A High Rise Public Housing Apartment Building in New York was adding an equipment pad for a pneumatic collection system. Helicals were selected to deal with unstable soils and as the least intrusive, neighbor friendly, deep foundation option.
Project Summary:
- Helical Pile Type: IDEAL 3.5″ Pipe Piles
- # of Helical Piles: 91
- Location: New York, NY
- Installation Depth: Avg. 45′
- Helix Plates/Ultimate Pile Capacity: 8″10″12″ – 60 K DL Compression
- Equipment Used: Excavator with Prodig 20K Drivehead
- Challenge/Unique Aspect: The building was fully occupied so the work needed to proceed with minimal disturbance to Apartment dwellers; no vibration, limited noise or inconvience was allowed.
- Danbro Installer: Navillus Inc.
- Engineer/Architect:
Steve Gencorrelli – Pile Design
Dewberry MARVEL – Engineer of Record - General Contractor: Navillus Inc, for the New York City Housing Authority
