Structural, civil and geotechnical engineers and deep foundation contractors from all over New England traveled to Maynard Massachusetts for the EAS Deep Foundation Demo Day.
With a combination of presentations and live demonstrations, Earth Anchoring Suppliers along with CHANCE Civil Construction (helical piles) and Conte Cos. kept the audience engaged and entertained.
Located on the grounds of the secluded Maynard Rod & Gun Club, for the forty-plus in attendance the day started with a comprehensive presentation from Phil Brackett of Hubbell Power Systems (CHANCE Helical Piles) and Alex Raposo of EAS. Their focus was deep foundations and helical piles: applications, design, installation and the latest innovations.
With a combination of presentations and live demonstrations, Earth Anchoring Suppliers along with CHANCE Civil Construction (helical piles) and Conte Cos. kept the audience engaged and entertained.
Located on the grounds of the secluded Maynard Rod & Gun Club, for the forty-plus in attendance the day started with a comprehensive presentation from Phil Brackett of Hubbell Power Systems (CHANCE Helical Piles) and Alex Raposo of EAS. Their focus was deep foundations and helical piles: applications, design, installation and the latest innovations.
A highlight of the morning session was engineer Matt Conte’s detailed review of his invention, the DRIVECAST high capacity screw displacement pile (manufactured by CHANCE). DRIVECAST’s high capacity and low impact installation piqued the interest of the engineers. The Q&A was energetic. Many of the questions were best answered by Matt and team during the live demonstrations later that morning.
A DRIVECAST displacement pile had been installed a week before the event. It was excavated to reveal to solid grout column created by the patented design. Both the engineers and contractors showed great interest in the low impact method of installation of this high capacity pile.
A DRIVECAST displacement pile had been installed a week before the event. It was excavated to reveal to solid grout column created by the patented design. Both the engineers and contractors showed great interest in the low impact method of installation of this high capacity pile.
At the conclusion of the various demonstrations, the team fielded many questions one-on-one as many attendees had specific and in-depth questions. In the end, everyone enjoyed the interactive and "real world" information and approach.
Demonstration Highlights Included:
- DRIVECAST installation and installed pile excavation
- Square shaft helical pile installation with small, highly mobile installation rig
- ROCK-IT carbide tipped specialty helical pile for challenging, high blow count soils
- The full range of helical pile terminations and their applications
Demonstration Highlights Included:
- DRIVECAST installation and installed pile excavation
- Square shaft helical pile installation with small, highly mobile installation rig
- ROCK-IT carbide tipped specialty helical pile for challenging, high blow count soils
- The full range of helical pile terminations and their applications
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