SCHOOL AUDITORIUM COLUMNS MUST
CARRY AND ADDITIONAL 100,000 lb.

Renovations to the auditorium at a Schaumburg, Illinois middle school required that two existing columns carry an additional 100,000 pounds each. The existing concrete footings were inadequate to carry the larger load.

The engineers at TCDI proposed to install four ATLAS RESISTANCE PIERS Wall Mounted Plate Piers at the concrete column bases. The pier pipe would penetrate the existing footing through holes cored through the existing concrete.

Each pier was driven to a suitable bearing stratum and individually tested to a capacity of 50,000 pounds. Finally, each pier was preloaded to 25,000 pounds. Which provided the required total added capacity of 100,000 lb. with a 100% Factor of Safety!

The photograph above shows one ATLAS 2-PIECE PLATE PIER already mounted to the column base. Notice to the right of the column base is the access hole for the pier pipe, it has already been core drilled hole through the spread footing.

ATLAS 2-PIECE PLATE PIER mounted to the column base

ATLAS RESISTANCE PIERS ADD
200,000 lb. CAPACITY!

 

PROJECT SUMMARY
General Contractor: ICH Group, Inc. Installed by: The Concrete Doctor, Inc.
                   Lincolnshire, Illinois
Number of Piers: 8 Part Number: AP2P-PP-4000
Drive Force: 50,000 pounds Working Load: 25,000 pounds
Factor of Safety: 2 : 1 (Drive to Design) Ultimate Capacity: 90,000 pounds

 

ATLAS RESISTANCE PIERS offer rapid installation (even in congested working spaces), heavy load bearing capacity, minimal disruption to business activities and low cost!

SUCCESS
ATLAS RESISTANCE PIERS quickly provided the required additional structural support! The project remained on schedule and within budget. The engineers recommended, and the customer selected the ATLAS RESISTANCE PIERS!

Final configuration of the ATLAS PIERS 2-PIECE

The photograph above shows the final configuration of the ATLAS PIERS 2-PIECE PLATE PIER SYSTEM. Each pier was loaded to a force of 25,000 pounds – 100,000 pounds of added capacity!

THE SOLUTION: ATLAS RESISTANCE PIERS

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