Pile Driving Services

Specialty Solutions

When you come upon a project that has extensive construction constrains, what do you do? For example: In cities there may be an issue with the noise of the vibration or other noise can be a major issue. Another challenge that is common in cities is the hours that the city will allow the use of the hammers. Then there's the problem of the work being done near an area that has unreinforce masonry in build, hospitals, high tech equipment buildings or entertainment studios, the noise, the vibration is very often an issue. Further business site issues can be things like low overheads or even be found with contamination, which cause for an increase in price. So, the question of what to do has to be present? This is where solution like Augercast piles and something called FDP-EX series (Foundation Displacement Pile Series), can be and is useful. What then does that series consist of? First: TUBEX GI (Grout Injection) Pile (A torqued in displacement pile with an outer grout/soil coverage). Second:EDTTEX Pile (A torqued in displacement Pile without an oversized tip)

Third is FUNDEX Pile (Cast in place Displacement Pile) and lastly TUBEX Pile (A torqued in displacement Pile with an oversized tip.)

TUBEX GI PILES (Grout Injection)
The TUBEX GI piles(Grout Injecion) are concrete and steel pipe composite piles which are screwed into the ground with down-pressure and very high torque. As the piles are being installed, a high pressure grouting system pumps grout through the pile tip to create a soil-cement grouted zone around the outside of the pipe. TUBEX GI piles are true soil displacement piles. TUBEX GI piles don't make drill spoil, which in turn creates off haul costs, and reduces skin friction capacity. Since Tubex are soil displacement, the grouting actually increases the pile's effective diameter. Locations which are TUBEX GI piles are ideal for are: contaminated sites which need to avoid spoils, low overhead conditions, restricted site conditions, and on sites where noise and vibration aren't tolerated.
EDTTEX PILES
The EDTTEX piles are concrete pipe composite piles and steel that are screwed into the ground under very high torque and down-pressure. EDTTEX piles are true soil displacement piles. EDTTEX differ from conventional drilling methods in that the piles do not produce drill spoil, which creates off haul costs, and reduces skin friction capacity. EDTTEX are soil displacement with the same size diameter tips as the outside diameter of pipe. What you'll love to use EDTTEX piles for are contaminated sites to avoid spoils, restricted site, low overhead conditions, conditions, as well as sites that are noise and vibration sensitive.

Fundex Piles

Also known as Full Section Soil Displacement concrete piles. Fundex piles differ from augercast piles in that structural concrete and full length reinforcing of any configuration are used to construct the pile that is fully inspectable. A high torque Fundex rotary table forces a mandrel into the ground to the bearing layer. A sacrificial boring tip fitted to the mandrel base prevents soil and water from entering the mandrel. Once the needed depth is reached, a reinforcing cage is placed up to full length of the pile, and structural concrete with aggregate sizes up to 1" (not grout) is placed in the pile. Following this, the mandrel is then removed leaving the tip, cage and concrete in place. There is no possibility of soil intrusion into the structural concrete, and the cage is fully inspectable for placement and code-required concrete coverage prior to placing the concrete. Installation produces no vibration, noise or spoils.
TUBEX PILES
The TUBEX piles are concrete pipe composite piles and steel piles that are then screwed into the ground under very high torque and down-pressure. TUBEX piles are true soil displacement piles. The differ from conventional drilling methods in that TUBEX piles do not produce drill spoil, which creates off haul costs, and reduces skin friction capacity. Tubex are soil displacement, and the over sized tips increases the pile's surface are to allow for higher compression and tension capacities. You will find that TUBEX piles are ideal for contaminated sites to avoid spoils, in low overhead conditions, in restricted site conditions, and on sites where noise and vibration are not tolerated.

An augercast pile is formed by drilling into the ground with a hollow stemmed continuous flight auger to the needed depth or if the degree of resistance is reached. A fine aggregate (fine to course sand) will then been pumped into the hollow stemmed auger under pressure. Auger cast piles have specific advantages for some installations with difficult excavation requirements, in environmentally sensitive areas and the right soil conditions. These piles, however, are not suited for contaminated or rocky soils.