Curious how helical piles would hold up to thick ice. I’ve not seen them used often in northern lakes where the ice may be two feet thick and may shift. Would a steel frame deck and thicker diameter piles hold up to that lateral pressure?
Hi David, that's actually a very good question. Generally any structure in water that will be exposed to 2ft of potential moving ice is at risk of failure/damage. When our piles are installed for a dock or boat lift in a lake at risk if freezing, we generally remove the upper section of the pile that will be exposed to the moving ice with the dock/boat lift and leave the lead section with helix in the lake floor. That being said, we could engineer a structure/foundation using our larger diameter piles to resist the moving ice. A combination of the larger piles and a bubbler would be the best combination to ensure the safety of the structure.
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@@goliathtechcorporation6060 do you guys have spec sheet on lateral capacity based on diameter of piles? say 4-1/2" dia pile you mentioned in the video, how much lateral capacity does that have in silty clay soils?
Curious how helical piles would hold up to thick ice. I’ve not seen them used often in northern lakes where the ice may be two feet thick and may shift. Would a steel frame deck and thicker diameter piles hold up to that lateral pressure?
Hi David, that's actually a very good question. Generally any structure in water that will be exposed to 2ft of potential moving ice is at risk of failure/damage. When our piles are installed for a dock or boat lift in a lake at risk if freezing, we generally remove the upper section of the pile that will be exposed to the moving ice with the dock/boat lift and leave the lead section with helix in the lake floor. That being said, we could engineer a structure/foundation using our larger diameter piles to resist the moving ice.
A combination of the larger piles and a bubbler would be the best combination to ensure the safety of the structure.
@@goliathtechcorporation6060 Makes sense. I appreciate the reply.
I think this is a great system...my concern is durability....
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Galvanized pipe is good for 75yrs plus.
@@mikez4132 Yes.galvanized thickness average more than 86 microns. and each test point at least 79 microns
@@goliathtechcorporation6060 do you guys have spec sheet on lateral capacity based on diameter of piles? say 4-1/2" dia pile you mentioned in the video, how much lateral capacity does that have in silty clay soils?