Helical piles and anchors are solid steel or tubular shafts with one or more steel helices attached that form a structural element and are used in a variety of foundation and anchoring applications.
Helical Pile design, installation and inspection are included in the 2009 International Building Code Chapter 18 – Soils and Foundations.
Helical piles and anchors have been in use world-wide for over a century with unparalleled performance in some of the most challenging soil and installation conditions. Today they are used in a wide range of residential, commercial and industrial applications in a variety of industries including oil & gas, wind, solar, mining, power generation & distribution, transportation and agricultural. Helical pile & anchor uses include;
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Building Foundations – New construction and underpinning of existing foundations for repair & increased load carrying capacity
- Equipment & non-building structure foundations
- Elevated walkways, bridges, boardwalks & piers
- Lighting, signage & barricades
- Shoring & retaining wall tie-back
- Piping & pipeline supports
- Seismic retrofit
- Guying & tie-downs
Helical Piles are a preferred alternative to;
- Drilled shaft concrete piers and driven piles
- Shallow foundations with excess over-excavation & fill
- Other foundation designs that lack the advantages helical piles & anchors offer
No other deep foundation performs better or offers more advantages and versatility;
- Fast installation, cut project schedule substantially
- Install in any weather conditions
- No excavation or soil disturbance
- Minimal equipment and crew needed for construction
- Load immediately after installation
- Ultimate capacities of single pile installations in excess of 300,000 lbs.
- No casings required for high water table or collapsing soils
- Minimum construction mobilization & activity coordination
- No installation vibration concerns
- Minimum access and clearances needed for installation
- No concrete, grout or related issues
- No spoils to remove or transport
- Minimum quality control concerns
- Easily removed and reused where temporary foundations are needed
 Nordic Excavating is a certified Heli-Pile® Installation Subcontractor. Heli-Pile® brand helical piles & anchors are manufactured by IMR, Inc. in Denver Colorado and offer the best quality, performance and innovation in the industry with their conventional, modular and tubular product lines. |
Nordic Excavating,Inc.
P.O. Box 773658
Steamboat Springs, CO 80477
Phone: (970) 879-6434
Fax. (970) 879-0440
Rick Mewborn - Owner
rick@nordicexc.com |
