Marcin: Created page with " EBS Geostructural: https://www.ebsgeo.com/helical-piles They use collars on the piers to create voids for addition of grout and centralizer disks to keep the pier centered..."

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Created page with " EBS Geostructural: https://www.ebsgeo.com/helical-piles They use collars on the piers to create voids for addition of grout and centralizer disks to keep the pier centered..."

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EBS Geostructural:

https://www.ebsgeo.com/helical-piles

They use collars on the piers to create voids for addition of grout and centralizer disks to keep the pier centered in the grout column.
Video using 2" x 2" steel piers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plITAEWb5v8

Fortress Foundation in Little Elm, TX appears to use the above piers for new construction:

https://fortressfoundationsystems.com/

Another company explaining pier installation on soil that varies in density. They install them to 5900 ft lb torque:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=us6eXEHvahs

PierTech Systems:

https://www.piertech.com/

Some use grout for loose soils (cement, water, fiber, expansive material):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvCqdqt--QQ

This video is about a telescoping drive head:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GZ5rQ4xxEg

Installation torque is critical and I see two methods of measuring it:
strain gauge
differential pressure in hydraulic lines

In this video, they say the helical pier was developed by an Irish man for a lighthouse:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQdYbhOVm9Y

Chinese company offering piers:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXpKP88rTxI

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Marcin: Created page with " EBS Geostructural: https://www.ebsgeo.com/helical-piles They use collars on the piers to create voids for addition of grout and centralizer disks to keep the pier centered..."