132 displacement piles support a 13-story supportive-housing building in Manhattan
Freedom House, a 74-unit supportive-housing building for Barrier Free Living, stands on 132 STELCOR piles about 51 feet long on a tight East Village lot. IDEAL says the displacement system limited vibration near neighbouring buildings, avoided the cost of hauling spoils, and handled large compression and uplift loads.
Freedom House, a 74-unit supportive-housing building for Barrier Free Living, stands on 132 STELCOR piles about 51 feet long on a tight East Village lot. IDEAL says the displacement system limited vibration near neighbouring buildings, avoided the cost of hauling spoils, and handled large compression and uplift loads.
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A real-world example of where helical piles beat conventional foundations.
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Source: IDEAL Foundation Systems Blog. Summary written by the Helical Pile USA editorial team.
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