Pile Driving Monitoring
Pile Driving Monitoring
(OP)
I'm preparing a proposal to monitor a four story brownstone adjacent to a new construction site where piles will be driven. Im going to do a complete visual structural inspection of the building before work begins. Then I will make periodic visits at owners request to see if anything has changed. Besides monitoring for cracks and existing cracks getting larger, foundation settlement, and general structural problems is there anything else I should consider. If vibration seems excessive I would bring in a testing lab to monitor interior vibrations. I have a lot of experience in building inspection, rehab, and renovation...just wondering is anyone had any experience or advice on this specific topic.






RE: Pile Driving Monitoring
Monitoring should be done on the exterior foundation of the existing building and in the ground at the point on the existing property closest to the pile driving.
RE: Pile Driving Monitoring
That way, after the piles have been installed, you have proof that existing cracks were indeed existing and therefore not caused by the driving work.
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