Deep Foundations

When structural loads exceed what a standard shallow foundation can carry, deep foundations are designed to transfer the load using friction or end bearing resistance. Many factors, including structural loads, soil conditions, and access to the work area, should be considered when choosing the right deep foundation system for your project. Goettle specializes in the installation and design of various deep foundation systems, including drilled piers, augercast piles, micropiles and driven piles. Contact us today for assistance with choosing the right deep foundation system for your project.

Augercast piles are smaller diameter, cast-in-place deep foundation elements. They can vary in diameter from 12 to 48 inches and are most efficient in granular or incohesive soil and/or high water tables. Augercast piles can be installed quickly with minimal disturbance in noise and vibration. They can be designed as end-bearing, friction or a combination of both depending on the soil properties and proximity to rock.

Augercast piles are installed by rotating a hollow stem, continuous flight auger into the earth to the designed depth. Structural grout is then pumped through the hollow stem as the auger is slowly withdrawn. Once the hole is pumped full of grout, reinforcement can be placed.

Location

Columbus, OH

Project Facts

668 EA - 1180 mm and 1200 mm diameter secant piles at 70-90’ length
Primary piles installed via CFA methods
Secondary piles installed with sectional casing
Total wall is 2,200 LF
Responsible for surveying and spoil removal

Scope

Design-assist partner for a partial cutoff wall and retaining/cutoff wall for a new stadium.

Location

Cincinnati, OH

Project Facts

1,867 EA - 18” diameter augercast piles Drill lengths range from 70’-75’
1 EA - compression test, tension test, and lateral load test

Scope

Furnish and install deep foundations for new Major League Soccer Stadium.

Location

Philadelphia, PA

Project Facts

1,008 EA - 18” diameter augercast piles at 60’ drill lengths
2 EA - Static load tests

Scope

Furnish and install augercast pile deep foundations for new casino, hotel and parking garage.

Location

Wheatfield, IN

Project Facts

Installed 200 x 24" augercast piles and 1,400 18" augercast piles x 40' in depth
Two compression load tests, six dynamic load tests and one lateral load test
58 ea. - 24" low overhead augercast piles x 40' in depth
3 ea. - 7' drilled shafts up to 35' long

Scope

Installed 64,000 LF of 24" and 18" low overhead augercast piles
Installed 7' drilled shafts x 35'
Three separate mobilizations

Location

Point Comfort, TX

Project Facts

1,466 EA - 24" augercast piles
Augercast piles ranged in depth between 50' - 70'

Scope

Installation of 87,960' of augercast piles for the expansion of the Formosa Point Comfort facility

Location

Cincinnati, OH

Project Facts

470 each augercast piles 24" diameter x 65-80' depth
33,000 linear feet of piles
Used two drilling rigs, one Bauer BG-40 and one 150 ton crane and swinging lead setup

Scope
Location

Fargo, ND

Project Facts

692 ea.augercast piles 18" diameter x 90' - 110' deep
64,000 linear feet of piles
Used 200-ton crane and swinging lead setup

Scope

Furnish and install augercast piles +/- 100' drill depth
Furnish and install a temporary earth retention system comprising of drilled in soldier piles, auger tieback anchors, and wood lagging

Location

Springdale, PA

Project Facts

773 ea. 18" diameter augercast piles
62 ea. 24" diameter augercast piles
One pile load test

Scope

Design, furnish, and install a deep foundation system

Location

Pittsburgh, PA

Project Facts

194 ea. 18" and 24" augercast piles
Cantilevered soldier pile earth retention system
Two pile load tests

Scope

Design, furnish, and install a temporary earth retention system

Driven piles are a deep foundation element that is a pre-manufactured structural shape and can provide a wide range of capacities. There are a variety of driven pile types, including h-piles and pipe piles. Driven piles provide excellent quality control because they can be physically inspected prior to installation and during installation. Driven piles are installed using an impact or vibratory hammer.

Location

New Orleans, LA

Project Facts

Driven piles for the construction of 8 miles of T-wall for the New Orleans HDSRRS project
Project scheduled 26 weeks

Scope

Installed 5905 HP 14" x 117# x 152' long with up to a 2:1 batter
Total length of driven piles equal to 170 miles
Project involved a total of 9 crews and 16 cranes on project site

Location

Lewisport, KY

Project Facts

Steel H-Piles 12x73
1,401 Total Driven Piles
28,624 LF Driven
Length Varied from 15' to 50'
Limited Head Room Condition - Approx. 83'

Scope

Furnish and install driven piles to practical refusal under 83' of headroom

Drilled Piers, also known as drilled shafts or caissons, are high capacity, cast-in-place deep foundation elements. They can vary in diameter from 24 to 144 inches and can be installed in a wide range of soil and rock conditions.

Drilled piers are installed by advancing an auger / drill tool to the required depth using open hole, casing or slurry techniques. Once the desired tip elevation has been achieved, the drilled pier reinforcement is sent in place and the drilled shaft is filled with concrete.

Location

Atlanta, GA

Project Facts

80 EA - drilled piers ranging in diameter from 36” - 96”
20,000 SF - wood lagging shoring with drilled-in soldier piles

Scope

Design-Build temporary earth retention and drilled pier deep foundation for new parking deck.

Location

Knoxville, TN

Project Facts

125 EA - 36” dia. drilled piers at 70’ through hard pinnacle limestone
1,600 SF earth retention consisting of drilled-in soldier piles and lagging

Scope

Furnish and install drilled piers and earth retention for the construction of a new dining hall on University of Tennessee Campus.

Location

Binghamton, NY

Project Facts

131 EA - 1,500 mm x 36’ Secant Piles
11 EA - 1,500 mm x 45’ Secant Piles
17 Caissons - 30” diameter, 35’-40’ in length 235 tons of reinforcing steel

Scope

Installation of 17 caissons and 142 secant piles.
Project was performed with a BG40 and BG-39 drilling simultaneously on a 200’x100’ site.
Piles were installed through sand and clay overburdens with the casing and tooling advanced through 17,000 PSI share and limestone.

Location

Cincinnati, OH

Project Facts

18 ea drilled piers, 30" - 42" diameter, 13' - 24' lengths
Installed using Watson EDT-7 drill rig, Watson 2500 drill rig, 210 ton truck crane, 65 ton RT crane, and Skid Steer

Scope

Installed drilled pier foundations for school addition. A portion of the drilled piers were installed on an elevated deck that required the drill rig to be picked and placed by crane
512 man hours

Location

Cincinnati, OH

Project Facts

10 ea. 2.5' - 5.0' shafts
300 SF soil nailing / underpinning

Scope

300 SF of soil nail underpinning along with 10 ea. drilled shafts 2.5' - 5' dia.

Location

Newton, IL

Project Facts

30", 48", and 60" dia. x 30' - 90' long, drilled into shale bedrock
utilize short casing and slurry installation methods
Installed 16 ea. - 46.75" augercast piles x 60' deep
6 ea. - 60" dia. caissons x 40' deep
4 ea. - 30" dia. x 30' deep

Scope

Installed caissons utilizing short casing and slurry installation methods
Installed augercast piles

Location

East St. Louis, IL

Project Facts

4 ea. - 10' dia. 120' long drilled shafts with 9.5' dia. rock sockets 14.5' long
Shafts drilled with temporary casing and slurry to rock
Rock socket diameter of 9'- 6" and 14' - 3" long

Scope

Installed 4 drilled shafts for Pier 13 on Illinois side of river
26 week schedule completed on time

Location

Cincinnati, OH

Project Facts

Installed a temporary earth retention system
Installed caissons
12 week schedule - worked double shifts to meet schedule

Scope

48ea. - 30" to 78" dia. Caissons x 30'
10 of the caissons were hand dug
1,600 SF of temporary earth retention
33ea. - tieback anchors x 60' long with 20' rock sockets

Micropiles, also known as pin piles or minipiles, are small diameter, high capacity deep foundation elements. They can vary in diameter from 4 to 10 inches. Due to its minimal disturbance and small installation footprint they can be designed for both new construction and for existing structures.

Micropiles are installed by advancing a casing through the overburden material by flushing the cuttings with the aid of water or air. If applicable, once the casing has been advanced to rock, the designed rock socked is excavated utilizing a down-the-hole hammer. Once the excavation is complete, the reinforcing bar is placed and cement grout is pumped.

Location

Chattanooga, TN

Project Facts

168 EA - 9.625” diameter micropiles at 180’ in length
Low overhead conditions resulted in 3’ and 5’ casing sections
Utilized overburden drilling system for heavy karst site
1 EA - Preproduction test pile 10 EA - Proof tests

Scope

Furnish and install micropiles for 4-span interstate bridge retrofit

Location

Eden, NC

Project Facts

1,300 EA - 225 kip CFA Micropiles at 20’ average length
2 EA - compression load test and 1 EA - lateral test

Scope

Design-build deep foundations inside existing warehouse with 28 feet of headroom.

Location

Indianapolis, IN

Project Facts

4,600 EA - 12” and 8” 40/20 Hollow Bar Micropiles socketed 10’ into dense glacial till
15 EA - Performance tests on production piles

Scope

Furnish and install deep foundations for the construction of new stormwater and deicing runoff transport and storage facilities.

Location

Cincinnati, OH

Project Facts

20 EA - Hollow bar Micropiles

Scope

Furnish and install deep foundation in existing apartment complex basement with low headroom for building expansion shear walls.

Location

Bedford, IN

Project Facts

12, 7" diameter micropiles
Average length - 40'
3 located inside existing building
Entrance to existing building 3.5'

Scope

Limited headroom installation of 7" micropiles at 45' long
3 were installed with 12' headroom using a Klemm 701 drill

Location

Cincinnati,OH

Project Facts

54 ea. - 9.625" dia. micropiles
Micropiles extend to a depth of 85'

Scope

Installed micropiles, supported from barge
Drilled through heavily reinforced concrete

Location

Waynesburg, PA

Project Facts

84 ea. 3 strand DCP 100 kip rock anchors +/- 65' for slide correction
20 ea. - 7" dia. micropiles at +/- 46' for site retaining wall
Including two performance tests and two inclinometers

Scope

Furnish and install 84 permanent rock anchors
Furnish and install 20 micropiles
For Burchick Construction Company
4 week time schedule
Equiptment: DK 725 and C7 drill rigs
2,108 man hours

Location

Columbus, OH

Project Facts

6 EA - 1,500mm x 55'long Secant Piles
Drilled through sands, boulders/cobbles up to 36" in diameter
Drilled with BG-40 while oscillator and crane concreted and pulled casing

Scope

8 ea. - 40/16 titan soil anchors in limited headroom conditions
Installed 1 ea. - pre-production test outside main building

Location

Columbus, OH

Project Facts
Scope

Installation of sheet piles and micropiles to stabilize bridge foundation and abutment in Columbus, Ohio for CSX.

Location

Evans City, PA

Project Facts

Compressor - 172 micropiles (72 plumb and 100 battered)
Plant 3 Mat - 265 micropiles (all plumb)
2 tension/compression tests - one under each structure

Scope

Furnish and install 437 micropiles at two sites at the Compressor and Plant 3 Mat
Tension/compression tests

A drop shaft is an underground vertical or inclined passageway. Drop shafts are constructed for a number of reasons, including the ventilation of a tunnel or underground structure, as a drop shaft for a sewerage or a water/service tunnel or for access to a tunnel or underground structure, which can also be used as an escape route.
Shafts can be sunk either dry, or for methods such as the caisson method, they can be sunk using a slurry method.

Location

Indianapolis, IN

Project Facts

1 - 11'-0" dia. x 210 LF drop shafts
1 - 13'-6" dia. x 210 LF ventilation shafts
220 LF of overburden drilling - fully cased
220 LF of rock drilling

Scope

Installation of a drop shaft and ventilation shaft for a combined sewer overflow
Removal of overburden material using a crane mounted drill and slurry
Removal of rock using a reverse circulation drill

Location

Lafayette, IN

Project Facts

96 Ea. 18" Dia secant piles 52' approx. length, total drillinng - 4992 LF under limited headroom
Soldier pile wood lagging temporary earth retention system for the first 10 feet of excavation totaling 880 Sq. Ft.
Installation of 4576 Sq. of tangent / secant wall under limited headroom
Installation of 42" casing for drop shaft 60' in depth

Scope

Installation of a drop shaft 55' deep x 22' square inside an existing building with limited headroom to create a Casting Pit for Nanshan America
Utilizing temporary earth retention systems, permanent earth retention systems, struts & walers, water extraction systems, secant piles, and the main drilled drop shaft in the center of the excavated pit in existing Nanshan America building