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  2. Screw piles - Wikipedia

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    Screw piles are used extensively, and their usage has extended from lighthouses to rail, telecommunications, roads, and numerous other industries where fast installation is required, or building work takes place close to existing structures.

  3. Olivier pile - Wikipedia

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    At the desired installation depth, the lost tip is released, and the reinforcing cage is inserted into the casing. Concrete is then placed inside the casing through a funnel. The casing and the partialflight auger are extracted by counter-clockwise rotation. The shaft of the Olivier pile has the shape of a screw. [5] [6]

  4. Screw-pile lighthouse - Wikipedia

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    Screw-pile lighthouse from Sea Stories, publ. 1910 by Century Co. N.Y. Maplin Sands screw-pile lighthouse (drawing published by Alexander Mitchell & Son in 1848). A screw-pile lighthouse is a lighthouse which stands on piles that are screwed into sandy or muddy sea or river bottoms.

  5. Alexander Mitchell (engineer) - Wikipedia

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    Originally working in brickmaking in Belfast, he invented machines used in that trade, before patenting the screw-pile in 1833, for which he would later gain some fame. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The screw-pile was used for the erection of lighthouses and other structures on mudbanks and shifting sands, including bridges and piers.

  6. Defense Supply Center, Columbus - Wikipedia

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    During World War II the center became the largest military supply installation in the world. In December 1942, an additional 295 acres (1.19 km 2) were purchased. With more than 10,000 civilian employees, it played a large part in the overall war effort. Some of the warehouses were turned into secured barracks to house prisoners of war.

  7. Deep foundation - Wikipedia

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    Screw piles, also called helical piers and screw foundations, have been used as foundations since the mid 19th century in screw-pile lighthouses. [citation needed] Screw piles are galvanized iron pipe with helical fins that are turned into the ground by machines to the required depth. The screw distributes the load to the soil and is sized ...

  8. Keller Group - Wikipedia

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    In 1960, it expanded into a stand-alone piling and ground improvement company and, in 1975, it acquired the German company Johann Keller and took on that name. [5] In 1984, Keller bought Hayward Baker Inc., a US ground engineering business. [6] In 1990, it was the subject of a management buy-out from GKN plc supported by Candover. [6]

  9. Franki piling system - Wikipedia

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    Franki piles can be used as high-capacity deep foundation elements without the necessity of excavation or dewatering. [4] They are useful in conditions where a sufficient bearing soil can only be reached deeper in the ground, [5] [6] and are best suited to granular soil where bearing is primarily achieved from the densification of the soil around the base. [4]