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Foundation repair case study for a historic Pennsylvania mansion

Credits: CHANCE Foundation SolutionsHistoric remediation is a sustainable choice for buildings. Helical piles offer a unique advantage to historic preservationists who need a solid base that can be...

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PLAXIS 2023.2 New release is out!

This latest release solidifies Seequent's Connected Geotechnical Workflow, reducing the need for duplicate entry of data across several software packages. Other functionality adds more geotechnical c...

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New Engineering Tech Manual Available

Chance® Foundation Solutions is pleased to announce the release of the Chance Technical Design Manual, Edition 5, a guide for engineers designing and writing specifications for deep foundations utili...

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Understanding Buckling

Learn more about buckling, buckling capacity, and how to avoid having helical piles buckle under a load, a Chance Foundation Solutions story written by Ben Jennings, P.E..  Buckling of Helical Piles...

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How can Geostructural Engineers benefit from RSPile?

RSPile has come a long way since its inception as a simple program called "Driven." Today, it stands as a sophisticated pile analysis software specifically designed to cater to the needs of pile desi...

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Helical pile solution for dense or rocky soil

The wear-resistant, offset carbide tip designed to break through even the toughest soil conditions… and we tested it on the toughest soil on Earth! Whether you are trying to build in the dense rock o...

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Harry Bolton Seed: The founding father of geotechnical earthquake engineering

Harry Bolton Seed was born in Bolton, England, on August 19, 1922. He spent his childhood in Lancashire and showed talent in sports and academics from an early age. At the age of 18, he chose a sch...

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Rocscience | RSPile’s Enhanced Interaction Diagrams & Structural Capacity Ratio

RSPile is continuously and rapidly developing, becoming an everyday tool for piling and geotechnical engineers. With three main modes of analysis: pile load-carrying mode, individual pile analysis (...

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Helical Pile vs Driven Concrete Pile Foundation: Golf Coast New Construction Residence Project

Situated on the sandy shores of the Gulf Coast, this new construction residence required a foundation that was more reliable than a concrete foundation could provide. This high-end home was construct...

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Understanding and Conducting Helical Pile Load Tests

The only way to guarantee a pile will carry the load is with a load test. Learn about types of load tests, how to conduct a load test, and how to interpret the results. There is no better way to guar...

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