Belled piers
Belled piers
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Just wondering if anyone around the US still use belled piers (caissons)?
When was the last time you drove down the highway without seeing a commercial truck hauling goods?
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RE: Belled piers
RE: Belled piers
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Anecdotal:
The best thing our construction people could see was the drilling company's drilling rig setting up on site at the close of a job. Several offered to buy them a trailer to camp out on site.
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Most of the south Texas expansive clay projects I've worked on had belled piers with the geotechnical engineer providing guidelines on the required amount of reinforcing in the pier based upon pier diameter/surface area.
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