Hot Topics of 2023
1) Micropiles Made Simple
Our May 2023 DuroTerra Dialogue discusses how low vibration Ductile Iron Piles can often offer a faster, simpler, and safer (and lower cost) approach on micropile projects to address sites with vibration concerns, overhead restrictions, and limited access conditions. Read more.
2) Are You Torqued Out with Helical Piles?
Looking for a game-changing alternative for your helical pile projects? Look no further than Ductile Iron Piles! Our July DuroTerra Dialogue addresses common concerns from contractors and engineers on projects considering helical piles and highlights a few Ductile Iron Pile projects that provided value-added solutions by replacing helical piles. Read more.
3) Axial Load Testing of Ductile Iron Piles
While other deep foundation systems may simply rely on correlations to determine capacity, Ductile Iron Pile projects routinely involve full-scale load testing to validate performance and confirm design capacities. One of the more frequent questions that we get is what type of load testing can be performed on Ductile Iron Piles (DIPs). Find out the answer to this question and so much more by diving into our September Dialogue. Read more.
4) Got Tension? It’s No Problem for Ductile Iron Piles
Tackling Tension with Ease – Ductile Iron Piles to the Rescue! Our October 2023 DuroTerra Dialogue discusses how Ductile Iron Piles resist tension loads in addition to compression loads – perfect for tension loads caused by seismic overturning loads, wind pressures, retaining wall uplift loads or even structural framing configurations. Read more.
5) Packaged Solutions – Ductile Iron Piles Combined with Ground Improvement
Ground Improvement technologies have rapidly gained acceptance in the construction industry. Yet, ground improvement techniques may not solve all of the challenges on some projects. DuroTerra has worked with many geotechnical specialty contractors to provide Ductile Iron Piles (DIPs) at select foundation locations on ground improvement projects to provide cost-effective hybrid solutions. Read more.
6) Resources and Project Experiences from Recent Publications and Technical Briefs
DuroTerra is continually updated and expanding our technology resources by developing case histories, authoring technical papers with customers and preparing white papers that detail how TRM’s Ductile Iron Piles are benefiting various projects. Check out some of the recent publications in our January Dialogue! Read more.
