Who you gonna call?
Post Date: February 23, 2007 at 12:00 am
Reported From: APE Southeast (FL)
Reported From: APE Southeast (FL)
When Georgia Power needed to install an additional pump station at it’s Smyrna Power Plant, they knew it would be no easy task. The jobsite was tight, add to that the stubborn Georgia clay along with layers of rock, and driving the 45-foot, PZ-27’s became even more difficult.
Difficult jobs require the best, so Georgia Power called on Christopher Wilson of American Shoring. When piledriving is an issue for American Shoring, Christopher calls on American Piledriving Equipment.
The A.P.E. Model 200-6 was selected for the job. The result: another successful project for Christopher Wilson and American Shoring. A.P.E. is proud to play a part in their success and looks forward to being there when once again, difficult jobs require the best!
A little Snow Never Hurt
Post Date: February 13, 2007 at 12:00 am
Reported From: APE Northeast (NJ)
Reported From: APE Northeast (NJ)
Nicholson Construction’s Midwest DIstrict Office Superintendent Isaac Parker went APE when he found out his company was awarded the Van Andel Institute job in Grand Rapids, MI. The job consistes of 20 inch diameter holes for a soldier pile lagging wall. The 600 holes vary from 23 feet to 43 feet in depth.
A Low Headroom Solution To A Low Headroom Problem
Post Date: February 3, 2007 at 12:00 am
Reported From: APE Northeast (NJ)
Reported From: APE Northeast (NJ)
APE Northeast was recently contacted by Helen Godzic of Marcellus, NY. She was involved in a project in Syracuse where they were trying to determine if the driven pile foundation of a 3 story parking garage built in Syracuse at the end of the 1950’s could handle the additional load of the 2 story vertical expansion that the property owner wanted to build.
One of the problems faced in trying to determine pile capacity in an active parking garage was that the testing would have to be carried out on the ground floor of a parking garage that had only 10ft of headroom. Could testing be done in this confined space?
After ruling out a static load test because of cost, GRL was consulted and it was determined that dynamically testing the piles was the best alternative, if a suitable hammer could be procured. This was when APE was contacted, and we came up with a combination of our 7.5 Hydraulic Impact Hammer, mounted in one of our forklift adapters.
It was determined that 1 pile in two pile caps on opposite sides of the garage would be exposed. The piles were mandrell-driven shell piles filled with rebar and concrete. The tops of the piles were about 5 feet below grade, so the contractor built a follower that consisted of a bonnet that sat on top of the pipe, transitioning to an h-pile. Using a 16,000 lb forklift, the 7.5 was positioned onto the h-pile follower, and the test was carried out, producing results better than anyone could have anticipated.
APE takes pride in our ability to offer unique solutions to the unique problems of good people like Helen.
