Seismic upgades and retrofits can be a structural and geotechnical engineering dilema. New lateral and uplift structure loading requirements can be a daunting and very expensive obstacle to overcome. Many of the difficulties arise due to access and space limitations, and subsurface obstructions.
Micropiles, soil nails, and helical piers provide an excellent alternative to provide additional foundation capacity within the existing footings or with limited expansion of the existing foundation structures.
NW Soil has many capabilities and specialized tools designed to accomodate limited access and difficult drilling conditions. We will be happy to provide concepts and constructability support services to your engineer or provide foundation design services.
Micro piles provide a cost effective high capacity compression and tension element that can be installed in or adjacent to existing foundation systems.
