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High Capacity Helical Piles Limited Access Projects Tel 403 228-1767 Canada, USA, Russia Brendan ODonoghue 519 830-6113 Presentation Summary 1. Helical piles – Background on large diameter shafts and helices 2. Where are helical piles used? 3. What are helical piles and how do they work? 4. When should I consider using helical piles? 5. Applications – market sector examples 6. Limited Access Case 1 – Big Jerry in Indiana Case 2 – Water, pipes and Texas gators 7. Connections - Pile cap options, corrosion, load testing 8. Cost range per foundation 9. Limitations 10. Key Advantages  Questions and Answers Inventor – A. Mitchell and early lithograph of open sea installation. 1. Helical Piles – Large Diameter shafts and helices Invented in the 1830’s - lighthouse foundations, moorings and piers Today - Cyntech designs helical piles to carry loads of 650 kips and more. 2. Where are helical piles used? USA – Major remaining wetland areas Red Dots – critical areas Source: US Fish and Wildlife Mapper Canada – percent coverage of wetlands 3. What are helical piles? Pile Diameters • Hollow steel pipe shaft 3” to 48” with one or more helical plates welded to the pipe shaft. • Rotated slowly into a good layer of high load bearing soil. • Shear area is increased to the cylindrical area between the helical