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Helical Piles: An Emerging Two Century Old Deep Foundation Solution
Time:2023-05-11
Helical piles have been used for almost 200 years. Invented by Alexander Mitchell in the United Kingdom in the 1830's, spiral piles were originally designed to support marine structures like lighthouses and ships in the sea.
At the end of the 1800's and the beginning of 1900, hundreds of lighthouses were built on spiral piles along the east coast of North America – remarkably, some of them still stand today.
There are very few projects in which land conditions are more demanding than those in the sea. Recognizing that helical piles were performing well in such a challenging environment, the engineering community in the late 1800's began to use helical piles instead.
In the early 1900’s nearly all deep foundation options required a lot of labour to install and helical piles were no exception.
A variant of the screw pile did appear, known today as the ground anchor. The utility sector was expanding rapidly and needed anchored wire to support the lateral supports of the poles. Screw piles are known for their compressive and tensile strength. Utilities find that if they greatly increase the pitch of the screw, they become easier to install. Compared with screw pile, the ability of ground anchors to support compression load is greatly reduced, because the engineering community found that ground anchors are easy to self-propel under compression.
Fast forward to 2023 and screw piles have grown exponentially across markets over the past decade. It has been used and validated millions of times in North America and around the world.
Screw Piles manufactured by Better Screw Co., provide a reliable and economical foundation solution for any project, large or small. Regardless of whether you are a resident or a business builder, a contractor or an engineer, our screw pile is suitable for a wide range of applications and soil conditions. Our company has more than 10 years of experience in the production of high quality steel products. We have created a helical pile, which is both durable and easily installed, which is an ideal choice for any building or infrastructure project.
At the end of the 1800's and the beginning of 1900, hundreds of lighthouses were built on spiral piles along the east coast of North America – remarkably, some of them still stand today.
There are very few projects in which land conditions are more demanding than those in the sea. Recognizing that helical piles were performing well in such a challenging environment, the engineering community in the late 1800's began to use helical piles instead.
In the early 1900’s nearly all deep foundation options required a lot of labour to install and helical piles were no exception.
A variant of the screw pile did appear, known today as the ground anchor. The utility sector was expanding rapidly and needed anchored wire to support the lateral supports of the poles. Screw piles are known for their compressive and tensile strength. Utilities find that if they greatly increase the pitch of the screw, they become easier to install. Compared with screw pile, the ability of ground anchors to support compression load is greatly reduced, because the engineering community found that ground anchors are easy to self-propel under compression.
Fast forward to 2023 and screw piles have grown exponentially across markets over the past decade. It has been used and validated millions of times in North America and around the world.
Screw Piles manufactured by Better Screw Co., provide a reliable and economical foundation solution for any project, large or small. Regardless of whether you are a resident or a business builder, a contractor or an engineer, our screw pile is suitable for a wide range of applications and soil conditions. Our company has more than 10 years of experience in the production of high quality steel products. We have created a helical pile, which is both durable and easily installed, which is an ideal choice for any building or infrastructure project.