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Feb 28, 2019 | Commercial Projects, Featured Projects, Ground Improvement, Vibro Stone Columns

[cs_content][cs_element_section _id=”1″ ][cs_element_row _id=”2″ ][cs_element_column _id=”3″ ][cs_element_headline _id=”4″ ][cs_content_seo]Tampa Housing Authority \n\n[/cs_content_seo][/cs_element_column][/cs_element_row][/cs_element_section][cs_element_section _id=”5″ ][cs_element_row _id=”6″ ][cs_element_column _id=”7″ ][cs_element_video _id=”8″ ][cs_element_gap _id=”9″ ][/cs_element_column][cs_element_column _id=”10″ ][cs_element_headline _id=”11″ ][cs_content_seo]Tampa, FL\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_gap _id=”12″ ][cs_element_text _id=”13″ ][cs_content_seo]CLIENT: DPR Construction
ENGINEER: ECS Florida
MARKET: Institutional
SOLUTION: Ground Improvement
SERVICE: Vibro Stone Columns\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_gap _id=”14″ ][cs_element_headline _id=”15″ ][cs_content_seo]Ground improvement for a 6-story, approximately 209,000 sq. ft. building\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_headline _id=”16″ ][cs_content_seo]Limestone encountered at depth of 17 ft.\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_headline _id=”17″ ][cs_content_seo]383 Vibro-Replacement Stone Columns\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_gap _id=”18″ ][cs_element_button _id=”19″ ][cs_content_seo]Project PDF\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_social _id=”20″ ][cs_element_social _id=”21″ ][cs_element_social _id=”22″ ][cs_element_social _id=”23″ ][/cs_element_column][/cs_element_row][/cs_element_section][cs_element_section _id=”24″ ][cs_element_layout_row _id=”25″ ][cs_element_layout_column _id=”26″ ][cs_element_text _id=”27″ ][cs_content_seo]Project\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_text _id=”28″ ][cs_content_seo]The Renaissance at West River is a new, 6-story, approximately 209,000 sq. ft. mixed-use building in Tampa designed for the Tampa Housing Authority. The structure comprises the first-floor level of retail, leasing office & amenities. Floors 2-6 are comprised of residential apartments. The project also includes a stormwater drainage system and roadways. Subsurface conditions consisted of approx. 6-ft of sand over approx. 11-ft of sandy clays, with limestone encountered at an approx. depth of 17-ft. Ground Improvement utilizing Vibro-Replacement Stone Columns (VSC) were specified to support the building loads.\n\n[/cs_content_seo][/cs_element_layout_column][/cs_element_layout_row][/cs_element_section][cs_element_section _id=”29″ ][cs_element_layout_row _id=”30″ ][cs_element_layout_column _id=”31″ ][cs_element_text _id=”32″ ][cs_content_seo]Challenge\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_text _id=”33″ ][cs_content_seo]The challenges encountered during VSC installation were minimal:• Critical path construction schedule• Limited access onto the site• Limited movement around the site, due to multiple trades\n\n[/cs_content_seo][/cs_element_layout_column][/cs_element_layout_row][/cs_element_section][cs_element_section _id=”34″ ][cs_element_layout_row _id=”35″ ][cs_element_layout_column _id=”36″ ][cs_element_text _id=”37″ ][cs_content_seo]Solution\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_text _id=”38″ ][cs_content_seo]Helicon worked alongside the general contractor & the geotechnical/structural design teams, to develop a cost-conscious Vibro-Replacement design submittal. The VSC Program was designed to meet the design load criteria of 6,000 psf allowable. Helicon’s VSC crew worked approx. 10-hour shifts for six days a week, in order to meet the client’s critical path schedule. Efficient planning & coordination was key to overcoming the challenges & limitations.(383) Vibro-Replacement Stone Columns (VSC) with a diameter of 24-in. were installed from site grade to depths ranging from 15-ft to 25-ft. Helicon collaborated with the Geotechnical Engineer of Record throughout the work and confirmed all recommended criteria were followed. The VSC work was successfully completed in just (10) days and finished on-time and within budget.\n\n[/cs_content_seo][/cs_element_layout_column][/cs_element_layout_row][/cs_element_section][cs_element_section _id=”39″ ][cs_element_row _id=”40″ ][cs_element_column _id=”41″ ][cs_element_image _id=”42″ ][cs_element_image _id=”43″ ][cs_element_gap _id=”44″ ][/cs_element_column][cs_element_column _id=”45″ ][cs_element_image _id=”46″ ][cs_element_image _id=”47″ ][/cs_element_column][/cs_element_row][/cs_element_section][/cs_content]

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