Shaftspacer Systems Featured in ADSC Magazine Article - Reinventing the Wheel
Category:  Engineering News, Technical Literature
Product:  ShaftSpacer Systems

In the June/July issue of ADSC Magazine an article entitled Reinventing the Wheel focuses on the innovations in equipment and materials in the drilled shaft foundation industry. Drilled shaft reinforcement placement problems are now easily solved with the ShaftSpacer Systems.

ICC-ES Evaluation - CHANCE® Brand SS5, SS175 Helical Foundation Systems and Devices
Category:  Engineering News, Technical Literature, Building Codes
Product:  CHANCE Helical Piles

ATLANTA, GA - CHANCE Brand SS5 and SS175 Helical Foundation System products, manufactured by Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. (HPS), received a comprehensive evaluation report ESR-2794 from ICC Evaluation Service (ICC-ES), providing evidence that SS5 and SS175 helical pile systems and devices are in compliance with code requirements. Building officials, architects, contractors, specifiers, designers and others utilize the ICC-ES Evaluation Reports to provide a basis for using or approving helical piles and helical anchors in construction projects.

Foundation Technologies, Inc. Hosts ASCE Geo / ADSC Southeast Chapter Drilled Shaft Research Project
Category:  Engineering News
Product:  Shaftspacer® Systems

Lawrenceville, GA - Foundation Technologies, the manufacturer of drilled shaft spacers - Shaftspacer® Systems, recently hosted a regional load test program jointly planned by the Atlanta area ASCE Geotechnical Engineering community and the Southeast Chapter of the Association of Drilled Shaft Contractors (ADSC).

Comparison between Hot-dip Galvanized and Zinc Plated Coatings for Pile Corrosion Protection
Category:  Engineering News, Technical Literature
Product:  CHANCE Helical Piles
Date: August 6, 2011

Author: Gary L. Seider, PE    Engineering Manager   Hubbell Power Systems, Inc - CHANCE Civil Division

It is not always clear when a soil is corrosive or not. This is why Hubbell / CHANCE hot-dip galvanizes all of their products per ASTM A153 and A123. Another choice is to electro-deposit (plating)  a zinc coating per ASTM B633. The purpose of this letter is to compare the differences between the hot-dip and plating processes, which will lead to the reasons why Hubbell / CHANCE uses hot-dip galvanizing.

National Park Service highlights the benefits of CHANCE Helical Piles used to support Chattahoochee River Boardwalk
Category:  Engineering News, Project highlights
Product:  CHANCE Helical Piles
Date: May 18, 2011

Construction of a new 800-foot walkway is under way at the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area in the Atlanta metropolitan area.

Foundation Technologies hosts Annual Fall Kick-off Meeting for ASCE Geotechnical Committee
Category:  Engineering News
Product:  CHANCE Helical Piles
Date: September 22, 2010

Foundation Technologies played host to over 60 members of the American Society of Civil Engineers - Geotechnical Committee on September 21, 2010. 

WWII monument's foundation hinges on precise measurements
Category:  Engineering News, Project Highlights
Product:  CHANCE Helical Piles
Date: August 13, 2010

It has been almost 65 years since the last Liberty Ship built at Southeastern Shipbuilding set sail down the Savannah River. But within weeks, the new World War II monument should be greeting the passing container ships calling on the port of Savannah.

Goettle, Inc. Uses Multiple Drilled Foundation Techniques for East Kentucky Power Company Project
Category:  Engineering News, Project Highlights
Product:  Slickcoat
Date: November 10, 2009

Slickcoat friction reduction coatings was recently featured in Foundation Drilling Magazine's cover feature. Richard Geottle, Inc. uses multiple foundation techniques for East Kentucky Power Company Project.

History Repeats: Screw Piles come of Age Again
Category:  Engineering News, Project Highlights
Product:  CHANCE Helical Piles
Date: April 15, 2009

There’s an old saying that "history repeats herself." It seems that even in geotechnical engineering and foundation construction the adage is true. In the middle of the 19th century, screw pile or helical pier foundations became one of the most pre-eminent types of foundations used throughout the world.