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The Efficacy of Helical Piles in Boardwalk Construction: An Essential Took for Challenging Environments
GoliathTech franchisee installs helical piles for a boardwalk located in Utah in a migratory bird refuge - a wetland that presented access & environmental challenges . . . learn about it here
Underpinning on Main Street: Challenges of Historic Preservation
Danbro takes readers through the history of urban foundation restoration for historic structures in Collingswood, NJ . . . read about it now
Helical Piers: An Indispensable Foundation Solution for Large Commercial Buildings
PierTech describes the many benefits of using helical piers (piles, screw piles) as deep foundations for large commercial structures , . . read about it now
Hubbell-Chance “Piers and Piles and Anchors, oh my!” by Sarah Banks
There are many different names for helical deep foundation technologies. Learn the differences between these similar terms and concepts . . . learn more here
Danbro Contractor Installs Helical Tiebacks for Phase III of Direct Connect Project in New Jersey
To secure the retaining wall, crews installed (15) 4.50” x .290” wall tieback leads with 10-12-14-14” helices along with the initial extension having (2) additional 14” helices . . . learn more here
Simple, No-Concrete Foundation for Freestanding EV Chargers
As we prepare our roadways and neighborhoods for EV technology, Chance® Instant Foundations® provide a fast-installing, sustainable foundation solution . . . more
Good Customer Service Pays Dividends, Even if it Costs You $$
A couple of recent examples illustrate how Danbro and one of our contractors approached our collective professional obligation to do the right thing, even if it affects the bottom line . . . read about it now
Temporary Shoring System Options with Examples - by CHANCE Distributor Walder Foundations, Explains Differences Between Five Commonly Used Temporary Shoring Methods . . . learn more here
MacLean Civil Products Announces the MPS Street Light Foundation (SLF)
The SLF is widely approved by DOT and AASHTO, to quickly install a robust street light foundation in a fraction of the time needed for concrete elements . . . read about it now
New Engineering Tech Manual Available from CHANCE®
Chance® Foundation Solutions is pleased to announce the release of the Chance Technical Design Manual, Edition 5 . . . learn about it here
MacLean Power Systems (MPS) Releases Real-Time Design Software
The MPS RTD Helical Design Software allows design professionals to model helical piles, anchors, and tiebacks in designer-defined soil conditions . . . click here to learn more
Helical Foundation Solutions Supplies (192) Helical Piles for a New Transmission Line with 220kv Capacity in Campo Lindo, Chile
Quick installation and accessible movement between work stations/tower sites was a huge advantage over traditional concrete piles . . . more
The Utility of Helical Piles & Anchors for Utilities
Helical piles were chosen as the deep foundations for the recent construction of a Lime Slaker building at the Covanta “trash to steam” electric generation plant in Chester, PA . . . learn more here
PierTech Systems Engineer Value Engineers a Matt Slab Project in Tennessee Specifying (16) 3.50” to 8.625” Transitional Helical Piles . . . more
Helical Piles: The Ultimate Alternative Pile by Danbro VP Pat Haffert
Haffert takes readers through the successful efforts for an alternate helical pile foundation design originally designed for micropiles, which ended up saving the owner significant money and time . . . read about it now
Helical Foundation Solutions Designs & Specifies a Helical Pile Foundation for Transportation Band on Jales Dam in Zacatecas, Mexico Traditional pile foundation required two months for construction, while helical piles were installed in (3) days which expedited the overall construction schedule . . . more
Reflections on DFI 47 by Danbro VP Pat Haffert . . . read it now
Roterra Teams with Petro-Pier to Install (1,290) Helical Piles as Deep Foundations for a New School in Grand Junction, CO
Helical piles were chosen as the preferred foundation solution after considering multiple pile types and completing a comprehensive load testing program . . . more
The Grouted Helical Micropile: Experience Counts! by Danbro VP Pat Haffert
Haffert presents the history of grouted helical micropiles in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions and presents detailed information on a truly amazing residential remediation project in Cherry Hill, NJ . . . more
Adjustable Helical Pile Heads with Uplift Resistance: A Selling Point that Sets You Apart
Offering a novel solution, GoliathTech has engineered an adjustable helical (screw) pile heads system that combines a threaded rod with a receptacle for height adjustment that is securely fixed to the helical pile with bolts that penetrate both the pile head and the tube . . . more
228,564 Helical Piles Installed!!! Roterra Piling has Successfully Completed the Scopes of Work on the Travers Solar Project in Vulcan County, Alberta . . . more
GoliathTech ESR-3726 for 2.375” (60mm) 2.875” (73mm) and 3.50” (89mm) O.D. Helical Pile Products & Brackets was Successfully Revised in April . . . more
Fort Delaware Uses Helical Technology For Upgrades And Enhancements
A logistical nightmare for site access and mobility, but the crews had the needed experience to successfully tackle this project on Pea Patch Island in the Delaware River . . . more
Cyntech Group Recently Completed a Large Helical Pile Project in Odessa, Texas Where the Soils were Stiff, and the Site was Located in a Remote Area . . . more
Roterra Installs (96) Helical Piles as Deep Foundations for New Church in Fort McMurray Alberta
The helical piles ranged in shaft size from 3 1/2" to 10 3/4" and each pile had between two and four helices . . . more
Cyntech Group is Finishing Their Scope of Design, Fabrication, and Supply of Over 2000 Large-Diameter Helical Piles for the Golden Pass LNG Project . . . learn more here
CHANCE Installer, JRW Foundation Systems, Installs Helical Piles for a New Foundation for the Historic BC Academy in Los Angeles
Opened in 1947, the Biscailuz Center had been abandoned for 30 years before the decision was made to renovate it, which included a major effort to underpin the structure and bring it back to plumb . . . learn more here
East Side, West Side All Around the Town, Happy Folks are Singing: “Got Helicals in the Ground!” by Danbro VP Pat Haffert . . . read now
MacLean Power Systems Streetlight Foundations is a one-piece steel pile used to support light poles, and the MPS helical foundation is rotated into the soil using simple hydraulic equipment . . . learn more here
ECP Releases Tenth Edition Design and Technical Service Manual
Unlike other technical manuals, there is nothing left out of the 10th edition that prevents the reader from performing design analysis and arriving at a workable solution . . . learn more
Liberty Lake Park: Where the Talk Led to the Walk! by Danbro VP Pat Haffert
A bulkhead was needed in the popular pavilion section of the park to prevent erosion, and a walkway was also constructed - both projects utilizing helical piles . . . more
Compression Testing a Helical Pile in Less-Than-Ideal Conditions
Hubbell-CHANCE engineer, Shawn Downey, was asked to complete a compression test on a helical pile in a remote area of Mato Grosso, in west-central Brazil . . . read more here
5 Questions about Load Tests on Helical Piles [Answered]
Helical pile installers and designers get this question all the time: “Do I need to do full scale load testing?” The answer is: “it depends” . . . click here to learn more
Helical Foundations for Elevators by Danbro VP Pat Haffert
Access, mobilization, and no vibration are frequently at issue with elevator shafts, pits and pads . . . more
3 Advantages of Helical Tiebacks vs Conventional Grouted Tendon Methods
A comparison of CHANCE® helical tiebacks, a pre-engineered mechanical anchoring system for permanent and temporary shoring, versus the conventional grouted tendon methods . . . read about it now
Pucks & Piles - Patriot Foundation Systems Teams with Earth Tech to Install (325) Helical Piles for NHL’s Florida Panthers Facility in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Due to the close proximity of an existing structure, a portion of the selected building location had to be redesigned from shallow foundations to helical piles . . . more
Helical Load Tests: The Low-Down on the Load Test
Recently, Danbro provided some on-site assistance with a load test for an expansion of a municipal building in New Jersey . . . more
New Hubbell-Chance Building Code Reports with Seismic Ratings for Helical Piles
CHANCE® helical systems and devices have been in compliance with ICC-ES code requirements for years, but now they have been approved for projects in Seismic Design Categories D, E, & F . . . more
HPW Takes A Close Up Look at Eleven Helical Pile Manufacturers’ Products
HPW presents a detailed look at helical pile products manufactured by eleven of the industry’s leading manufacturers - ECP, GoliathTech, Helical Anchors, Inc., Hubbell Power Systems - Chance, IDEAL Foundation Systems, MacLean Power Systems - Civil Products Division, Patriot Foundation Systems, Ram Jack Systems Distribution, Roterra Piling, Supportworks, and Techno Metal Post . . . more
IDEAL Installer CMI Installs 4.92 Miles of Helical Piles to Support a 110,000 Square Foot Building in a Redevelopment Project in Ithaca, NY . . . more
228,158 Helical Piles are Being Installed for the Travers Solar Farm Project in Alberta, Canada
Roterra Piling Ltd recently announced the company’s involvement with the construction of the Travers Solar Farm Project as a helical pile installation contractor . . . more
CHANCE® Instant Foundations for Signage, Communication & Lighting Projects or Other Above-Grade or At- Grade Applications
A CHANCE Instant Foundation for signage, communication and lighting projects can help by providing an easy-to-install solution that can be immediately loaded, thus letting progress continue . . . more
Helicals for Environmental Remediation: Clean and Green by Danbro VP Pat Haffert
For over a decade, through the 1990s, Danbro installers were busy supporting residences on pilings, while remediation contractors removed and replaced the contaminated soils caused by rusted and leaking oil tanks . . . more
CHANCE Sustainable Foundation Solutions
Not only can helical pile foundations be used to support green technology such as solar panel and wind turbine foundations, helical piles themselves are also a green building choice . . . more
Tavo Packaging: Helicals Pass the Test! by Danbro VP Pat Haffert
An excellent pile design change by Steve Gencorelli, P.E. produced an outstanding load test result with only 0.28” of settlement and a very happy client . . . more
IDEAL Teams with CMI Structural Solutions to Install (101) Helical Piles for ESL Federal Credit Union Building
The site had contaminated soils that would be difficult and expensive to remove, as well as time consuming, so helical piles were the perfect piling choice . . . more
Helical Install Meets Code and Achieves the Deadline - by Danbro VP Pat Haffert
Danbro installer, Pigs Heaven, was under the gun, figuratively speaking, but met the project deadline with no shots fired (metaphorically speaking) . . . more
Danbro VP, Pat Haffert, Provides Insight on What has to be One of the Toughest-Ever Helical Installs
Access was severely limited, both overhead in the interior (in addition to tight spots) and underneath the boardwalk where the helical to bracket to floor joists connections took place, and all of the bracket connection work had to be done at low tide . . . more
Construction not Disruption: “Business as Usual” for Customer
Imagine trying to conduct “business as usual” in a building that is being renovated with a new interior second floor addition - that’s exactly what happened on this project . . . learn about it here
Danbro VP, Pat Haffert, Provides Insight on What has to be One of the Toughest-Ever Helical Installs
Access was severely limited, both overhead in the interior (in addition to tight spots) and underneath the boardwalk where the helical to bracket to floor joists connections took place, and all of the bracket connection work had to be done at low tide . . . more
Roterra Piling is Manufacturing & Installing (1,534) 5.5” Helical Piles for a Solar Power Plant Next to a Canadian Industrial Complex . . . learn about it here
IDEAL Group - Helical Piles in an Active Stone Mine in Missouri
Challenges included extreme overhead restrictions (6’-6”) and width restrictions (8’-6”) inside an existing building where the primary crusher is housed . . . more
When to Evaluate Helical Pile Bucking Capacity by Supportworks Engineer Don Deardorff, P.E.
Helical piles are slender deep foundation elements, and evaluating buckling potential should be part of the design process for every helical pile project that involves compression loading . . . click here to read the article
Highway Heavy and Helicals by Danbro VP Pat Haffert
A series of recent transportation/highway tiebacks for the New Jersey Department of Transportation's (NJDOT) I-295/I-76/Route 42 Interchange project illustrate the increasing recognition of the viability of helical anchors for earth retention on highways and bridges . . . more
Marketing Your Business: Perform On Site Promote On Line
Danbro marketing VP, Pat Haffert, has spent the past twenty three years in the helical business, and he offers some sage advice for promoting the marketing of your contracting business . . . more
Roterra Installs (664) Large Capacity Helical Piles in the Rocky Mountains to Start 2021
Roterra was engaged by a developer for a residential complex in the Rocky Mountains that included town homes, apartment buildings and amenities facilities . . . more
Ram Jack is First Helical Pile Manufacturer to Receive Its Revised ESR-1854 that Now Includes Compliance to the Seismic Design Categories D, E and F
Ram Jack takes the lead on this important issue of having code-approved products for engineers to specify for projects in the high seismic zones . . . more
Helicals for Power Plants by Danbro’s Pat Haffert
If the various advantages and benefits of specifying helical piles and anchors for deep foundations could be condensed into two words, they would probably be “site friendly” . . . more
Roterra’s Helical Piles were Recently Selected as the Preferred Deep Foundation Solution for a New Two-Story Crematorium
The largest of the helical piles on this project was a triple 34” (864mm) helix diameter with 1” thick 50W plate . . . more
Roterra's Helical Piles were Selected as the Deep Foundation Solution for an Innovative Toyota Dealership Being Built in the World-Renowned West Edmonton Mall . . . more
GoliathTech Piles has been Very Instrumental in Providing the Necessary Information to the CCMC so that Much Needed Specifications and Enforcement Guidelines will Soon be Implemented . . . more
Contractor’s Hell… Pigs Heaven!
Murphy’s Law states that anything that can go wrong will go wrong. As many contractors have learned on certain troubled jobs, Murphy was an optimist . . . more
Roterra Recently Completed Two Successful Pre-production Static Compressive Load Tests for a Residential Apartment Complex . . . more
IDEAL Foundation Systems Helical Pile Foundations Used to Construct COVID-19 Field Hospitals in New York
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 . . . more
The Economic Viability of Grouted Helical Micropiles: A Case Study
Multiple options for the deep foundations were explored including geo piers, driven pipe piles and large diameter helical piles, but grouted smaller diameter helical piles provided the best overall solution . . . more
Soil Types and Mixed Soils in HeliCAP® Version 3.0 from Hubbell-Chance
Engineers can choose from seven soil types – clay, sand, mixed, organics, clay fill, sand fill, and mixed fill – in HeliCAP V3.0 . . . more
Hubbell Power Systems (HPS) Civil Division Recently Added (3) New HeliCAP Online Tutorials to Help New Users Navigate the Software and to Learn About Important New Features in the Ver. 3 Release . . . more
ECP Teams with Dalinghaus Construction to Install (5) Helical Piles on an Historic House in Orange, CA
The historic house was built prior to 1890 and the homeowner decided to call Dalinghaus when he noticed several cracks on the outside and inside walls of the house . . . read about it now
GoliathTech Reinforces the Need for Compliance with the Revised Requirements Dictated by the Canadian Construction Materials Centre (CCMC) . . . more
The Danbro Difference
Marketing Director, Pat Haffert, defines how The Danbro Difference was instrumental in an important sales situation by gaining the confidence of a new customer . . more
GoliathTech Announces Expansion Projects and Sets Sights on Europe
The Magog-based company GoliathTech, a Canadian leader in manufacturing and installing helix screw piles, has announced a major North American expansion plan to be rolled out over the next 5 years, while setting its sights on Europe . . . more
Danbro’s Engineering Support Team Helps Installer - Chesterfield Associates - Win the Bid for the Deep Foundations for an Addition to the Bay Shore, NY Fire Department
The competitive advantage was IDEAL’s 3.50” O.D. helical pile that delivers as much capacity as other manufacturers’ 4.50” helical piles . . . more
IDEAL & Danbro Help Installer Win a Hotly Contested Bid for a Large Project at the U.S. Naval Academy
When Phil Scheid of Levelift Foundations, LLC won the contract for the Terwilliger Center at the Naval Academy over 14 other bidders, he blinked . . . more
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