Atlas Piers of Atlanta offers the most dependable commercial geotechnical shoring services throughout Atlanta and the Southeastern United States to ensure the safety and longevity of structures. By focusing on geotechnical shoring, we play a crucial role in examining soil conditions and applying sound engineering principles, significantly fortifying and stabilizing structures through our expertise.
Our team of experienced shoring contractors specializes in shoring solutions, including advanced soil nailing techniques, to support a diverse range of structures from towering high-rises to expansive shopping centers. With Atlas Piers, clients are assured that their projects will be comprehensively supported.
Trust Atlas Piers for your commercial soil nailing and industrial geotechnical shoring needs, and place the safety and success of your project in the hands of industry leaders.
Understanding Geotechnical Shoring
Shoring is a vital part of construction processes. It involves supporting mechanisms for buildings or foundations to prevent them from collapsing. Often utilized during the construction phase, shoring acts as a temporary solution when making renovations or necessary changes, like removing walls or supporting columns.
Shoring aids in holding existing ceilings in place or ensuring safety in trenches, by preventing accidental collapses.
Geotechnical Shoring: A Step Further
Going deeper, geotechnical shoring involves more intricate factors to provide efficient support. Atlas Piers of Atlanta specializes in this type of shoring, which incorporates geotechnical elements and engineering to account for the specific composition of soil and rocks below the construction surface.
This preparation is crucial because the consistency of the soil, whether it is sandy or clay-filled, will determine the type of shoring method required. Geotechnical shoring also takes into account other natural and human-made factors, such as natural slopes or deposits, that may impact the shoring.
Commercial and Industrial Geotechnical Shoring Options
Atlas Piers of Atlanta, one of the top shoring contractors in the Southeastern United States, offers a variety of commercial geotechnical shoring and industrial geotechnical shoring solutions to suit your project needs. The options may range from soldier piles and pneumatic shoring solutions like jacks to timber and aluminum shoring materials.
We also offer advanced methods such as using chemical grouting, soil nailing, and commercial soil nailing. Along with these, sprayed concrete might be used for more structural stability power. Our professional expertise ensures your project’s safety while maintaining the construction’s integrity.
Soil Nailing
One of the most popular geotechnical shoring techniques we use for our commercial clients is soil nailing. Soil nailing is a method of earth retention that relies on reinforcing members installed in a strategic geometric pattern that creates an internally and mechanically reinforced soil mass.
Our Soil Nail Walls Process
Soil nail walls are constructed from the top down. The construction sequence for the typical soil nail wall includes the following steps:
- Initial excavation of up to 5 feet deep. That varies depending upon design parameters and the soil conditions.
- Installation of the first row of helical soil nails. For each project, these nails are installed in different spots to meet the required angle of inclination, torque and embedment lengths.
- Placement of drainage system if necessary. This helps to allow any water from the water table or due to rainfall to exit the area without impacting the project.
- Placement of wall reinforcement and bearing plates.
- Placement of shot concrete or sprayed concrete to the required wall thickness.
- Allow for cure time to stabilize the shoring.
- Repeat the entire sequence for successive rows of soil nails.
- Continue the process until the final design depth or wall height is achieved.
