October 18, 2024
Read the brand-new issue of #PileDriverMagazine! It features unique, complex projects completed by PDCA members across the country.
ON THE COVER:
Read about the Port of Beaumont Main Street Terminal 1 project, which PDCA member
McCarthy Building Companies says was "not a normal pile driving project." With multiple scopes and materials installed at once and the presence of animals like alligators in the zero-visibility water, learn about the challenges and creative solutions implemented by the McCarthy team.
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Complex Logistics on a Hazardous Site: The BP ECI Barrier Wall
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In East Chicago, Ind., Richard Goettle, Inc. helped construct a barrier wall system to seal off an existing contaminated site from the Lake George Canal. All workers had to undergo 40-hour training for Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response and had to complete blood tests before and after site work to monitor their health and detect any potential exposure to hazardous substances. You don't want to miss Goettle's comprehensive approach to addressing environmental, community and engineering challenges.
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Ordinary in Appearance Only: Reconstruction of Gambo Creek Bridge
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The pile driving for the Gambo Creek Bridge in Dahlgren, Va., involved two pile-supported abutments and seven pile bents. The project was also located in an environmentally sensitive marshland, culturally significant archeological site and featured the potential presence of unexploded ordinances. What did that mean for Kokosing Construction Company, Inc.? The new bridge had to be built within the alignment of the existing bridge. This was an interesting project with a lot of moving parts read how the team got it done.
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Dear Darling: Should pile driving contractors increase the scopes they perform?
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"I was always the guy who said [my company] would never install anything but driven piles and shoring systems as foundation elements. Break out the crow fork I had to eat those words."
In his latest column, Buck Darling with H.F. Darling, Inc. talks about his journey to as he puts it the Dark Side. A story about drilling work in PileDriver magazine? Only Buck can pull it off.
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The Interview: Greg Canivan, P.E.
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Greg Canivan, P.E., is a technical principal and senior project manager at S&ME, Inc. in Charleston, S.C. He sat down for an interview, and discussed his career in geotechnical engineering which began 30 years prior, almost to the day, to his PileDriver interview the changes he's seen in the industry, staying on top of industry advances and why participating in associations like PDCA is "like therapy."
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PDCA Member: Southern Earth Sciences
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Founded in 1976 and headquartered in Mobile, Ala., Southern Earth Sciences is a geotechnical consultant and material testing services provider for the construction industry. Read about this PDCA engineering affiliate's capabilities, growth and success.
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PDCA Toolbox Talk: Material Handling
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Secure the load, secure the site: the latest PDCA Toolbox Talk from the PDCA Safety Committee provides best practices for material handling in deep foundation work.
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Advertise in PileDriver magazine
the 2025 media kit is available now!
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PDCA members are exclusively eligible for earned media opportunities in PileDriver magazine it's one of the benefits of PDCA membership! The Communications Committee is always looking for PDCA-affiliated people and companies to write about as well as industry topics to feature. There is no writing required on your part, we have a team of professional writers to do the heavy lifting. Send an email to jill@lester.ca to learn more about editorial opportunities in PileDriver or to pitch a topic for the PDCA Communications Committee to discuss.
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Posted in PileDriver Magazine.
October 15, 2024
Ginny and Mat Jarvis from Dark Horse Metals LLC
Through an ongoing Cooperating Agreement, PDCA actively and enthusiastically supports Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) events. The organizations have developed a valuable relationship in the foundation construction industry.
Many PDCA members are also involved in DFI and further contribute to advancement of the driven pile through knowledge and networks built through forums made available by both organizations, such as conferences and other programs. The 2024 DFI Annual Conference brought hundreds of attendees, including many PDCA members to the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center near Denver, CO, October 7-10, 2024. In addition to an impressive curriculum of educational programming, the event also featured inspirational presentations, a 5K Fun Run, networking receptions, an exhibit hall, and more.
Many PDCA members were involved in various aspect of the 3-day event. Presentation Chairs who are active in DFI and PDCA hailed from member companies, such as BAUER Equipment America, Geokon, and Dan Brown and Associates. Presenters on subject matter sessions included representatives from John Lawrie Tubulars, Geoengineers, Geosciences Testing and Research, Terracon, Vortex Marine Construction, Giken Equipment, GRL Engineers, Inc., GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc., Keller, Pile Dynamics, Inc., and Geosyntec. Sponsoring companies included International Construction Equipment, CPS Houston, Liebherr, Pile Dynamics, Inc./GRL Engineers, Inc., American Piledriving Equipment, and BAUER Equipment America. Cajun Industries was a special honoree for a project award.
Many more members were exhibitors; scroll down to see photos of some of the PDCA member exhibit booths.
Thanks to everyone who contributes to successes in pile driving and the greater deep foundations industry.
Dawson Construction Plant LTD |
JD Fields & Company, Inc. |
GRL Engineers, Inc./Pile Dynamics, Inc. |
Joe Gelardi of American Fabricating & Equip., Chris Normand of Cajun Industries |
American Piledriving Equipment, Inc. |
Service Steel Warehouse |
Goettle's Doug Keller and Lester Publications' Jill Harris |
Equipment Corporation of America |
CPS Houston |
Giken America Corp. |
Junttan |
Associated Pile & Fitting LLC |
(L-R) Jason Moore from Palmetto Pile Driving, PDCA Executive Director Frank Peters, Greg Canivan from S&ME
