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Compression Testing a Helical Pile in Less-Than-Ideal Conditions

A great benefit of helical piles is their ability to be proven with a load test in the field. Shawn Downey, from CHANCE Foundation Solutions, was once asked to complete a compression test on a helic...

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KELLER Foundations for a liquid natural gas (LNG) tank in Utah

It was a complex design with an incredibly tight schedule. But Keller pulled out all the stops to complete foundations for a liquid natural gas (LNG) tank in Utah, impressing the client and securing...

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PLAXIS – From Concept to Construction

Importing geometric and stratigraphic data to PLAXIS 3D Any infrastructure project begins with a topographic survey, context capture using drone technology or satellite imagery, or ground investigat...

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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”. Often, larger commercial projects will have load test req...

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Helical Pile Equipment Maintenance Checklist

Conduct maintenance on equipment and instill the importance of equipment upkeep to ensure your helical pile jobs run smoothly and avoid delays. With the heavy construction season slowing down in the...

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Are you building on a solid foundation or living on borrowed time?

Beware of building on unstable soils! Helical piles are a proven deep foundation that can save big time and money on a new construction project. If you are turning your head the other way when it com...

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New major release PLAXIS CONNECT Edition V22.00 is out!

PLAXIS V22 brings a major overhaul to the data structure of the material database and a more flexible and more robust way of handling project units. Due to these major changes, PLAXIS V22 will be ins...

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Protecting Toronto’s Port Lands

The potential of the Port Lands waterfront has long been unrealized and under threat from flooding. But now an ambitious redevelopment is underway, with Keller bringing its expertise in diaphragm wal...

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Scottish Offshore Wind Farm: Monopile Foundations to Go Beyond 50-Metre Depths

Offshore engineering consultancy SLPE has been awarded the contract to provide detailed design of wind turbine foundations for Red Rock Power Limited and ESB’s Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm. Inch Ca...

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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. CHANCE® helical tiebacks a...

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