http://www.foundationpiledriving.com Foundation Constructors has almost 40 years experience in foundation piers and foundation pile driving. We are one of the largest commercial foundation pile constructors in the Western U.S. http://www.foundationpiledriving.com/blog/archive/2010-03/article/load-test-holding-1320-kips.htm HIGH CAPACITY TUBEX PILES   Project: UCSF Building, 19A Location: University of California San Francisco 16th Street & Owens Street Contractor: Clark Construction   Construction of a new research facility at the cutting edge UCSF campus in Mission Bay required the use of quiet piles at depths as long as 130’. Our 16X22 Tubex pile provided the most cost effective solution with a 1,320 kip ultimate capacity pile founded in ..... Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.foundationpiledriving.com/blog/archive/2010-01/article/2nd-annual-fred-cavin-foreman-safety-award.htm "The Fred Cavin Foreman Safety Award" is an annual award recognizing the dedication, leadership and safety on which Fred Cavin founded this company.   The Annual Fred Cavin Foreman Safety award winner for 2009 goes to Pile Driving Foreman Rick Reyna. This year, Rick Reyna is celebration his 25th year with Foundation. Thank you for your dedication, loyalty, leadership and safe teamwork. Rick's safety attitude brings inspiration and motivation to the Foundation team everyday! ..... Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.foundationpiledriving.com/blog/archive/2010-01/article/787-safe-days-without-a-lost-time-incident-outstanding.htm I would like to Congratulate Foundation Constructors, Inc. employees for their STELLAR Safety Record; as of 1/15/2010 - 787 safe days - without a 'lost time' incident.   December 21, 2009, was a milestone for Foundation; 730 safe days - Two years without a 'lost time' incident. AMAZING!!!    Big thanks and much appreciation to the Foundation Team for making it happen SAFELY everyday!!! The Foundation Foremen, General Superintendents and Project ..... Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.foundationpiledriving.com/blog/archive/2010-01/article/foundation-pile-driving-shows-versatility-in-an-ever-changing-market.htm Foundation pile driving installs over 750 8 x 15 H pile for solar project at a blazing pace (see video). For further information regarding this specific project please check out the Solar Panel Project on our  Showcase Projects page.   Posted by: John Honaker, General Superintendent, Foundation Constructors, Inc. Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.foundationpiledriving.com/blog/archive/2010-01/article/foundation-drives-tough-batter-piles-see-video-clips.htm Pre-Cast Concrete piles 105-feet long x 14-inch square driven at a 3:1 batter with a D-46 diesel impact hammer. The crane is a Manitowoc 4000 with 150-feet of boom and using 130-feet of PileCo U-32" leader.                                                                         ..... Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.foundationpiledriving.com/blog/archive/2009-12/article/diesel-hammer-role-in-pile-driving.htm Diesel hammers used to drive pile have been around for over 50 years. Diesel impact hammers deliver more force per square inch relative to hammer weight than other pile driving device. Diesel hammers can be used with almost any soil mechanics without compromising effectiveness.   Over the years diesel hammers have evolved into very efficient clean burning machines with much less noise than their older counterparts.  They are not, however, the hammer of choice for low ..... Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.foundationpiledriving.com/blog/archive/2009-12/article/lorem-ipsum-is-simply-dummy-text-of-the-printing-and-typesetting-industry.htm Foundation pile driving has been around for almost 40-years initially capitalizing on the stringent seismic requirement of the early seventies which allowed concrete pre-cast, pre-stressed piles to become the pile of choice.  Today, piles must support heavier loads in compression, tension and lateral directions due to many considerations including the popular non-redundant pile designs.  Increasing government regulation and more and more infrastructure projects have forced pile ..... Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST