Reflecting on the past year, we are truly grateful for the incredible partnerships that brought our challenging and exciting geotechnical projects to life! Before we dive headfirst into 2025, let’s take a moment to reflect on our 2024 HELICAL News Briefs below.
1) Geotechnical Design/Build services (Beyond Helical Piles and Ground Improvement!)
We’re perhaps most well-known for Helical Piles and Geopier® Rammed Aggregate Pier® / Rigid Inclusion Ground Improvement systems. We also offer a wide range of additional geotechnical design/build solutions to cater to the needs of owners, developers, and general contractors, including Deep Foundations (Piles), Earth Retention, Grouting, and Underpinning. See our February News Brief for more details.
2) Displacement Groudn Improvement Can Reduce or Eliminate Off-Site Soil Disposal Premiums
Geopier® Rammed Aggregate Pier® and Rigid Inclusion Ground Improvement Systems can offer a significant environmental advantage on sites with contaminated soils, since these systems are most often installed with displacement methods that generate little to no spoil. See our March News Brief for more details.
3) Helical Website Resources
Our new-and-improved website contains many helpful resources including case studies, news, videos, and other features. See our April News Brief for more details.
4) Ductile Iron Piles – Simple, Fast, Low-Vibration
Ductile Iron Piles are a simple, fast, low-vibration driven pile system. They derive their capacity through either end-bearing in dense soil or bedrock, or by developing frictional capacity along a grouted bond zone within competent soils. See our May News Brief for more details.
5) Geopier® Ground Improvement: Scalable, Tailored Solutions
Geopier® Ground Improvement systems offer customized solutions to address unsuitable soil bearing conditions for jobs large and small. See our June News Brief for more details.
6) GCC Rigid Inclusions Terminating in Shallow Marine Clay “Crust”? Can do!
Geopier® GeoConrete® Column (GCC) Rigid Inclusions have expanded bases that allow them to terminate in shallow marine “crust”. Thus, GCCs can eliminate the need for deep piles that extend down to glacial till or bedrock. See our July News Brief for more details.
7) Mass Building Code/Ground Improvement Q&A
In our August News Brief, we addressed the recently released Massachusetts State Building Code (MSBC)10th edition, which includes requirements for ground improvement for the first time. See our August News Brief for more details.
8) Tips to Help Avoid Unexpected Ground Improvement Costs
Let’s face it, nobody likes dealing with unexpected project costs, regardless of the cause. Our October News Brief shares simple tips to help avoid unexpected costs on your next ground improvement project. See our October News Brief for more details.
9) Key Cost Factors for Geopier Rammed Aggregate Pier and Rigid Inclusion Ground Improvement
In our November News Brief, we touch on some of the primary cost drivers for Geopier® Rammed Aggregate Pier® and Rigid Inclusion Ground Improvement systems. See our November News Brief for more details.
