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Dec 02 2019

Geopier GP3® elements are being installed in Guadalajara, Mexico to support a 398,000 sq ft (37,000m2) warehouse. Our piers are providing increased bearing capacity and settlement control through loose silty sands , as a cost-effective alternative to the original soil-cement solution up to 3m depth below footings.

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Nov 27 2019

Peterson Contractors, Inc. is installing Geopier Rammed Aggregate Pier® elements to support foundations and floor slab loading for a 200,000 sq ft addition to an existing facility in Monon, IN. Problem soils consist of loose sand soils over relatively dense natural sand soils.

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Nov 21 2019

Congratulations to Steve Werling, PE for receiving this year's State of Indiana ASCE Distinguished Service Award! Geopier is proud to have you on our team and is glad you are being recognized for all you have done for our profession!

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Nov 12 2019

Construction starts Mister Car Wash project in Des Moines, Iowa. GP3® system to provide foundation and floor slab support ti reinforce the existing lean and fat clay fill.

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Nov 08 2019

Geopier is installing X1® Rammed Aggregate Pier® elements to support foundations for the AC Marriott. New hotel project is redevelopment of an old mill site which is situated close to the Chattahoochee River and will be a prominent landmark in Columbus, GA

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Nov 06 2019

Construction continues at the Laramie County Community College – Performance Hall Addition project in Cheyenne, WY. Geopier Peterson Contractors, Inc., and Ground Improvement Engineering are installing the GP3® system to provide foundation and floor slab support with an increased bearing capacity. The use of Geopiers will reinforce existing clayey sand fill and loose clayey / silty sand to support wall loads of up to 52.5 kips per lineal foot.

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Sep 13 2019

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Sep 11 2019

Construction continues at the Kwik Trip Kitchen and DC Freezer Additions project in La Crosse, WI. Geopier Impact® system is being installed to reinforce the loose to medium dense silty sand fill and loose sands with some organics to support column loads of up to 170 kips and wall loads of up to 9.5 kips per lineal foot. The moderately loaded floor slabs (with racking systems) required the use of ground improvement for settlement control.

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Aug 26 2019

Introducing Geopier's newest Intermediate Foundation® solution: the GeoSpike℠ System. This system is a low-cost method for strengthening weak railroad track subgrades without removing railroad tracks, ties or ballast. The GeoSpike system was used to help Canadian National, who was experiencing vertical and lateral deflection along a section of track just south of Sarnia, ON in St. Clair. Approximately 130 elements were installed in two days and results showed deflections were reduced by more than 60% after the GeoSpike installation.

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Jul 29 2019

Tight working conditions at MLK School in Hartford, CT! Geopier GeoConcrete® Columns are being installed to support a new addition above undocumented urban fill, medium dense silty and soft varved clay down to dense glacial till.