DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF STARSOL PILES

Use of auger-cast piles has increased dramatically since the late 1970s, when concrete pumping technology enabled piles to be constructed with concrete instead of a sand-cement grout mix. The Starsol rig, introduced into the auger-cast market in the early 1980s, was designed to overcome some of the problems associated with auger-cast piling. The Starsol rig's essential feature is its internal tremie, which constructs a concrete pile shaft of high quality that, in turn, allows for higher concrete working stresses. The Enbesol quality-control system provides real-time pile-construction parameters, enabling rig operators to identify potential problems and rectify them during pile construction. Hard copy print-outs provide clients with a permanent record of a completed pile. Following an independent research project conducted on the load-bearing capacity of the Starsol pile, it was determined the piles could be designed as concrete piles and injected under low pressure.

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• Authors:
  • WHITWORTH, L J
• Publication Date: 1994

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 63-69
• Monograph Title: Design and construction of auger cast piles, and other foundation issues
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1447
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction; Design; Quality control; Real time control; Real time data processing; Recordkeeping
• Old TRIS Terms: Pile bearing capacities; Starsol piles
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I53: Construction of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00672558
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309060532
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jan 13 1995 12:00AM