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Pre-Construction Probing
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Pre-Construction Probing for Drilled Piers Reduces Risk to Personnel, Schedule & Budget
We all know that end-bearing drilled piers are dependent on good
quality rock at pier bottoms. Manual downhole inspection has been the
standard for many years. It's time to advance the state of the industry
to improve site safety, schedule and lower costs. Too often drilled
pier projects run over budget and schedule due to discrepancies
regarding rock coring or depth to competent rock. These impacts to
schedule and budget can be virtually eliminated by pre-construction
probing. Drilled pier depths can be pre-determined by drilling small
rock cores prior to mobilizing drilled pier rigs.
Benefits of Pre-Construction Probing
Safer Site: Personnel are no longer required to enter the drilled pier excavation for pilot hole drilling and observations.
Accurate Bids: Contractors know the required depth at each foundation location.
Less Extras: Rock coring thickness is known ahead of pier drilling.
Enhanced
Schedule: Rig downtime for conventional pilot hole drilling and downhole observations is eliminated.
SPY BALL
Drilled pier construction requires a relatively clean pier
bottom. Pier bottoms are cleaned by machine methods or by personnel
entering the confined space and manually removing the cuttings. To
improve safety, Geotechnology's downhole camera "Spy Ball" can be used
to observe that the pier bottom is clean. The results can also be saved
on a DVD for future playback and permanent record.
We all know that end-bearing drilled piers are dependent on
good quality rock at pier bottoms. Manual downhole inspection has been
the standard for many years. It's time to advance the state of the
industry to improve site safety, schedule and lower costs. Too often
drilled pier projects run over budget and schedule due to discrepancies
regarding rock coring or depth to competent rock. These impacts to
schedule and budget can be virtually eliminated by pre-construction
probing. Drilled pier depths can be pre-determined by drilling small
rock cores prior to mobilizing drilled pier rigs.
Spyball Benefits
Safety
DVD Record
Schedule Risk Eliminated
