Helical Piles; When, Where & How<LI>- Full Day Seminar, George Torello Engineers, P.C.

Full Day Seminar
Helical Piles; When, Where & How?
Norwich Holiday Inn, Norwich, CT (Only 6 mi. from Mohegan Sun Casino)
Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Seminar Content

The helical pile system is a segmented deep foundation system with helical bearing plates welded to a central shaft. Load is transferred from the shaft to the soil through helical bearing plates. As a result of their true helical shape, the helices do not auger into the soil but rather screw into it with minimal disturbance.

The first section, called the lead section, contains the helical plates. The lead section can consist of one to four helices. If required, additional helices can be added with the use of helical extensions.

Plain extensions are then added until the lead section penetrates the bearing strata and the necessary or appropriate torque is achieved. The true helix geometry of each steel bearing plate minimizes soil disturbance during installation.

The helical pile foundation is preferred over driven piles, drilled shafts, grouted tendons, auger-cast piles, belled piers and other deep foundation systems for a number of compelling reasons:

Fast installation and immediate loading
Pre-Engineered
Eliminates high-mobilization costs associated with driven piles, drilled shafts or auger cast piles.
Instant torque-to-capacity feedback for production control.
Easily modified in the field.
No need for concrete to cure.
Uses common construction equipment easily fitted with hydraulically-driven torque motors.
Easy to use in limited access sites, high water tables and weak surface soils.

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Code Requirements
Available Anchors/Foundations
Screw Anchors-How They Work
Determining the Capacity of an Anchor in Soil
Stress Distribution Beneath Deep Buried Circular Plate
Design Examples of Screw Anchors
Final Capacity Check
Corrosion
Applications of Helical Anchors
Helical Pulldown Micropile
The “Dirt” on Soils
Construction
Inspections
Repairs
Examples

Itinerary

Sign-In & Breakfast: 8:30am - 9:00am
Program: 9:00am - noon
Lunch: noon - 12:30pm
Program: 12:30pm - 3:30pm

Who Should Attend Inspectors, Contractors, Builders, Owners, Building Officials, Fire Marshals, Home Inspectors, Architects and Engineers! Continuing Education Credit 6 Credit Hours Approved by the State of CT for Building Officials & Home Inspectors Speakers FEATURED SPEAKER: George W "Pat" Haffert, a sales & marketing professional for 37 years, has worked for Danbro since 1999. Pat has over 135 hours of instruction/ training on helical piers and has been Chance certified since 1999. He has presented or participated in 200+ presentations to well over 2,000 Engineers and Architects. Pat is a member of the Helical Pile Association, Chance Alliance Network and the Deep Foundations Institute.

Charles E. Elias, P.E., has worked as a civil and structural engineer for thirty years. Over that period, site design issues, such as soils and drainage have become critical to the approval process of successful development projects. His design experience includes many projects, from residential to large subdivisions and shopping mall sites, as well as sitting on various local land use boards.

Howard Epstein, Ph.D., P.E., is a recognized authority in structural engineering with nearly one hundred published technical papers in the field. Howard is a professor in UConn's Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, a Fellow in the American Society of Civil Engineers and recipient of CSCE's Benjamin Wright Award for lifetime achievement.

George Torello Jr., P.E., N.A.F.E., a structural engineer with 50 years of hands-on experience in the design, review, and inspection of structures. George was the recipient of CSCE's 2001 Benjamin Wright Award for lifetime achievement. George specializes in the investigation of building failures. Frequently called upon to provide expert testimony, his extensive background in the analysis of building failures is an important ingredient in our design of new structures and in the evaluation of soils underlying foundations.

When Tuesday, April 24, 2012
8:30am - 3:30pm Cost $149.00/pp per person (see below for discounts!)
Location Holiday Inn Norwich
10 Laura Blvd
Norwich, CT
(860) 889-520

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