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T
he historic “Old SDGE Station B” site under confined space conditions
building is located in downtown using simple and small dimensioned
San Diego. The building was drilling equipment.
originally built in 1911 to accommodate
the boilers and turbines of the San The DYWI Drill® Hollow Bar Anchor
Diego Electrical Railway Company. System offers the following advantages:
Later it became the property of the San
Diego Gas & Electric Company under n use of small dimensioned drilling
whose name it is still k nown. A builder equipment.
applied for the permit to build a new
43-storey high-rise building on that n No predrilling need under limited
site. However, the historically deemed space conditions.
facade with its neo-classical and Art
Deco stylistic elements was to be n Simultaneous drilling and grouting
maintained. Therefore, it was decided in a single operation.
to build the new high-rise building
within the old facade and to integrate For this landmark project that will
the facade into the new project. exceed any other buildings in San
Diego a fter its completion DSI Long
For this purpose, the SDGE building Beach s upplied a total of
was entirely gutted inside, and 10,000 ft. DYWI Drill® Hollow Bar
the facade was elaborately stabilized Anchors type T76S including hard-
during the construction. In addition, the ware a ccessories such as drill bits and
load capacity of the foundation soil had couplers.
to be improved in a s ustainable man-
ner for the anticipated loads of the new
skyscraper. Following its completion
Owner Bosa Development California II, Inc, British Columbia, Canada +++ Main Contractor Bosa Development California II, Inc,
i British Columbia, Canada +++ Execution Condon-Johnson & Assoc. Inc., San Diego, CA, USA
DSI Unit DSI-LANG, Geotechnical Systems Business Unit, Toughkenamon, PA, USA
DSI-Services Supply of about 10,000 ft /3.048 m DYWI Drill® Hollow Bar Anchors type T76S including hardware accessories
such as drill bits and couplers
Contents
History........................................................................................................................ 4
General Notes............................................................................................................ 4
Applications................................................................................................................ 4
Advantages................................................................................................................ 5
Design Methodology.................................................................................................. 6
Corrosion Protection.................................................................................................. 7
Installation of a GEWI ® Pile........................................................................................ 8
Bar Properties.......................................................................................................... 10
Multibar Properties................................................................................................... 11
Hardware and Accessories...................................................................................... 12
Testing...................................................................................................................... 13
References............................................................................................................... 14
3
History GEWI® Pile is also a friction pile. The Soil Types
load is transferred by bond from the
threadbar to a cement grout body and
Use of micropile (mini pile, reticulated from there by friction to the surrounding The GEWI® Pile is a foundation element
pile, etc.) started in early 1950s in Italy ground. The friction value between for any ground condition:
for underpinning applications of historic grout-ground can be increased by use
buildings damaged during World War II. of post grouting techniques. —C
ohesive Soils:
Micropile technology is a reliable For example, clays, silts
pile system that can withstand large Applications (up to an untrained shear strength
capacity axial or lateral loads with of Cu ^ 1.45psi) do not require
minimal disturbance to the existing additional lateral support.
structures. They became very popular GEWI® Pile applications are influenced
due to their ability to transfer loads by the existing environment and soil —N
oncohesive Soils:
efficiently through skin friction and due conditions and methods of construc- For example, sand and gravel
to their many installation advantages tion. There are two major applications
over conventional pile systems. that can be classified. — Rock:
Ranging from hard clays to
General Notes 1. Structural support, directly loaded granite, with open or closed
pile (used most often) joints and fissures.
— Underpinning of existing structures
A GEWI® Pile is a drilled and grouted (repair or replacement) — Permafrost:
micropile, less than 12 inches in — Seismic retrofitting Easy to transport and to install.
diameter that is centrally reinforced — New foundations Ask for DSI grouting instructions.
with either one or a group of two or
three high tensile strength DYWIDAG 2. Insitu reinforcement
Threadbar®. GEWI® Pile can carry — Slope stabilization and earth
loads up to 300 tons in compression retension
or tension in relatively small boreholes. — Settlement reduction.
Bridge Foundations
Foundaions of the Communications
and Transmission Towers
Reinforcement of Soils
Conveyer Belt Seismic Retrofit and Upgrading
Foundations in Confined Areas
4
Advantages and Characteristics
1. Offer a practical and cost-effective 3. Easy Installation 6. Foundation Element for any ground
solution to costly alternative pile — Compact, lightweight drilling and Condition
systems as well as a solution to job installation equipment makes —C ohesive soils (clay, silt, sand),
sites with different access. GEWI® piles ideal for remote or non-cohesive soil (sandy gravel,
confined areas such as: steep cobbles, boulders), rock
2. Continuous Thread slopes, wetlands, river pier —C ompression and tensile loads,
— DYWIDAG THREADBAR® has a foundations, basements, beneath also alternating loads, can be
continuous rolled-on pattern of overpasses transferred into the underground
thread-like deformations that allow — Drill small holes very close to by skin friction along the grout
full load couplers and anchorages existing walls. body.
to be easily positioned along the
pile. 4. Vibration-Free Drilling Method 7. Environmentally Friendly
—T he pile length can be segmentally — Boreholes can be drilled without —D o not require large access road
increased allowing access inside damage to adjacent structures. or drilling platforms
low head rooms areas. —M aterials are environmentally safe
—C oarse thread remains threadable 5. Preloading Capacity
even if dirty or damaged. — Piles can be easily pre-loaded,
virtually eliminating long-term
settlement of structures
Anchorage
Coupler
5
Design Methodology
GEWI ® Pile design follows currently 2. Review geotechnical data for soil 4. Additional structural details such as:
available methods for micropile, properties, design parameters, case and uncased length,
standard pile and earth anchors. As corrosion protection requirements, strain/ductility of the steel, transition
per FHWA-SA-97-070 Manual, minimum grout-to-ground parameters, bond between case and uncase section,
recommended design steps are: length, pile spacing for group effects reinforcement splice connections,
pile to footing connection, corrosion
1. Review project information in 3. Structural design should includes: protection,
regards to pile layout, loading — Anticipated settlement/required
requirements, access and stiffness analysis 5. Load testing program and quality
overhead clearance — Lateral load pile capacity/ control requirements
Anticipated lateral d
isplacement
— Buckling of the pile/soil lateral
support
Stress [N/mm2]
700
40
GEWI® Pile 600
35 GEWI® Bar
500
30 Ductile Iron GGG 50
U = 4 400
25
F D
300
20
U = Pile diameter
200
F Pile area
15
100
10
5 0 1 2 3 4 5
Strain [%]
(m)
0 0,12 0,30 1,00 2,00 DYWIDAG Threadbar®
(ft.) stress-strain diagram
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Range for
Pile diameter
minipiles
6
Corrosion Protection
GEWI® Bar GEWI® Pile with Simple GEWI® Pile with Double Corrosion
Corrosion Protection Protection
Cement Grout
Cross section of
DCP GEWI ® Pile
Corrugated
Sheath
7
Installation of GEWI ® Pile
Post-grouting
Post-grout
Cement
Grout Body
after Post-
Grouting
(Enlarged Post-grout
Post Grout Lines Grout Body)
Line
Gravity Grouted Cement Grout Body (before Post-Grouting) Cement Grout Body (after Post-Grouting)
8
Installation References
Lion Gate Hospital
Mini-track mounted drill rig
Installer: Kani Foundation
Technology
Pile Installation
Contractor: Southwest Contracting
9
Bar Properties
[No.] [mm] [MPa] [KSI] [in²] [mm²] [kips] [kN] [kips] [kN] [lbs/ft] [kg/m]
3ea #14 3x43 517 75 6.75 4,356 675 3,000 506,4 2,253 22.95 34.14
3ea #18 3x57 517 75 12.00 7,743 1,200 5,338 900 4,005 40.80 60.72
3ea #20 3x63 552 80 14.73 9,504 1,473 6,552 1,179 5,244 50.10 74.55
All combinations of sizes up to 3 GEWI® Bars are possible.
10
Bar Hardware Properties
Coupler Coupler
Bar Size Hex Nut Length
Length Diameter
Multibar Assembly
Spiral
Reinforcement
11
Hardware and Accessories
Installation
n of GEWI ® Piles under
restricted headroom such as for
foundation rehabilitations in
basements and underneath bridges.
Short
n transport lengths, if needed,
in case of container or helicopter
transport.
Unlimited
n extension of the
GEWI ® Bar, for example, to a nchor
the cross beam for pile tests.
12
GEWI ® Pile Testing
Load
0 50 100 150 200 250
KIP
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200
0 0 kN
0.1
4
0.2
Settlement
0.3 8
0.4
12
0.5
0.6
16
in mm Compression Pile
Tension Pile
Pile length: 43 ft. (13 mm)
Ground: 0-26 ft. (0 -8 m) fill (gravel)
26-43 ft. (8 -13 m) natural ground (dense gravel)
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References
Irving Tissue Weston road plant upgrade; Canada
Owner Irving Tissue Corporation, Toronto, Canada +++ Consulting Engineers AMEC Earth & Environmental Limited, S
i
carborough, Canada
+++ Piling Contractor Geo-Foundations Contractors Inc., Bolton, Canada
DSI Unit DSI Canada, Eastern Division, Gormley, Ontario, Canada
DSI Services Supply of 40 GEWI® Piles, 92 ft/28m long, x 57 mm grade 75 bar with double corrosion protection, a
ccessories,
expertise and equipment
References
DYWIDAG Technology provides a
dditional seismic event stability for T
erminal Building
Owner Vancouver International Airport Authority, BC, Canada +++ General Contractor Ledcor Industries Ltd., Vancouver, BC, Canada +++
i Structural Design Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd., Vancouver, BC, Canada +++ Geotechnical Engineers Macleod Geotechnical Ltd., North
Vancouver, BC, Canada +++ Piling Contractor Kani Foundation Technologies, Richmond, BC, Canada
DSI Services Supply of 330 GEWI® Piles with double corrosion protection, total length 59 ft/18 m; Technical support; Rental of
testing equipment
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References
20 Windmills reinforced with Micropiles, Texas
Owner General Electric Co., Greenville, South Carolina, USA +++ Execution Nicholson Construction and Hayward Baker, USA
i DSI Unit DSI USA, Business Unit Geotechnical Systems, Toughkenamon, PA, USA
DSI Services Supply of 240 micropiles using 3 GEWI® Bars in lengths of 45 ft /13,7 m each, x 63.5 grade 80 (St 555/700),
supply of slotted spacer plates and bar spacers
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