Is there a specific grade of pipe that is required for pin piles? Galvanized 2" schedule 80 is all I have herd to date.
Steel grade: SPHC, 08AL, 08F, HG5, DF08, Q195-235, M8
Standards: ASTM, API, JIS, DIN, EN, BS, GB
would you recommend a steel plate pile cap that the grade beam would sit on or a rebar style pile cap that would be poured (incorperated) into the grade beam. Is there a standard dimension and rebar layout for such gradebeams, (single story structure).
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msquared48 first of all thank you for your reply. Permafrost conditions do not exist in this region, (Southeast Alaska rain forest) the ground is basically fill over solid rock, building is 36 x 40 one corner is on solid rock the other has as much as 15 feet of fill in the deepest point. This...
Existing building is on a wood foundation, ground is settling in places as much as two feet. Building has been previously jacked up to remain level however a concrete foundation needs to be installed. From everything I have read it seems that 2" steel pin piles are the way to go with 1 minute of...