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Pilot Holes for Large Diameter Holes for High-Capacity Strand Anchors in a Dam

Project required an 8” diameter pilot hole for each of the 278 high-capacity post-tensioned strand anchors that were installed in a 15” diameter final hole.

Pilot Holes for Large Diameter Holes for High-Capacity Strand Anchors in a Dam

Precision Vertical Monolith Joint Drilling for Dam Waterstop Repair

The project required drilling two 8” diameter holes for the installation of new waterstops between the selected monolith joints within the dam structure. The holes were required to precisely follow the vertical joints between the monoliths and to deviate no [ Read More… ]

Precision Vertical Monolith Joint Drilling for Dam Waterstop Repair

Parking Garage – North Eastern US

Micropile construction commences with a detailed review and understanding of the micropile construction specification and project drawings. Dimensions of permanent materials including casing, all-thread-bar are common for all types of micropiles/ For rock bonded micropiles, the minimum embedment into rock [ Read More… ]

Parking Garage – North Eastern US

High-Rise Student Housing Complex

CDE was called on for the installation of an earth retention system to allow the construction of a two-story below grade parking garage to serve as the foundation for a new high-rise student housing facility. To meet the requirements of [ Read More… ]

High-Rise Student Housing Complex

Retail Shopping Center – North Eastern US

Micropile construction commenced with a detailed review and understanding of the micropile construction specification and project drawings. Dimensions of permanent materials including casing, all-thread-bar, are common for all types of micropiles. For rock bonded micropiles, the minimum embedment into rock [ Read More… ]

Retail Shopping Center – North Eastern US

Dam Safety Assurance

This project called for the installation of 278 high-capacity, post-tensioned, multi-strand rock anchors. The anchors ranged in size up to 61-strands with test loads approaching 3000 kips. The anchors were installed in 15-inch diameter boreholes to deviation tolerances of less [ Read More… ]

Dam Safety Assurance

Railroad Slope Stabilization

To rectify a slip along a section of railway track a wall was required. Due to space constraints, a pipe pile and lagging wall installation was deemed appropriate to accomplish the task.

Railroad Slope Stabilization

Recreational Pier and Hotel – Eastern US

Pressure grouted micropiles are most often utilized when subsurface conditions consist of a sandy/silty consistency. The injection of grout under pressure allows bonding to the subsurface strata to add load-bearing capacity.

Recreational Pier and Hotel – Eastern US

Sports Arena and Parking Deck – North Eastern US

Micropile construction commenced with a detailed review and understanding of the micropile construction specification and project drawings. Dimensions of permanent materials including casing and all-thread-bar are common for all types of micropiles. For rock bonded micropiles, the minimum embedment into [ Read More… ]

Sports Arena and Parking Deck – North Eastern US

State Road Highway Grouting

The limited mobility grout injected into void spaces within soil or rock, soft soils, or the soil-filled cavities of the bedrock, improved the subsurface soil and rock conditions by filling the void spaces and replacing soft, loose soils with high [ Read More… ]

State Road Highway Grouting