Helical anchors/piles, were used in tension to resist buoyance forces and in compression for a mechanical room and pump room for a new outdoor/indoor water park structure.
Project Summary:
- Helical Pile Type: 1.75″ Square Shaft
- # of Helical Piles: 136
- Location: Atlantic City, NJ
- Installation Depth: 16′
- Helix Plates/Ultimate Pile Capacity: 10″12″14″ 30K DL tension
- Equipment Used: Excavator with Prodig 12K5 Drivehead
- Challenge/Unique Aspect: Helical piles can be used both in tension as well as compression at the same time, handling both loads.
- Danbro Installer: Walters Marine
- Engineer/Architect: Sosh/PS&S – Glenn P. Kustera
- General Contractor: EP Guidi
