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These
are some of the foundation support (minipiles), grouting
(sinkhole repair), and
soil stabilization (soil nailing)
jobs we
have done. We hope they
will give insight and a better understanding
of the scope and diversity of our geotechnical
repair services.
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Projects
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Descriptions
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Harrison Conference Center |
Compaction piles through spread footing at 45 deg. Thread-bar tendon tensioned to secure anchor.
Vertical compaction piles used to provide support against
settlement for excavation of deeper footings alongside. |
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Glen Cove, New York |
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For: E.W. Howell Construction |
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Engr: Raamot Assoc. |
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Parking Garage |
Temporary shoring wall made by soil
nailing, wire mesh, sheeting, and plates.
Used 169 nails to stabilize 12,650 s.f. of
cut until parking garage wall was
in place and backfilled to original
grade. |
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Maryville, Tennessee |
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For :
Merit Construction |
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Engr:
AMEC |
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First
Presbyterian Church |
Compaction piles used to raise the
side of building back to
its original position and repair
foundation. The piles
installed and grouted under
intense pressure in virgin soil. |
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Oak
Ridge, Tennessee |
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Engr:
S&ME |
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Cocke
County Courthouse |
Picture of testing
equipment used to verify the correct
installation of the minipiles. They
had a safety factor design of 2:1.
Minipiles loaded at max of 160,000 pounds. |
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Newport, Tennessee |
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For:
McSpadden Incorporated |
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Bull
Run Steam Plant |
Installed
anchors to support the building load
of TVA's new Selective Catalytic
Reduction System at their Bull Run
Steam Plant. Foundation blocks were poured
in place with the anchors and plates
bonded in the concrete, capped
minipiles. |
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Clinton, Tennessee |
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For:
TVA |
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Engr:
NG |
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UT Mine Reclamation |
Soil nailing used to repair unstable abandoned mined land slopes.
Soil study was conducted to verify that soil nailing could be used to increase the stability of existing slopes at less cost than traditional
soil methods. |
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Oliver Springs, Tennessee |
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For: University of Tenn. |
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Engr: University of Tenn. |
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Sinkhole Repair |
A sinkhole stopped construction
because the building had settled 5
inches.
The sinkhole had a throat of 54' in
depth. Rembco
repaired the
sinkhole,
raised footers to original grade,
and re-leveled floors. |
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Tellico, Tennessee |
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For:
Johnson & Galyon |
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Engr:
AMEC |
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Roadbed Stabilization |
Installed 34 minipiles, whalers,
tiebacks, and lagging to stabilize
the roadbed. The minipiles were 30' in length, and tiebacks
reached 25' in the shale. |
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Townsend, Tennessee |
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Engr:
S&ME |
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Baptist West Hospital |
Between property line
and building, a 2:1 slope was not
possible. Soil nailing the vertical
grade and facing it with a 20' high
X 177' long reinforced
wall was the answer. |
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Knoxville, Tennessee |
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For:
Johnson & Galyon |
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Engr:
AMEC |
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Third
Creek Bridge |
Installed tiebacks and rock anchors
to secure roadbed.
Pre-stressed the tiebacks to 116kips
after backfilling. This repair work allowed the soil
slopes to be 2:1 from the road
to the creek. |
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Knoxville, Tennessee |
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For:
Britton Bridge, Inc. |
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Engr:
AMEC |
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