Are you torqued out with Helical piles?
Helical piles are a good tool for underpinning existing structures and supporting new boardwalks and lightly loaded buildings. Like any piling system, there can be limitations that impact the overall benefit. We often hear these common concerns from design professionals and contractors on projects considering helical piles. What if I don’t […]
Micropiles Made Simple
Micropiles fill a niche in geotechnical construction to address sites with challenges including vibration concerns, overhead clearance restrictions and heavily-obstructed conditions. But you often hear words like expensive, slow, messy, complicated, dangerous associated with micropile installations. Did you know that Ductile Iron Piles (DIPs) are being used more and more by project teams […]
Overhead Restrictions on your project?…..Consider a Ductile Iron Pile Solution
Does your deep foundation project have limited overhead clearance? These types of projects are often specified with helical piles or micropiles. Did you know that contractors routinely use Ductile Iron Piles on projects as little as 18 feet of clearance – usually with higher capacities than helical piles and faster, […]
What Equipment is Needed to Become a Ductile Iron Pile Installer?
WHAT EQUIPMENT IS NEEDED TO BECOME A DUCTILE IRON PILE INSTALLER? This is a common question that is asked by many geotechnical specialty contractors across the U.S. and Canada. Unlike other foundation systems that require expensive, purpose-built specialty machines, Ductile Iron Piles (DIPs) have been installed for more than 40 […]
New Hire Announcement | Mid-Atlantic/Northeast Experience
DUROTERRA™ EXPANDING TO SERVE YOU BETTER With the continued growth and acceptance of TRM’s Ductile Iron Piles across the U.S. and Canada, DuroTerra is excited to announce the hiring of Keithe J. Merl, P.E. Keithe will join the DuroTerra team as the Regional Engineer for the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast region. […]
Resources and Project Experiences from Recent Publications and Technical Briefs
Project teams across North America continue to add value with Ductile Iron Piles on some very interesting projects. We are fortunate that our customers enjoy sharing their project experiences as much as we do! In 2022, we teamed with some of these customers to prepare case histories, technical papers and white papers […]
Take a look at some of our interesting projects from 2022
As 2022 draws to a close, DuroTerra reflects on some of our more interesting projects from the past year. Thanks to all the engineers, designers, and contractors that helped make 2022 our busiest year ever. We are already looking forward to 2023 to provide you with Ductile Iron Pile products […]
CONTRACTOR SPOTLIGHT – GeoStructures, Inc.
CONTRACTOR SPOTLIGHT – GeoStructures, Inc. In this month’s DuroTerra Dialogue, we spotlight one of our long-standing design/build installers who has been working with DuroTerra on projects using TRM’s Ductile Iron Piles for over 7 years. GeoStructures, Inc. was established in 1995 and provides design-build construction services for foundation support (displacement […]
CONTRACTOR SPOTLIGHT – Phoenix Foundation Company, Inc.
CONTRACTOR SPOTLIGHT – Phoenix Foundation Company, Inc. As we continue our DuroTerra Contractor Spotlight, we turn your attention back to the Northeast U.S. where our friends at Phoenix Foundation Company, Inc. operate out of Uxbridge, Massachusetts. Phoenix Foundation Company, Inc. (Phoenix) was started in 2018 and specializes in a variety of geotechnical construction […]
CONTRACTOR SPOTLIGHT – Peterson Contractors, Inc.
CONTRACTOR SPOTLIGHT – Peterson Contractors, Inc. This month, DuroTerra’s Contractor Spotlight focuses on Peterson Contractors, Inc. headquartered in Reinbeck, Iowa. Founded in 1964, Peterson Contractors, Inc. (PCI) is a ground improvement and heavy civil/highway contractor. PCI has been a trusted partner on over 9,000 projects throughout the United States. PCI is one of the […]
