Roadway Powerline Foundation Replacement

PROJECT DETAILS

Project Name:	Improved Foundations for Utility Pole Replacements
Installation Criteria:	Special design grouted HD Pile for utility poles.
Project Lead:	Tim Johnson
Equipment:	CAT Excavator, HD150 Driver
Installation Depths:	20 ft.
Jobsite Restrictions:
Geotechnical Concerns:	ground water, soil settlement, dense layers sitting on top of weaker soils
Pileworks supplied:	8 ea. helical bucket pile products, Installation tools, as well as engineering & testing support
Time to install single unit:	7-10 minutes per pile installation.
Pileworks job influence:	Designed drill tooling for APE’s HD Driver system to install and grout piles simultaneously


Description:	During heavy rains and rough weather, powerlines and telephone lines held up by wooden log poles often collapse under loose soil conditions, and have to be replaced, sometimes as often as every six months. We provided our bucket piles: a helical pile containing a bucket casing top that can be filled with grout, gravel, or other material to better accommodate the log pole. Installations went flawlessly, and took as little as 7 minutes per pile. The container inside could be filled with grout, pea gravel or any other material to fit their criteria. Powerlines supported by our bucket piles have been tested and proven to be a better, longer-lasting solution to keep power and other essentials up and running!