Tubex GI Piles

SPECIALTY PILING PROJECTS
TUBEX/TUBEX GROUT INJECTION PILES/FUNDEX CIP PILES/ PLT TESTING
UPDATED DECEMBER 2009


PROJECT/ LOCATION	PILE APPLICATION/ STRUCTURE	BENEFIT / ADVANTAGE	CONTRACTOR	STRUCTURAL ENGINEER	GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER	OWNER
1. Caltrans Alternate Pile Test Program San Francisco Tubex piles	Various conventional and specialty piles installed to shallow and deep tip elevations at deep bay mud site over Colma sand 14x0.500/22" -- 1200 kip test	Tubex pile shown to outperform other piling systems in extensive testing program. Caltrans approved use of Tubex piles. (Reference DFI/Caltrans Report, September 1993)	FUNDEX	CALTRANS	CALTRANS	CALTRANS
2. Bent 31, Rte.280 San Francisco Tubex piles	Low Overhead retrofit of I-280 Seismic retrofit of viaduct. 16x.344/22" 1862 LF/49EA 150 ton pile	-Low overhead (20' clearance) -Avoided noise adjacent to occupied office - med. sands/Bay mud over dense sand -originally designed w/ driven pipe pile	GUY F. ATKINSON	CALTRANS	CALTRANS	CALTRANS
3. Knox SRO(6th & Tehama) San Francisco Tubex piles	Medium sand over dense Colma sands Condominium project adjacent to vibration-sensitive building 16x.375/22" 13,800 LF/178 EA. 95 ton pile/45 ton tension	-reduced number of driven piles -avoided noise/vibration at approx. same cost and duration -load test performed	CAHILL CONTRACTORS	OLMM	TRANSPACIFIC GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS	KNOX
4. Bay Bridge Test Program Oakland Tubex piles	Pilot test program for specification development for SF-O bay Bridge Retrofit to verify constructability and pile capacities for retrofit design 900 LF/15 TESTS (Ref: SFOBB Materials Information Report)	-liquefiable fills over Bay Mud -installed in simulated low-overhead -extensive test program incl. lateral compression and tension-satisfactory performance resulted in sole specification for retrofit project	AMERICAN PILEDRIVING INC	CALTRANS	CALTRANS	CALTRANS
5. Lakeside Oakland Tubex piles	Low-overhead pile adjacent to BART and Laney College Oakland Campus Deep Force sewer project 16X.344/22" 912 LF19 EA. 200 TON PILE	-was substituted for driven 18" PC after major constructability issues -no vibration to BART system permitted -PC were to be set in drilled holes to mitigate vibration near. BART tunnel -Tubex more cost effective -no noise disturbance to Laney College	MOUNTAIN CASCADE INC.	CH2MHILL	DAMES & MOORE	CITY OF OAKLAND
6. Jack London Theater Jack London Square, Oakland Tubex piles	Replaced driven PC piles adjacent to unreinforced masonry building Tubex Piles driven same depths as PC piles 16X.344/22" 20EA/560 LF 175 TON PILE	-significant concern with adjacent unreinforced structure due to vibration of piledriving -closest 2 rows of columns supported by Tubex pile/remaining pile were driven	M.A. LINDQUIST COMPANY	ROZANNO & TOVANNI	HARZA	JACK LONDON THEATER ASSOCIATES/ PORT OF OAKLAND
7. Richmond Parkway Richmond Tubex piles	Replaced driven 95' 70 ton 14" piling at the abutment and last bent of the major viaduct on the Richmond Pkwy 18x.500/26" 101 ea/3535 LF 350 kip load tested <.4" deflection.	-Subsurface contamination avoided by shortening Tubex pile @ same capacity -residual contaminants grouted in situ -competitively bid against soil mixing -driven pile not allowed due to contamination. -friction pile design (Ref: Richmond Pkwy Report)	BENCO	BECHTEL ENGINEERING	HARZA	CITY OF RICHMOND
8. Cypress Mitigation Power Source Equipment Enclosure Structure Oakland Tubex piles	Specified as 100 ton for protective structure for EBMUD generators Specified based on Tubex performance on Lakeshore and Lakeside projects & recommended by CH2MHill 18X.344/26" 35 EA./ 3000 LF	-Equipment extremely vibration sensitive -no outages resulted from work -no shut-downs were required -very confined space problem solved	D.J. AMOROSO CONSTRUCTION	JOHN CAROLLO ENGINEERS	GEO/RESOURCE CONSULTANTS	EBMUD
9. Basin 54/Lakeshore Oakland Tubex piles	Specified for 2nd phase of previous Lakeside Project Pipe saddle supports for force sewer 16X.344/22" 40 EA/3800 LF 100 TON PILE	-20 ' overhead clearance under I-880 -avoided noise to Laney College -achieved required capacity	MOUNTAIN CASCADE INC.	CH2MHILL	DAMES & MOORE	CITY OF OAKLAND
10. San Francisco- Oakland Bay Bridge Retrofit Oakland Tubex piles	Specified for low-overhead, vibration free piles under approach ramp structure 12' min. to 17' max. clearance Conventional drillers & piledrivers not interested in job due to access 20X.500&1"/26" 173EA/13000 LF	-extremely confined site -low overhead -vibration free/liquefaction -high lateral capacity pile -every pile proof tested in tension -excellent QC/consistency demonstrated -high lateral loads on piles	BALFOUR BEATTY CONSTRUCTION	CALTRANS	CALTRANS	CALTRANS
11. Chevron Research Bldg. Seismic Retrofit Richmond Tubex piles	Seismic retrofit of research bldg. 13' clearance under overhangs Piles rocket-socketed into shale. 100 TON/75 TON TENSION 16X.312/22" 20 EA/1000 LF	-retrofit of research lab/ piledriving noise unacceptable -originally specified pin pile -Tubex more cost effective -rock socket required/ 50 ft piles	OVERAA CONSTRUCTION	CHEVRON	DAMES & MOORE	CHEVRON
12. SFIA ART Load Test San Francisco International Airport Tubex piles	Test pile for capacity and feasibility for ART footing (Ref: SFIA LRT test program Report) 400 kip tension load test	-high tension/ compression loads -confined access	CALIFORNIAN PILE FOUNDATIONS	PARSON BRINCKERHOFF WONG LUSTER	KLEINFELDER	SFIA
13. Terminal #2 Oakland International Airport Tubex piles	Expansion of terminal 2 partially underneath tubular space frame truss structure 16X.500/22" 13 EA/900 LF 35 TON - 100 PILE (VARIED)	-exposure to public, into secure area -some piles in low overhead due to truss -specified as driven pipe project -alternate bid project against driven pipe pile cost effective	VITTON CONSTRUCTION	JF JORDAN	GEOMATRIX	PORT OF OAKLAND
14. Bayview Sr. Housing San Francisco Tubex piles	5-story senior residence bldg. in neighborhood location Adjacent to antique warehouse 16X.375/22" 63 EA/1800 LF Load tested to 1100 kips & held Used 175 ton working load/25' piles	-Competitively bid as 1:2 substitution vs.driven 12" piling. Noise was major concern to neighborhood groups -GC concerned w/vibration, litigation -High Capacity short piles (Ref: Bayview Compression Test Report)	NIBBI BROTHERS GENERAL CONTRACTORS	ACKLAND INTERNATIONAL	TRANSPACIFIC GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS	HUD/CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
15. 39 Drumm Street San Francisco Tubex piles	5 -story office and seismic retrofit in extremely confined space. Deep Bay Mud, unreinforced masonry buildings, downtown location. Luxury hotel directly across street. 90 TON PILE/ 54 EA/5700 LF	-adjacent unreinforced masonry buildings. -site too small to drive 115' PC pile -extremely small site (35' x 120') -vibration, noise prohibited -75' of bay mud/ 104' piles -no nuisance complaints received (Ref: Drumm Street Case History Report)	TRANSWORLD CONSTRUCTION	LAU KWON ASSOCIATES	GEO/RESOURCE CONSULTANTS	LEE DEVELOPMENT
16. North Connector 5500J Utility Tunnel San Francisco International Airport Tubex piles	Piles for utility tunnel under terminal loop road; Maintain road open to traffic pile required. Seated into rock. 300 TON/60 TON (T) 44EA/2350 LF Originally specified as pin pile Tubex significant cost savings	-high tension/compression into rock -10.5 ft. clearance inside 25' cofferdam -competitively bid against specified micro pile -load tested in compression & tension -22- hour shifts/day (Ref: North Connector Load Test Report)	DILLINGHAM INCORPORATED N.A.	KENNEDY/JENKS	PSC ASSOCIATES	SFIA
17. Delta Boarding Dock C San Francisco International Airport Tubex piles	Repairs to loading docks at Boarding Area C. 100 ton capacity/ 100 ft. 12 EA/1200 LF 16X.312/22"	-exposure to air traffic/secure area -competitively bid against driven pipe -avoided use of boom in air/hazard -very close to boarding area windows and passenger jet ways	McCARTHY BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION	HK&A	KLEINFELDER	DELTA AIRLINES
18. California College of Arts and Crafts San Francisco Tubex piles	Seismic retrofit piles inside of existing warehouse (30 ft clearance) 16X.312/22" 20 EA/900 LF 100 kip T=C	-competitive bid against drilled piers -owner occupied site: no noise -very dense Colma sand -30 ft headroom/40 ft piles -shorter piles of same capacity	OLIVER & COMPANY	OVE ARUP & ASSOCIATES	KLEINFELDER	CCAC
19. Duncan Hall San Jose State University San Jose Tubex piles	Seismic retrofit- addition of shear walls under cantilevered structure Required penetration through v. dense gravel. 13 ft of overhead clearance 16x.500/22" 20 EA/1320 LF 365 kips T=C (seismic)	-competitively bid against driven pipe -very dense gravel and sands -shorter piles vs. driven -no noise to classrooms/classes in session -13 ft headroom/80+ ft piles -driven piles could not penetrate denser lower strata	ALBAY CONSTRUCTION	DEGENKOLB	WOODWARD- CLYDE CONSULTANTS	SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY (CAL. STATE)
20. California College of Arts & Crafts Phase II San Francisco Tubex piles	Seismic retrofit piles inside of existing warehouse (25 ft clearance) Second Phase 16X.312/22" 6 EA/245 LF 100 kip T=C	-client satisfied w/Phase I -owner occupied site: no noise -very dense Colma sand -25 ft headroom/40 ft piles -classes in session during construction	OLIVER & COMPANY	OVE ARUP & ASSOCIATES	KLEINFELDER	CCAC
21. San Mateo County Office Building Redwood City Tubex piles	New utility tunnel pile placed 3 feet from occupied building during normal working hours. Replaced 14" pile to vibration, public exposure. Main power feed electrical vault w/seismic trips with in 2 feet of pile. 175 TON/4 EA/245 LF	-contractor initiated change from driven -vibration damage to facade concerns -noise avoided in public pass-though -permitted normal hours w/Tubex -very high public expose location -vibration sensitive equipment	TURNER CONSTRUCTION CO.	DASSE	KLEINFELDER	COUNTY OF SAN MATEO
22. California College of Arts & Crafts Phase III Logan Exhibit Hall San Francisco Tubex piles	Piles inside existing warehouse w/25 ft clearance for new mezzanine exhibit area 3rd phase of warehouse work. 100 kip (Tension & Compression)	-client pleased w/ previous phases -seismic retrofit & noise restriction -very dense Colma sand -25 ft headroom/40 ft piles -classes in session during construction	OLIVER & COMPANY	OVE ARUP & ASSOCIATES	KLEINFELDER	CCAC
23. 101 2nd Street Tower (2nd & Mission) San Francisco Tubex piles	High capacity piles adjacent to masonry buildings bordering site Drilled through very dense sands for increased capacity. 16x.312/22" & 20x.375 /26" 200 ton & 350 ton pile working loads	-Project also featured driven piles in addition to Tubex piles -Competitively bid against drilled shafts -Eliminated vibration concerns -Tubex was unrestricted by downtown noise ordinances Featured in Construction Link's April 1999 issue of Top 50 Projects for 1998-1999	DINWIDDIE CONSTRUCTION	MIDDLEBROOK + LOUIE	DAMES & MOORE	MYERS 2ND ST. PARTNERS
24. Hotel Sofitel Redwood Shores Redwood City Tubex piles w/PLT used	Piles for new hotel addition in front of existing lobby. 16x.312/22" Capacity verified with Fundex PLT 175 ton pile	-Selected over driven pile to avoid noise disturbance to hotel guests -Higher pile capacity = reduced number of piles required	SWINERTON & WALBERG	WATRY DESIGN GROUP	CONSOLIDATED ENGINEERING LABORATORIES	MIOTEL / ACCOR
25. Wax Museum of Fisherman's Wharf Featured in Construction Link May 1999 issue San Francisco Tubex piles	Piles for Wax Museum in extremely congested public site in the heart of Fisherman's Wharf. 16x.312/22" 155 ton pile	-Selected over driven pile to avoid noise & vibration disturbances to neighborhood -Higher capacity / reduced number of piles (Ref: Wax Museum Load Test Report)	NIBBI BROTHERS	NISHKIAN & ASSOCIATES	TREADWELL & ROLLO	RONALD FONG INVESTMENTS
26. Disney ABC7 Studios Glendale Tubex piles	High capacity piles adjacent to operating studio sets Contaminated site, High Lateral loads. 16x.312/22" and 16x.500/22" 175 ton pile	-Avoidance of piledriving noise critical -Contaminated site and caving sands precluded drilled shafts -Tubex avoided spoil offhaul & noise -300 Tubex pile replaced over 600 PC piles (Ref: ABC7 Load Test Report)	DINWIDDIE CONSTRUCTION	NABIH YOUSSEF & ASSOCIATES	DAMES & MOORE	DISNEY
27. Mokelumne Aqueduct Stockton Fundex Piles	Fundex piles: true cast in place vibration free displacement piles installed adjacent to operating aqueduct 50 ton service load Featured in ENR February 1999 issue	-Avoidance of all vibration critical -25' deep cofferdam/piles in peat & sand -Competitively bid against augercast Steel casing is extracted as pile is built Load tested to 100 ton -1/4" deflection	MOUNTAIN CASCADE INC.	CH2MHILL	GEI	EBMUD
28. UAL Sludge Processing Facility United Airlines San Francisco International Airport Tubex piles	Low-profile pile installation in tight access area for sludge processing facility upgrades 16x.312 50 ton service load	-Piles within Airfield Operations Area; installed with low profile Tubex machine to remain clear of flight path -piles installed in tight mechanical area	GORDEN PRILL	GORDEN PRILL	EARTH SYSTEM CONSULTANTS	UNITED AIRLINES MAINTENANCE
29. Office Max Alameda PLT Compaction	Dynamic Compaction Low-frequency, heavy weight dynamic compaction of 15 ft of liquefiable sand at gas station site Utilized Fundex PLT Machine	-lowest costs versus all alternatives: compaction grouting, chemical treating excavation & backfill or stone columns -High water table, loose sands -Tripled N values of sand up to 18' deep	CALHOUN BROTHERS EXCAVATION	CH2MHILL	KLEINFELDER	OFFICE MAX
30. LRT Bent 106 San Francisco International Airport PLT test	Pile Load Test Testing of suspect piles using Fundex PLT machine. Provided a fast, reliable and economic analysis of previously driven 24" pipe pile	-Allowed engineer to confirm capacity of piles that experienced "soft" resistance -Fast, economical test to 760 kips -Avoided costly construction delay that a standard compression test would have caused.	SFIA	PGH WONG / PARSON BRINKERHOFF	PSC ASSOCIATES	SFIA
31. California Paper Company Santa Clara PLT test	Pile Load Test Tested "bottom drop" pipe piles using Fundex PLT machine. to enable foundation contractor to accurately bid project	-Allowed engineer to confirm capacity of piles to design for project -Fast, economical test to 700 kips -cost and space prohibited conventionaL tests	FOUNDATION CONSTRUCTORS INC.	JACOBS ENGINEERING	KANE GEOTECHNICAL	CALIFORNIA PAPER
32. Pump Station II Sacramento PLT test	Pile Load Test Testing auger-cast piles using Fundex PLT machine.	-Allowed engineer to confirm capacity of several test piles -Static test also performed; test results of PLT showed excellent correlation to static test	MIZAK CONSTRUCTION KIEWIT PACIFIC-Gen Contractor	ULF WERNER ASSOCIATES	AGS	SACRAMENTO MUD
33. Digital Think III San Francisco Tubex piles	Piles inside existing warehouse and office space for conversion to new offices space and mezzanine for high tech firm 100 kip (Tension & Compression)	-client partially occupied building -clearances as low as 9'8" -seated into very dense Colma sand -40 ft piles	DPR CONSTRUCTION	TOM CHRISTIAN SE	KLEINFELDER	DIGITAL THINK
34. Chiron Emeryville Tubex piles	Exterior seismic support frames for exiting occupied building seismic retrofit Contaminated soils. 380 kip tension	-CIDH prohibited due to subsurface contamination -competitively bid -friction piles; hazardous soils were encapsulated by full length grouting	LEM CONSTRUCTION INC.	HKA	TREADWELL & ROLLO	CHIRON
35. Red Line MTA Universal Terrace Overcrossing Studio City, CA Tubex piles	High capacity piles adjacent to Universal Studios in residential area Rock-socketed, High Lateral loads. 20x.375 and 20 x.625 structural pipe 200 ton piles/125 ton tension	-Avoidance of piledriving noise critical -Replaced H-pile on a 1:2 basis -Caltrans Alternate Pile Specification -Tubex avoided spoil offhaul & noise -Performance test Program and extensive lateral testing demonstrated excellent axial & lateral capacity (Ref: MTA Universal Axial & Lateral Load Test Report)	BRUTOCO ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION	PARSONS - BRINKERHOFF DMJM JACOBS ENG.	CONVERSE CONSULTANTS Tubex Consultants: KLEINFELDER DAMES & MOORE LYMOND REESE	LOS ANGELES METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (MTA)
36. Yerba Buena Lofts San Francisco Tubex piles w/PLT used	Mid-to-High capacity piles for new multi-story condo, in noise restricted downtown area Verified capacity with Fundex PLT 150-180 ton piles	-Avoidance of piledriving noise critical -high water table and caving sands -Tubex avoided spoil offhaul & noise -457 Tubex pile replaced over 700 PC piles (Ref:Yerba Buena Lofts PLT Load Test Report)	PANKOW RESIDENTIAL BUILDERS LP	WATRY DESIGN GROUP	KLEINFELDER	YBL LLP (TANSEV-STARWOOD)
37. Camp Pendleton USMC Automated Warehouse Pendleton USMC Base Tubex Piles	70 -ton Tubex piles for warehouse addition. Automated robotic plant in operation mandated no vibration pile installation	-Avoidance of piledriving vibration -dense dry running sands (Ref: Pendleton Load Test Report)	C.E. WYLIE CONSTRUCTION	KMA DESIGN GROUP	PSI (PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INC)	UNITED STATES DEPT. OF THE NAVY US MARINE CORPS.
38. Bay Street Building Complex Emeryville PLT test	Pile Load Test 15 PLT tests on 16" PC/PS concrete piles. Test program completed in 2 days. Conventional tests too costly	-Allowed engineer to confirm capacity of all test piles saving over $550,000 in pile costs -PLT confirmed calculated capacity -Time sensitive lot: all testing in 2 days	SWINERTON & WALBERG		KLEINFELDER
39. San Jose State University Joint Library San Jose, CA Tubex piles	Piles adjacent to operating research laboratory. Used 16x.312 with 22-inch boring tip 90 ton piles/45 ton tension	-Avoidance of piledriving vibration critical -Replaced selected 16" PC piles 1:1 -SJSU specified based on previous Tubex pile performance on campus -Balance of the project used driven 16" piles	HENSEL PHELPS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY	FORELL / ELSESSOR ENGINEERS/ CARRIER JOHNSON	WOODWARD CLYDE	SJSU AND SAN JOSE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
40. Building 160 Retrofit Wallenberg Hall Stanford, CA Tubex piles	Mid-to-High capacity piles for seismic retrofit and space conversion inside 1896 historic sandstone 5-story structure (National Register Historic Structures)	-Avoidance of piledriving vibration critical -low overhead inside existing structure -Tubex avoided spoil offhaul & noise -installed pile in basement from main floor level using shoring towers -piles dual purpose: bracing and load bearing	HATHAWAY DINWIDDIE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY	STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS INC. (SEI)	LOWNEY & ASSOC.	STANFORD UNIVERSITY REGENTS
41. 211 Jefferson Street San Francisco, CA Tubex piles	90 ton piles in heart of Fisherman's Wharf. Very poor soil conditions. Tubex piles designed to tip in thin bearing layer to achieve capacity Tested 10% of all piles with Fundex PLT to confirm capacity. 90 ton piles/45 ton tension	-Avoidance of piledriving noise and disturbance to tourism, and adjacent building subject to vibration damage. -Awarded Tubex after bid process and research by engineer and owner. (Ref:211 Jefferson PLT Load Test Report)	McCARTHY	PARADIGM	DAMES & MOORE	VENYSTATE INC.
42. 524 Howard St. Load Test Test Pile Program San Francisco, CA Tubex piles	180 ton capacity test piles for proposed building on very narrow lot with adjacent vibration sensitive structures.	-Avoidance of vibration and noise critical -very tight site with 200 piles -Tubex avoided spoil offhaul & noise -installed pile from basement grade	SWINERTON & WALBERG	SKILLING WARD MAGNUSSEN	TREADWELL & ROLLO	HIGGENS DEVELOPMENT
43. UC Berkeley CIP Pile Test Berkeley PLT test	Pile Load Test 3 PLT tests on 16" CIDH pier Testing completed in 1 day Conventional tests too costly	-Allowed engineer to confirm frictional capacity of CIDH piers, substantially shortening pier and eliminated rock coring -Time sensitive parking lot owned by others	UC CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS		KLEINFELDER	UC BERKELEY REGENTS
44. Carpenters Hall Oakland, CA Tubex piles	40-ton to 120-ton piles on a confined site between unreinforced masonry building, hotel and Jack London Theater	-Avoidance of vibration to brick building -Avoidance of noise for motel and theater -up to 50 ft pile lengths in 35'x100' site	M.A. LINDQUIST	FRATESSA FORBES WONG	SUBSURFACE CONSULTANTS	JACK LONDON PROPERTIES CARPENTER'S LOCAL
45. Genentech Building 6 South San Francisco Tubex piles	200-ton piles , rock socketed for new structure adjacent to extreme - vibration sensitive equipment	-Avoidance of all vibration mandated by adjacent research/genetic clean room -comparable cost to HP-system Ref: Genentech Test Program	McCARTHY	RINNE PETERSEN	BAY AREA GEOTECHNICAL GROUP (BAGG)	GENENTECH
46. Oakland International Loading Docks Terminal 1 Oakland, CA Tubex piles	50 -ton piles for new jetways in active operating terminal. Piles installed adjacent to operating gates and aircraft.	-minimized height of piledriver -satisfied safety concerns of passengers and aircraft immediately adjacent to work -design build project: coordinated with jetway manufacturer	MONTEREY MECHANICAL	PGH WONG	KLEINFELDER	PORT OF OAKLAND
47. UCB Central Dining Hall Cast-in-Place Pile Tests Berkeley PLT test	Pile Load Test 10 PLT tests on 24" & 30" CIDH piers to confirm design assumptions of large planned CIDH foundation project	-Allowed engineer to confirm frictional capacity of CIDH piers for significant foundation cost savings -Provide static vs. PLT comparisons -Analyzed by UCB geotechnical department	UC CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS	COMARTIN REIS	RUTHERFORD & CHEKENE	UC BERKELEY REGENTS
48. Moffet Field Warehouse Test Sunnyvale PLT test	Pile Load Test 5 PLT tests on 14" PC piles to confirm pile capacity Conventional tests too costly	-Allowed engineer to confirm calculated capacity of driven piles	STROER & GRAFF	CORP. OF ENGINEERS	HARLAN TAIT	MOFFET NAS NASA/AIMES RESEARCH
49. Jewel Box Building 4 Bay Meadows Mixed Use San Mateo Tubex piles	125 - 175 ton piles for new office in area where zoning restrictions prohibited piledriving. Bid against drilled shafts on comparable scope.	-Avoidance of disturbances mandated by zoning restrictions: no noise permitted -Designed used two pile sizes and two lengths to best optimize pile capacity vs. cost	SWINERTON BUILDERS	NISHKIAN MENNINGER	HARZA	PW ACQUISITIONS IV LLC
50. Oakland International Restroom Upgrade Terminal 1 Oakland International Tubex pile	50 -ton piles for restroom expansion in active operating terminal. Piles adjacent to operating gates and aircrafts.	-minimized height of piledriver -satisfied safety concerns of passengers and aircraft immediately adjacent to work	WEST COAST CONTRACTORS	PGH WONG	KLEINFELDER	PORT OF OAKLAND
51. Lakeshore Park Concession Stand San Mateo Tubex piles	50 -ton piles for new CMU building adjacent to bay in neighborhood park. 40' bay mud at site	-cost saving measure over CIDH: Tubex as a design-build substitution for CIDH piles in bay mud. -neighborhood area permitted no noise	COASTSIDE ASSOCIATES	FORELL ELSESSOR	KLEINFELDER	CITY OF SAN MATEO
52. Equilon Refinery CRU-2 Unit Wilmington Tubex piles	150 ton piles for new unit in tight access around active and operating refinery Fundex PLT used to confirm pile capacity.	required; no swinging loads (safety) -contaminated site: Tubex piles avoided spoil handling -no vibration, high degree of control	CHERNE CONTRACTING CORPORATION	FLUOR DANIEL	URS DAMES & MOORE	EQUILON (SHELL / TEXACO)
53. One Federal Street San Francisco Tubex piles	100 ton low overhead seismic upgrade and conversation of warehouse as part of a large mixed-use development Originally specified micropiles. Tubex piles more cost effective.	-Low-overhead conditions, with noise restrictions inside concrete frame and masonry building Tubex piles were rock socketed in deeply striking bedrock contour. Tubex achieved 40% higher capacity than micropiles	BOVIS LEND LEASE CORPORATION	INGRAM DeJESSEE ENGINEERS	TREADWELL & ROLLO	LENNOR BRANNON LLC
54. Kohl's Department Store Seal Beach Tubex piles	150 ton piles for new department store originally designed for driven precast piles. Selected for preferred foundation at a lower overall cost Tubex piles more cost effective.	-Site contaminated with PCE; Tubex grouted PCE insitu, with no drill spoil -Tubex piles replaced precast piles 1:3, saving 2 weeks and at lower cost - Load Tested to 750 kips with Fundex PLT	OPUS WEST CONSTRUCTION	AMROSSE ENGINEERING KKE Architects	MT GEO ENGINEERS, INC.	KOHL'S DEPARTMENT STORES, INC
55. Rincon Park San Francisco Tubex piles	90 ton piles for large statue monument on the Embarcadero of San Francisco. Piles 125' long through deep bay mud, tipped in bedrock. Tubex pile Substituted for pipe piles for same cost, without nuisance noise	-Piledriving allowed only off shift and partial shift. Tubex piles installed normal shift working hours -Safer operation with the ability to hydraulically hold long piles adjacent to Embarcadero traffic and bay walk pedestrian.	WEBCOR BUILDERS	KREYSLER & ASSOCIATES INC.	TREADWELL & ROLLO	GAP & PRIVATE BENEFACTOR
56. Annacosta River-Benning Road Bridge Washington D.C. Tubex piles	150 piles in moderate low overhead, used in lieu of designed drilled beam pile 70 ton piles tipped in marl. Tubex used for better pile at lower cost.	-Washington metro immediately adjacent; no vibration permitted -Tested per FHWA & AASHTO requirements Load Test to 250 ton	CORMAN CONSTRUCTION	DC DOT	DC DOT	DC DOT

PROJECT/ LOCATION	PILE APPLICATION/ STRUCTURE	BENEFIT / ADVANTAGE	CONTRACTOR	STRUCTURAL ENGINEER	GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER	OWNER
57. Illinois Street San Francisco Tubex piles	50 ton piles for a SF MUNI power substation built on tight lot adjacent to power lines. Pile length 35' designed to replace driven piles for schedule savings.	-Piledriving was delayed for relocation of power lines and utility could not schedule power shut down	MITCHELL ENGINEERING	SF BUREAU OF ENGINEERING	AGS	S.F. MUNICIPAL TRANSIT CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
58. Clear Channel Milipitas, CA Tubex piles	20" diameter piles for a sign structure located between a marsh and railroad commuter line. Railroad did not permit driven pile or drilled piers adjacent to tracks, and marsh was environmentally sensitive.	Tubex selected as best option to mitigate impact to marsh and satisfy railroad construction requirements.	WAGNER ENGINEERING	TOM CHRISTIAN SE	JENSEN- VAN LIENDEN	CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS
59. Skywalker Ranch Nacasio CA Tubex piles	16" Rock socketed Tubex piles near in active studio complex. No noise permitted.	Tubex selected as best option to avoid noise, truck traffic of spoil and to achieve rock socket in varying rock contours.	DPR CONSTRUCTION	KPFF	KLEINFELDER	LUCASFILMS
60. Bernal Road Pleasanton CA Tubex piles	16 x .500 low overhead Tubex piles for abutment stabilization adjacent to creek	Extremely poor access and 11' overhead. Design for 45 kip lateral load to stabilize toe of existing abutment	RM HARRIS		BERLOGAR	CITY OF PLEASANTON
61. Guadalupe River San Jose Tubex piles	16" Tubex piles under 15 ft headroom for new retaining wall. Piles driven as shear piles in lieu of drilled piers	Project redesigned when artesian conditions prevented drilled shafts in area. All work within environmentally sensitive river channel.	RGW CONSTRUCTION	ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS	URS DAMES & MOORE	US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
62. Gilead Life Sciences Foster City Tubex piles	16 x 22" Tubex piles under 16 ft headroom for building renovation. Piles up to 120 ft long with 25 kip lateral loads; fixed head piles	Project designed for Tubex after design team considered all options on project. API assisted with design of overall foundation system.	RUDOLPH & SLETTON	PARADIGM ENGINEERS	TREADWELL & ROLLO	GILEAD
63. Glorietta Bay Coronado Fundex Piles	16" Fundex piles for new community center and city hall. Designed for 70 ton service load, imbedded in hardpan bearing strata	Project bid as driven precast and Fundex as alternate. Owner chose Fundex for avoidance of piledriving noise and on cost basis. High water table and running sands precluded drilled shafts. 414 piles installed on average 18/shift	PCL CONSTRUCTION	JOHN MARTIN & ASSOCIATES	KLEINFELDER	CITY OF CORONADO
64. 80 Natoma San Francisco Tubex piles	16 x 22" Tubex piles for new 50 story high-rise. Over 560 pile designed for 200 ton capacity Full test program preceded construction. Piles were followed down from grade.	Project designed for Tubex after project team considered all factors on project. Downtown politically sensitive site. Worked with design team to optimize Tubex pile capacity and design. Natoma Load Test Program	WEBCOR BUILDERS	MAGNUSSEN KLEMENCIC ASSOCIATES	TREADWELL & ROLLO	MYERS DEVELOPMENT
65. PG&E San Mateo Substation San Mateo Tubex piles	16 x 22" Tubex piles used in lieu of 70 ton PC piles for substation expansion.	PG&E substituted Tubex piles for precast piles to satisfy community groups who complained about piledriving noise.	PG&E	PG&E ENGINEERING	FUGRO WEST	PG&E
66. Dolores Yard Expansion Carson, CA Tubex piles	16 x 22" Tubex piles and low-overhead Tubex for a crash wall between columns of the Carson Street overhead structure	Tubex piles designed for high lateral loads and installed in low overhead condition. Also satisfied UPRR safety program for handling and driving piles adjacent to active tracks.	SULLY-MILLER CONTRACTING CORP.	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD OFFICE OF ENGINEERING	KLEINFELDER	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
67. Glorietta Bay Phase II Coronado Fundex Piles	16" Fundex piles on beach for new community center's Olympic pool and pool building. Piles predrilled and imbedded 21 ft into cemented sand bearing stratum.	Owner sole-sourced Fundex after successful performance of initial phase. Piledriving not permitted by noise restriction, and high water table and running sands precluded drilled shafts.	PCL CONSTRUCTION	JOHN MARTIN & ASSOCIATES	KLEINFELDER	CITY OF CORONADO
68. 17 Egret Mill Valley Tubex piles	20 x 26" Tubex piles installed to depths of 120 ft were used to relevel and stabilize the new permanent foundation of a residence fronting the bay.	Original precast piles started settling, causing differential settlement. 10 Tubex piles used to stabilize and replace 20 precast piles. Owner remained in house, which is located in a upscale fully developed neighborhood.	ENGINEERED SOIL REPAIRS INC (ESR)	STRUCTURAL SOLUTIONS, INC.	CAL ENGINEERING & GEOLOGY	(private owner)
69. Marina Foods San Mateo Fundex Piles	16" Fundex piles designed for 130 kip capacity for grocery store expansion. Piles installed through bay mud to 43 ft depth bearing stratum.	Project originally planned as precast pile job; redesigned to Fundex to avoid noise and vibration issues with neighborhood community.	PINEWAVE CONSTRUCTION	DOMINIC CHU CONSULTING SE	KLEINFELDER	MARINA FOODS
70. Seton Medical Daly City Tubex piles	18 x 26" Tubex piles installed adjacent to fully operational hospital for a new linear accelerator building.	OSHPD approved Tubex design used to eliminate pile noise and vibration for the addition of linear accelerator addition	CITY BUILDERS INC.	MIDDLEBROOK & LOUIE	KLEINFELDER	SETON MEDICAL CENTER OSHPD JURISDICTIONAL REVIEW
71. Kaiser Hospital Support Wing Modesto Tubex piles	20/26 Tubex piles for hospital support wing building. Pile installed in predrilled holes immediately adjacent to 18 ft high shoring wall for new hospital tower. Dual use foundation piles and secant wall during construction.	The HSW building used GeoPiers throughout, but one wall of building was adjacent to deep excavation. Tubex selected so as not to damage 18 ft shoring wall, and provide deep foundation for end wall of building.	Harbison Mahoney Higgins	ARUP	COLSOLIDATED ENGINEERS, INC.	KAISER
72. 220 Mission St San Francisco Fundex piles	16" Fundex piles designed for 120 kips adjacent to BART tunnel.	Piledriving not allowed close to BART tunnel due to vibration concerns. 14" PC piles driven elsewhere onsite, provide good depth-capacity correlations	EICON	SANTOS & URIBA	HAROLD LEWIS	HAROLD H. HGO
73. Jackson House San Francisco Tubex piles	Downtown San Francisco confined building site. Project originally designed for H-pile driven 20 ft into bedrock. Tubex piles more cost effective.	Project team redesigned to Tubex pile after cost evaluation. Tubex provided capacity at shorter length than H-pile, and was overall less costly. Also avoided damage to adjacent masonry buildings.	PLANT CONSTRUCTION	NISHKIAN MENNINGER	TREADWELL & ROLLO	MEANY SULLIVAN LLP BERGER DETMER ENNIS (ARCHITECT)
74. Kohl's Milpitas, CA Tubex piles	Shopping mall store expansion. Project bid designed for driven precast piles. Tubex piles cost effective alternate to eliminate piledriving noise.	Project team redesigned to Tubex pile after cost evaluation. Tubex provided 1:2 substitution for precast in several locations. Avoided noise and vibration nuisance to mall.	REEVE-KNIGHT CONSTRUCTION	TMAD TAYLOR & GAINES	ATC ASSOCIATES	PERKOWITZ+RUTH (ARCH.) KOHL'S DEPARTMENT STORES, INC
75. Home Depot Daly City Tubex piles	New store in existing shopping mall. The piles within 50 ft of exiting mall were Tubex piles; the balance of the project 16" precast. Piles designed for 300 to 390 kip allowable capacity.	Neighborhood concern about noise and vibration. Project team arrived at best cost scenario by combining Tubex and larger precast piles. Proximity to working mall was a concern with piledriving.	WEBCOR BUILDERS	NISHKIAN MENNINGER	TWINING	HOME DEPOT, INC.
76. Northstar Truckee, CA Tubex piles	Piles for expansion and retrofit of base station of gondola. Low overhead Tubex piles cost effective alternate to specified H-piles.	Tubex proposed as alternate to H-piles, and selected by contractor a s best approach. Low overhead piles driven to refusal into granite shiest bedrock.	GE JOHNSON CONSTRUCTION	REED JONES CHRISTOFFERSON	ATS	EAST WEST RESORT DEVELOPMENT LLC
77. Cal State University Long Beach (CSULB) Parking Structure Long Beach Fundex Piles	16" Fundex piles on beach for new parking structure. Piles installed through 50 ft of loose silty sand, with high water table into dense sand bearing strata	Competitively bid against drilled shaft design; awarded based on cost, performance and avoidance of spoil. Piledriving not permitted by noise restriction. Site featured high water table and running sands. PDA Tested confirmed 550 to 850 kips capacity	BOMEL CONSTRUCTION	WATRY DESIGN GROUP	KLEINFELDER	CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY DSA REVIEW
78. Life Science Building Mission Bay Block 41 San Francisco Tubex piles	Noise-free pile Tubex system required for new building adjacent to operating laboratory and education building.	Project redesigned to use higher pile capacity to reduce number of pile. Very irregular bearing contour, with deep bay mud over striking bedrock or intermittantly occurring sand bearing layer	TURNER CONSTRUCTION	MIDDLEBROOK & LOUIE	TREADWELL & ROLLO	Alexandria LLP
79. Artists in Residence Venice Beach, CA Tubex piles	New studio in Venice Beach. Noise prohibited by neighbors, and adjacent buildings susceptable to vibration damage. Tubex piles approved by Los Angeles Grading Division/ Building & Safety for use	Project originally designed as drilled shafts: running sand and high water, adjacent to beachfront, made drilled problematic. Project redesigned for Tubex piles. Tubex more cost effective than CIDH.	MATT CONSTRUCTION		URS DAMES & MOORE	ROBERT GRAHAM STUDIOS
80. PG&E San Mateo 65 San Mateo Tubex piles	16 x 22" Tubex piles used in lieu of 70 ton PC piles for substation expansion. Substation Upgrade	PG&E substituted Tubex piles for precast piles to satisfy nieghborhood groups concerned about piledriving noise. Piles installed inside power matrix; hydraulically-held piles prevented drop accidents	PG&E	PG&E ENGINEERING	FUGRO WEST	PG&E
81. Hastings School of Law San Francisco Tubex piles	20 X .500 piles inside McAllister Bldg for new shear wall for seismic upgrades. Tubex piles installed with 10'6" overhead clearances.	Project designed for Tubex due to lateral capacity of soil displacement pile, minimization of drill spoil, and ability to access difficult locations.	BILTWELL DEVELOPMENT	DEGENKOLB ENGINEERING	TREADWELL & ROLLO	UC REGENTS
82. Shell FCCU Wilmington, CA Tubex piles	16X22 tubex piles for FCCU upgrade	Project designed for Tubex due to access, proximity to operating plant, and hazardous wastes in the ground	MATRIX CONSTRUCTION	Jacobs Engr. Group	URS	SHELL OIL PRODUCTS
83. SF PUC Shotwell & 18th San Francisco, CA Tubex piles	16 X 22 tubex piles for sewer trunk upgrade	Project designed for micro piles but when the contractor was unable to install a test pile on the jobsite the contractor switched to Tubex. High groundwater, running sand, and overhead clearance obstructions.	NTK Construction	City of San Francisco	ARUP	City of San Francisco
84. P G & E Alviso Pond Alviso, CA Tubex piles	16 X 22 tubex piles for transmission towers	Project designed for Tubex due to soft ground requiring low ground pressure and low overhead under existing high transmission lines	PAR Electric	PG&E	KLEINFELDER & ASSOCIATES	PG&E
85. 800 & 900 Chesapeake Redwood City, CA Tubex piles	16 X 22 tubex piles for new breezway between buildings	Used tubex piles because of tight access and proximity to existing buildings.	Hathaway Dinwiddie
86. Washington Square Tower Venice, CA Tubex piles	16 X 22 tubex piles for seismic retrofit	Used tubex piles because of low (10'6") overhead clearance in basement of some of the piles, need for high lateral capacity, and ability to install piles in dense sand.	PCL CONSTRUCTION	JOHN MARTIN & ASSOCIATES	LEIGHTON & ASSOCIATES	LNR LennarWash Sq LLC
87. Contra Costa DA's Office Martinez, CA Tubex piles	16 X 22 tubex piles for new building	Used tubex piles to avoid noise and disturbance to people in nearby adjacent buildings.	LATHROP CONSTRUCTION		URS	Contra Costa County
88. Ravenswood Substation Palo Alto, CA PLT Testing	PLT testing of driven piles	PLT testing of driven piles because of low blowcounts during initial drive and retaps.			KLEINFELDER & ASSOCIATES	PG & E
89. Modesto sand silo Modesto, CA Tubex piles	16 X 22 Tubex piles for new silo	Used tubex piles because of limited access and need to not disrupt plant operations with noise and vibrations of piledriving. Because of greater capacity of Tubex piles we were able to cut the number of piles in half.	Gallo Glass	Gallo Glass	Condor Earth Technologies, Inc.	Gallo Glass
90. 555 Mission San Francisco, CA Fundex piles	16" Fundex piles adjacent to existing building	Used fundex piles adjacent to existing building to avoid damage to building and disruption to people.	Turner Construction		Treadwell & Rollo
91. 650 Townsend San Francisco, Ca Tubex piles	12.75 X 18 Tubex piles for new elevator	Elevator added to existing occupied building Installed piles in basement	Plant Construction		Treadwell & Rollo
92. Jeffrey Rd Grade separation Irvine, CA Tubex piles	16X22 Tubex piles for bridges and retaining walls	Grade separation is adjacent to a residential neighborhood so the city did not want to use driven piles. Tubex piles were less expensive than drilled piles.	SEMA Construction	Cho Design Group	Tetra Tech, Inc.	City of Irvine
93. Exxon Mobil FCCU ESP Major Torrence Refinery Torrence, CA Tubex piles	16X22 Tubex piles for new bag house	Refinery upgrade in a very congested site where noise and vibration needed to be avoided. There was also a huge lateral load on the piles due to the height of the structure.	TIC The Industrial Co	Jacobs Ass.	URS	Exxon Mobil
94. Boeing Line 3 Horizontal Wing Renton, Wash. Tubex piles	20X26 Tubex piles for new wing assembly line	new production line constructed in an existing plant. The piles were installed inside the building while the plant continued to operate. There could not be noise or vibration and the piles had to be installed in low overhead	Skanska USA Building	Ben C Gerwick	Shannon & Wilson	Boeing
95. Humboldt Bay Power Plant Humboldt County, CA Tubex piles	16X22 Tubex piles in electrical substation	adding new structures near existing overhead wires and sensative switchgear, limited access inside the existing substation	PG & E	PG & E	KLEINFELDER	PG & E
96. CSU Student Housing Chico State Tubex piles	12.75 Tubex piles for housing and dining hall	New construction in the middle of the University campus Could not drive piles because of noise issues	Sundt Construction	Wallace & Kuhl	Wallace & Kuhl	CSU
97. Clear Channel sign Foundation South San Francisco, CA Tubex piles	30X36 Tubex piles for sign fouldation	Advantage over specified CIDH piles-required casing in the Bay Mud	Wagner Construction			Clear Channel
98. Meadow Creek Br Replacement Grover Beach, CA Tubex piles	12.75 Tubex piles for bridge replacement	Replaced Pier Tec helical piles as more economical pile	MGE Underground			City of Grover Beach
99. Fulton-Ignacio Towers Novato, CA Tubex piles	16X22 & 12X18 Tubex transmission tower replacement piles	Replacing piles in existing high voltage transmission towers. Low overhead issues, limited access around the existing tower legs, and low groung pressure equipment required because of Bay Mud very near the surface.	PG & E	PG & E	KLEINFELDER	PG & E
100. Sausalito Public Safety Bldg. Sausalito, CA Tubex Piles	16X22 Tubex piles for public safety building	New buildnig built in a congested area so the owner did not want noise and vibration from piledriving	Alten Construction		Consolidated Engineers	City of Sausalito
101. 500/600 Sahinaw Service Annex Redwood City, CA Tubex Piles	16X22 Tubex piles for annex/breezway	Enclosed walkway between two existing buildings. Piles were very close to the existing buildings so owner did not want noise and vibration from piledriving	Hathaway-Dinwiddie	DES Engineers		HCP LS LLC
102. Bay Trail Pedestrian Bridge South San Francisco, CA Tubex Piles	12.75 Tubex piles for pedestrian bridge	New bridge on the bay fringe near Genintech Lab so no noise and vibration allowed. Also the piles were penetrating an abandoned garbage dump	Interstate Grading & Paving, Inc.	URS	AMEC-Geomatrics	SSF Scavengers
103. Boeing Codes Lab Huntington Beach, CA Tubex Piles	12.75 Tubex piles for pedestrian bridge	Prep contract for new lab building. Used Tubex piles because of contaminated soil and low overhead location	Boeing Co.		Global Geo-Eng., Inc.	Boeing Co.
104. Learning Resourse Center Feather River comm. College Quincy, CA Tubex Piles	12.75 Tubex piles for pedestrian bridge	New building on campus being built during school year so they did not want piledriving noise	Ransy Hill Const. Inc.	Wallace & Kuhl	Wallace & Kuhl	California State College
105. Britania Modular Labs IV South San Francisco, CA Tubex Piles	16X22 Tubex piles for retrofit mezzanine	Mezzanine being built inside an existing building with 30' overhead clearance	Hathaway-Dinwiddie	DEC Arch/Engrs	Geosyntec Cons.	Bayside Acquitions, LLC

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