Porsche Project Innovative Piering was awarded the contract to furnish and install the helical piers required to support the new D-Patrick Porsche Showroom. Soft, sandy soils were present at the site near the Ohio River bed, prompting the engineers to specify helical piles as a permanent solution for a deep foundation system. The scope of this project consisted of installing 177 grouted helical piles. All of the piles were specified to be Sch.80 materials to achieve greater lateral capabilities. Project: D-PP #10789 Architect/Structural Engineer: Jack R. Kinkel and Son Architects Location: Evansville, Indiana Half of the piles were to be installed in clusters with average depths of approximately 14’. Our crew easily achieved the minimum ultimate loads of 18kip. When these pi

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