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Vibro Stone Columns: Hotel, Tampa, FL

Sep 5, 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]Home 2 Suites Hotel\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: Craft Construction
ENGINEER: ECS Florida
MARKET: Commercial
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 11,000 sq. ft. footprint building\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_headline _id=”16″ ][cs_content_seo]Dry bottom feed method (DBF)\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_headline _id=”17″ ][cs_content_seo]284 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 project is a new hotel located on W. Laurel Street, Tampa, Hillsborough County. The structure is a 6‐story, approximate 11,000 square‐footprint building, stormwater vault, pool, and associated parking & drive areas. Due to presence of loose sands & soft clay layers in the upper 20 feet, we utilized a Dry Bottom Feed (DBF) installation method for our Vibro‐Replacement Stone Column (VSC) program to provide an allowable net bearing capacity of 6,000 psf.\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:• Limited movement around the site, due to multiple trades• Weather conditions were unfavorable and slowed production\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’s design engineer followed the requirements of the Geotechnical Engineer of Record, in order to create the VSC program to install depths of 15 feet. Helicon’s VSC crew worked 10‐hour shifts for 5 days a week, in order to complete the program. Efficient planning & coordination was key to overcoming the challenges & limitations. (284) Vibro‐Replacement Stone Columns (VSC) were installed from site grade to the prescribed depths and a single column modulus test was performed for verification. The project was completed within (2) weeks 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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