Equinox has been utilizing steel driven piles for foundations for the entire 20 years of our history. We have designed and installed tens of thousands of steel driven piles on gas processing and compression facilities throughout Australia, Papua New Guinea and North America. Due to remoteness of many of these gas plant sites, it is generally preferred to use driven steel piles in place of concrete block foundations.
Our Civil Engineers are experts when it comes to:
- Skid pile design
- Pile and foundation layout
- Grade elevations
- Pile layout and pile cut off elevation schedules
- 3D structural model for piling & steel design
Regarding installation, Equinox can provide construction experts regarding:
- Instruction on proper piling layout
- Pile installation inspection techniques
- Cutting and capping techniques
- Equipment setting techniques
- Shimming and welding techniques
- Proper inspection to ensure rotating and static equipment is properly installed
Not sure if a steel pile foundation is appropriate for your project? The response of steel pile foundation systems can be calculated with structural dynamic analysis and structural design software capable of modeling soil pile interaction. Our engineers can conduct this analysis to find out whether additional dead mass is required, or the pile system alone is sufficient thus eliminating the use of concrete block.
Get in touch today to learn more about steel piles for your current and future projects.
