company specializing in foundation repair, underpinning, soil stabilization, concrete lifting, sinkhole repair, seawall repair, deep foundations, and ground improvement solutions.

Since starting Helicon in 2004, Jay has helped grow the company into Florida’s most trusted foundation repair company, serving homeowners, realtors, engineers, contractors, property managers, municipalities, commercial property owners, and builders across the state. Jay is passionate about educating the market and helping customers make confident decisions about foundation repair, soil stabilization, seawall repair, and geotechnical construction solutions.

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