LOAD TEST HOLDING 1320 kips
March 31, 2010
HIGH CAPACITY TUBEX PILES
Project: UCSF Building, 19A
Location: University of California San Francisco
16th Street & Owens Street
Contractor: Clark Construction
Construction of a new research facility at the cutting edge UCSF campus in Mission Bay required the use of quiet piles at depths as long as 130’. Our 16X22 Tubex pile provided the most cost effective solution with a 1,320 kip ultimate capacity pile founded in ..... read more
2nd Annual Fred Cavin Foreman Safety Award
January 22, 2010
"The Fred Cavin Foreman Safety Award" is an annual award recognizing the dedication, leadership and safety on which Fred Cavin founded this company.
The Annual Fred Cavin Foreman Safety award winner for 2009 goes to Pile Driving Foreman Rick Reyna. This year, Rick Reyna is celebration his 25th year with Foundation. Thank you for your dedication, loyalty, leadership and safe teamwork. Rick's safety attitude brings inspiration and motivation to the Foundation team everyday! ..... read more
787 SAFE DAYS - OUTSTANDING!!!
January 15, 2010
I would like to Congratulate Foundation Constructors, Inc. employees for their STELLAR Safety Record; as of 1/15/2010 - 787 safe days - without a 'lost time' incident.
December 21, 2009, was a milestone for Foundation; 730 safe days - Two years without a 'lost time' incident. AMAZING!!!
Big thanks and much appreciation to the Foundation Team for making it happen SAFELY everyday!!!
The Foundation Foremen, General Superintendents and Project ..... read more
Foundation pile driving, shows versatility in an ever changing market.
January 13, 2010
Foundation pile driving installs over 750 8 x 15 H pile for solar project at a blazing pace (see video).
For further information regarding this specific project please check out the Solar Panel Project on our Showcase Projects page.
Posted by: John Honaker, General Superintendent, Foundation Constructors, Inc. read more
Diesel Hammer Role in Pile Driving
December 16, 2009
Diesel hammers used to drive pile have been around for over 50 years. Diesel impact hammers deliver more force per square inch relative to hammer weight than other pile driving device. Diesel hammers can be used with almost any soil mechanics without compromising effectiveness.
Over the years diesel hammers have evolved into very efficient clean burning machines with much less noise than their older counterparts. They are not, however, the hammer of choice for low ..... read more
Foundation Pile Driving
December 15, 2009
Foundation pile driving has been around for almost 40-years initially capitalizing on the stringent seismic requirement of the early seventies which allowed concrete pre-cast, pre-stressed piles to become the pile of choice. Today, piles must support heavier loads in compression, tension and lateral directions due to many considerations including the popular non-redundant pile designs. Increasing government regulation and more and more infrastructure projects have forced pile ..... read more
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