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	{
		"post_id": "3", 
		"post_category_id": "1", 
		"post_title": "SEWER LINE SUPPORT", 
		"post_content_short": "Screw Pile Solutions were recently engaged by Fulton Hogan to install the screw piles for temporary structures beneath the sewer line\r\nadjacent to Constellation Reserve in Rosedale for the The Northern Corridor Improvements Project.<br\/>\r\n<br\/>\r\nTemporary structures have been designed beneath the overhead sewer line as a safety net in case any damage ever occurred during the works on\r\nthe Western Ring Route. The two temporary structures comprise of a metal frame which is bolted to a concrete slab with screw pile\r\nfoundations.<br\/>\r\n<br\/>\r\nScrew piles were chosen due to their unique ability to be removed as easily as they are installed. This is a great advantage for a temporary\r\nstructure. When the structure is ready to be dismantled, the concrete slab is demolished, then the piles can be simply removed from the\r\nground as they are installed, with minimal mess or fuss.<br\/>\r\n<br\/>\r\nThe most important factor of this install, was being very much aware of our surrounds. We were working directly beneath the sewer line, so\r\nupmost care was taken to ensure we worked as low as possible, and kept the boom of the screw pile excavator as far as possible from the\r\nline. We were not prepared to test out the strength of the sewer line structure!<br\/>\r\n<br\/>\r\nEach slab has six 10-15T piles (88.9mm diameter pile with a 350mm diameter helix), providing approximately a 70T loading. The photo shows\r\nthe installed piles being cut to height, ready for the concrete slab.<br\/>\r\n<br\/>\r\nTesting of the piles were carried out at each location post install to ensure that the correct loadings had been achieved. All piles easily\r\nmeet specified loadings.<br\/>\r\n<br\/>\r\nWeather wasn’t on our our side for this install, it made for very wet access and we looked like drowned rats, but that didn’t stop our team\r\ncompleting the the project within two days.<br\/>\r\n<br\/>\r\nWe look forward to completing further works with Fulton Hogan in the future", 
		"post_icon": "https:\/\/www.screwpilesolutions.co.nz\/media\/website_posts\/3\/Temporary-Screw-Piles-Northern-Corridor-Improvements.jpg", 
		"post_content_type": "page", 
		"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.screwpilesolutions.co.nz\/news\/", 
		"post_date": "2020-07-02 11:12:10"
	}, 
	{
		"post_id": "2", 
		"post_category_id": "1", 
		"post_title": "SCREW PILES QUOTED AS “AN INSPIRATIONAL CHOICE”", 
		"post_content_short": "Screw Pile Solutions were recently called in to a commercial project that was already under construction in Ponsonby. Major foundation works\r\nhad commenced, when a substantial man-made well was discovered immediately below the proposed concrete lift shaft. In addition to the\r\nconcerns of the structure of the lift shaft foundations, there were serious concerns regarding the potential collapse of the adjacent wall,\r\ncar park and disturbance to tan existing sewer line.<br\/>\r\n<br\/>\r\nScrew piling was seen as a great solution as the piles could be installed with precision and minimal ground disturbance in an extremely\r\nconfined area.<br\/>\r\n<br\/>\r\nMarkplan Consulting Ltd was called in to design the screw pile foundation system. To start with, a temporary screw pile was installed into\r\nthe centre [of the now filled] well to discover the original depth. This depth needed to be known so that we could ensure the foundation\r\npiles would go down deeper than the base of the well.<br\/>\r\n<br\/>\r\nAt a depth of 12.5 metres, utilising 88.9 x 6mm screw piles with a 350mm helix, 12 piles were installed adjacent the 12m well so that the\r\nconcrete slab foundation of the lift shaft could be poured and tied into the screw piles.<br\/>\r\n<br\/>\r\nFollowing the Screw Pile installation, the construction was able to continue and prevented major delays, with Project Engineers Thorne Dwyer\r\ncommenting to his client and Architect: &quot;An inspirational choice!&quot;", 
		"post_icon": "https:\/\/www.screwpilesolutions.co.nz\/media\/website_posts\/2\/Ponsonby_Images_sml.jpg", 
		"post_content_type": "page", 
		"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.screwpilesolutions.co.nz\/news\/", 
		"post_date": "2020-07-02 11:11:33"
	}, 
	{
		"post_id": "1", 
		"post_category_id": "1", 
		"post_title": "RED BEACH DEVELOPMENT – RAFT SLAB FOUNDATIONS", 
		"post_content_short": "Fletcher Living is currently undergoing a development in Red beach for 520 new homes. These homes are a mix of 3\/4\/5 bedrooms, single and\r\ntwo story and stand alone and terrace housing.<br\/>\r\n<br\/>\r\nScrew Pile Solutions where approached in the early stages of stage one to undertake the installation of screw piles for a selection of\r\nhouses with raft slab foundations and also for bridging of services beneath house slabs. This ranged from 3 piles to a full house lots of 30\r\nodd piles.<br\/>\r\n<br\/>\r\nScrew Pile Solutions were able to install at the specific house lots with minimal notice due to the earlier heads ups in the programme that\r\nwe had won the project so stock was secured.<br\/>\r\n<br\/>\r\nThe screw pile installation for each foundation took a day or less. Enough stock for 3 house lots was able to be stored on our truck on site\r\nwhich saved on transportation and travel costs.<br\/>\r\n<br\/>\r\nWe have provided a very time efficient service for for this Fletcher Living and hope that we can continue to do so throughout the project.", 
		"post_icon": "https:\/\/www.screwpilesolutions.co.nz\/media\/website_posts\/1\/SPS_RedBeachInstall.jpg", 
		"post_content_type": "page", 
		"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.screwpilesolutions.co.nz\/news\/", 
		"post_date": "2020-07-02 11:10:29"
	}
]