Steel Building Foundation Using Helical Piles to Solve for Bad Soil

Darci Mock of GoliathTech Utah walks us through the process of using Helical Piles for compression and tension load when building on undocumented fill dirt ranging from 7 to 56 feet deep across the footprint of a huge steel building for Intermountain Electronics. Frozen ground doesn't stop the work when using Helical (or Screw) Piles for any type of foundation or support.
Goliathtech Utah is changing the way builders solve problems with high water tables, silt, fill dirt, and freezing temperatures while saving time and money. On this project, the builder saved months and months of construction time and tens of thousands of dollars while keeping the work moving without typical delays when using concrete.
What do you call them again? Helical Piles? Screw Piles? Helical Piers? YES!
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VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
00:00 Helical Piles for A Steel Building Deep Foundations
00:40 Helical Piles Can Be Installed in Freezing Temperatures
01:44 Installing Helical Piles Through Silt, Fill Dirt and Water Tables
04:18 Helical Piles for Compression and Tension Load
04:53 How Helical Piles are Engineered for High Load Footings
08:05 Helical Piles Save You Excavation Work, Time and Money
10:12 Rules for Helical Pile Installation and Helix Sizes
15:03 Using a Torque Hub to Monitor Pressure and Meet Load Requirements
18:49 Why We Chose GoliathTech and Helical Piers to Build this Building
20:37 Weather Doesn't Slow Down Installation of Helical Piles
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[@stephenbonin3049]

This lady really seems to know her stuff,interesting.

[@chrislawless3071]

Thanks for a fantastic video and congratulations on having such a great business - your customers are obviously very happy. We do something similar over here in the UK 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 you guys are an inspiration 👍🏻

[@BabakDK]

Thanks for a fantastic explanations 👍

[@jimallen8238]

I was all excited about using helical piles on an upcoming residential build - until I realized they have a finite lifespan of 75-100 years. That might sound like a non-issue to most, but I have a hard time as a builder committing to a home that will fall apart on cue. Its almost like planned obsolescence. I live in a town with old school buildings that are 100 years old that are being converted to apartments. All the work is internal remodeling. The structure is very stout and strong and should last another 100 years. I envy that.

[@goliathtechutah771]

It isn’t that they have a lifespan of 100 years, it is 100 years before the galvanization starts breaking down at all in severe habitats.

[@handytbutler7380]

was tryig to invest in a much smaller machine for decks and small buildings in western new york but all i found was a company out of canada that sells them and they wanted 5k a year just to be able to buy materials. didn't work for me but i love the concept and hope it comes this way soon.

[@goliathtechutah771]

We do have reps in New York. You can check to see if someone covers your area. www.goliathtechpiles.com/find-a-certified-installer

[@genevelis6075]

What about rusting metal in Helical piles with time? It subjected to water, wet soil, acid and alkaline environment, etc.

[@goliathtechutah771]

Each helical pile from GoliathTech has been hot-dip galvanized. Even exposed to water and elements, the galvanization is rated 80 years.

[@alibarrfilmz]

This is a good question. I wondered how long a concrete foundation is guaranteed and I found this: "While most contractors warrant the installation for a year, most manufacturers guarantee their products for five to 10 years." Mr. Google

[@goliathtechutah771]

All our piles are hot dip galvanized and conform to ASTM A123.

[@genevelis6075]

@@goliathtechutah771 I know that. So what?

[@chrs1212]

Now that you're embedded into bedrock layers, you are now tapping into any kind of seismic activity.
Yes you can support extreme loads, but aren't you introducing yourself to a whole new plethora of other problems?!

[@prilep5]

I love her smirk at beginning. She looks like UFC fighter

[@goliathtechutah771]

Thanks! I would love to fight in the UFC. Unfortunately, my pile driving is limited to helical piles and not people.

[@l0I0I0I0]

I love your logo. Where do you get your heli anchors?

[@goliathtechutah771]

Thanks. GoliathTech is a franchise. GoliathTech Inc. manufactures the piles out of Magog, Quebec.

[@l0I0I0I0]

@@goliathtechutah771 ty!

[@marcocasillas5023]

What's what's the average cost to go

[@crosisofborg5524]

Wouldn’t frozen ground give false torque readings?

[@goliathtechutah771]

If we didn’t install past the frost depth it definitely could. That is one of the reasons we are required to be below frost depth.
Additionally, the KT factor is the factor in which the skin friction has against the pile. Part of the calculation to determine the load the pile can hold reduces the torque achieved by the surface area that could be adding resistance. Through this calculation we have a load that is based primarily by the torque against the helix at the end of the shaft.

[@marcocasillas5023]

What's the average cost to go 50 feet down with the medium size

[@goliathtechutah771]

For most decks average cost is 450. For a pile that has a load capacity of 34K lbs to go 56' it would be about 2900 each.