photos submitted by Frank D’Angelo and Steve Gencorelli

ISHF Members Frank D’Angelo and Steve Gencorelli, P.E. of DANBRO Distributors in Philadelphia, PA submitted the following photos.  Certified CHANCE® installer, McAuliffe Contractors, LLC, carefully installed nine CHANCE® helical underpinning piles to stabilize a methane plant equipment pad in New Jersey.  Installation was precarious and tight with the high pressure, highly explosive, and active methane gas lines above.  Below, dense landfill debris and obstructions were encountered making the installation dangerous and difficult.  The helical piles were installed to an approximate depth of 30 feet.  The limited clearance required precise machine control and custom drive tooling to fit inside the 3.5-inch shaft.

photos were submitted by John Pack

John Pack, Vice President of Engineering for HELI-PILE Helical Piles and Anchors of Arvanda, Co. and ISHF Member, sent the following photos of work being performed in the New Jersey shore area. Residential structures are being raised and helical piles are being installed as new foundation elements. There are several companies performing similar work in this area which was hit hard by Superstorm Sandy. It looks like we will be hearing a lot more about these types of projects at the next DFI Helical Piles and Tiebacks Committee Seminar next September in New Jersey.

Photos Submitted by:
Frank D’Angelo and Steve Gencorelli
DANBRO Distributors
Photos taken by: All is Sharp Photography

The following photos were submitted by Frank D’Angelo and Steve Gencorelli of DANBRO Distributors of Philadelphia, PA. After Superstorm Sandy badly damaged the Asbury Park, NJ boardwalk in October 2012, the city did a temporary fix until they were able to permanently rebuild the boardwalk and bulkhead in early 2014.  The original boardwalk foundation design called for concrete piles, but it was  determined that they would be too expensive.  The cased and grouted Helical Pulldown® Micropile foundation system was chosen as the cost-and-time-saving alternative.  South Jersey Helical Piers, installed 264 Helical Pulldown® Micropiles 27-35 feet below-grade to an ultimate capacity of 80 kips.  The no-vibration installation was needed to protect nearby glass-faced stores, restaurants, and theaters, as well as the Asbury Park Convention Center, a national landmark.

Photos Submitted by:
Jim Stewart
John P. Stopen Engineering, LLP.

The following photos submitted by Jim Stewart, Ph.D., P.E., with John P. Stopen Engineering, LLP of Syracuse, New York, illustrate a case where helical piles could be removed after they were used for temporary support of scaffolding and shoring towers for rehabilitation of an historic building on the Syracuse University Campus.  The helical piles were used as both tension/compression foundations.