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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
 
Section 1 
DEFINITION of ATLAS RESISTANCE® PIER ...........................................  1-4
HISTORY of PUSHED STEEL PILE SYSTEMS .........................................  1-4
DEFINITION of HELICAL PILES/ANCHORS ...........................................  1-8
HISTORY and SCIENCE OF CHANCE® HELICAL PILES/ANCHORS ........  1-8
SOIL MECHANICS
 
Section 2 
INTRODUCTION  .....................................................................................  2-4
SOIL MECHANIC .....................................................................................  2-4
SITE INVESTIGATIONS ............................................................................  2-13
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  ATLAS RESISTANCE® PIER PRODUCTS
SHAFT SIZE SELECTION BASED on SOIL PARAMETERS ......................  3-6
PRELIMINARY CHANCE® HELICAL PILE/ANCHOR and ATLAS ............  3-8
  RESISTANCE® PIER DESIGN GUIDE
LOAD DETERMINATION
 
Section 4
STRUCTURAL LOADS  ..........................................................................  4-4
PRELIMINARY TIEBACK DESIGN GUIDE ...............................................  4-5
PLACEMENT of  TIEBACK ANCHORS ....................................................  4-7
TABLES for ESTIMATING DEAD LINE (DL) and LIVE LINE (LL) LOADS   4-9
TABLES for ESTIMATING FREE SPANS BETWEEN SUPPORTS ..............  4-11
PRELIMINARY DESIGN GUIDELINES for REINFORCED .........................  4-16
  CONCRETE GRADE BEAMS
PRELIMINARY DESIGN GUIDELINES for REINFORCED .........................  4-23
  CONCRETE PILE CAPS
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DESIGN METHODOLOGY
 
Section 5
5.1 ATLAS RESISTANCE® PIER CAPACITY ............................................  5-5
5.2 CHANCE® HELICAL ANCHOR/PILE BEARING CAPACITY ................  5-7
5.3 EVALUATING SOIL PROPERTIES for DESIGN ..................................  5-25
5.4 FACTOR of SAFETY ........................................................................  5-33
5.5 HeliCAP® HELICAL CAPACITY DESIGN SOFTWARE .......................  5-35
5.6 APPLICATION GUIDELINES for CHANCE® HELICAL PILES/ANCHORS  5-41
5.7 LATERAL CAPACITY OF HELICAL PILES .........................................  5-42
5.8 BUCKLING/SLENDERNESS CONSIDERATIONS ...............................  5-48
5.9 CHANCE® HELICAL PILE/DEFLECTION AT WORKING LOAD ...........  5-53
INSTALLATION METHODOLOGY
 
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INSTALLATION TORQUE/LOAD CAPACITY RELATIONSHIP ...................  6-7
TORQUE INDICATOR and MOTOR CALIBRATION ..................................  6-16
INSTALLATION TERMINATION CRITERIA ..............................................  6-16
PRODUCT DRAWINGS and RATINGS
 
Section 7
ATLAS RESISTANCE® PIERS .................................................................  7-3
PIER PIPE SHAFTS ................................................................................  7-3
REMEDIAL REPAIR BRACKETS for ATLAS RESISTANCE® PIERS ...........  7-4
CHANCE® HELICAL PILES/ANCHORS ..................................................  7-8
TYPE SS SERIES HELICAL PILES/ANCHORS .........................................  7-13
TYPE RS SERIES HELICAL PILES/ANCHORS ........................................  7-31
TYPE SS/RS COMBINATION HELICAL PILES ........................................  7-47
HELICAL PULLDOWN® MICROPILES ...................................................  7-47
REMEDIAL REPAIR BRACKETS for CHANCE® HELICAL PILES ..............  7-52
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DESIGN EXAMPLES
 
Section 8
DESIGN EXAMPLE 1 ..................................ATLAS RESISTANCE® PIERS  8-4
DESIGN EXAMPLE 2 .....ATLAS RESISTANCE® PIER WITH INTEGRATED  8-7
.................................................................................................TIEBACK
DESIGN EXAMPLE 3 ............HELICAL PILE FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION  8-10
DESIGN EXAMPLE 4 ........................LIGHT COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE  8-12
DESIGN EXAMPLE 5 .............HELICAL PULLDOWN® MICROPILES FOR  8-18
............................................................................NEW CONSTRUCTION
DESIGN EXAMPLE 6 ......................HELICAL PILES FOR BOARDWALKS  8-23
DESIGN EXAMPLE 7 ............HELICAL PILES FOR BOARDWALKS WITH  8-26
................................................................................LATERAL SUPPORT
DESIGN EXAMPLE 8 ..................HELICAL TIEBACK ANCHORS IN CLAY  8-28
DESIGN EXAMPLE 9 .................HELICAL TIEBACK ANCHORS IN SAND  8-31
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DESIGN EXAMPLE 12 ......................HELICAL ANCHORS FOR PIPELINE  8-52
............................................................................BUOYANCY CONTROL
DESIGN EXAMPLE 13 ...............TYPE RS HELICAL PILES FOR LATERAL  8-59
...............................................................................................SUPPORT
DESIGN EXAMPLE 14 ..............INSTANT FOUNDATIONS® FOR STREET  8-61
...................................................................................LIGHT SUPPORTS
DESIGN EXAMPLE 15 ........................FOUNDATION EARTH PRESSURE  8-65
...........................................................................................RESISTANCE
DESIGN EXAMPLE 16 .......................BUCKLING EXAMPLE USING THE  8-67
..............................................................................DAVISSON METHOD
DESIGN EXAMPLE 17 .......................BUCKLING EXAMPLE USING THE  8-69
................................................................FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD
DESIGN EXAMPLE 18 .......................BUCKLING EXAMPLE USING THE  8-71
....................................................................FINITE ELEMENT METHOD
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SOIL SCREW® RETENTION WALL SYSTEM
 
Section 9
INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................  9-4
PRODUCT BENEFITS ............................................................................  9-4
SYSTEM DESCRIPTION ........................................................................  9-5
SOIL SCREW® RETENTION WALL SYSTEM SELECTION  ......................  9-5
  GUIDELINES
PRELIMINARY DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS ...........................................  9-8
PRELIMINARY DESIGN RECOMMENDATIONS .....................................  9-8
GEOTECHNICAL and STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING ..............................  9-9
LIMITING LOAD CAPACITIES ................................................................  9-11
GENERAL CONSTRUCTION CONSIDERATIONS of .................................  9-12
  UNDERPINNING/SHORING SYSTEMS
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CASE STUDY 2 - LOW FOUNDATION LINE with DEEP CUT .................  9-19
 INSTANT FOUNDATION® SYSTEM
Section 10
INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................  10-3
PRODUCT BENEFITS ............................................................................  10-3
RECOMMENDED FACTORS of SAFETY for DESIGN ..............................  10-5
DESIGN GUIDELINES ............................................................................  10-6
LIGHT POLE STANDARDS SUPPORTS ..................................................  10-7
LATERALLY LOADED FOUNDATIONS ....................................................  10-9
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS ..................................................................  10-11
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CORROSION - AN OVERVIEW
Appendix A
INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................  A-4
CORROSION THEORY ...........................................................................  A-4
SOIL ENVIRONMENTS .........................................................................  A-6
PREDICTING CORROSION LOSS............................................................  A-8
CORROSION LOSS RATES .....................................................................  A-10
FIELD MEASUREMENT OF SOIL RESISTIVITY ......................................  A-13
CORROSION CONTROL TECHNIQUES ...................................................  A-15
DESIGN EXAMPLES .............................................................................  A-21
LOAD TESTS
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ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA ........................................................................  B-12
HELICAL PILES & ANCHORS - A BASIC GUIDELINE FOR DESIGNERS
Appendix C
I.  INTRODUCTON ............................................................................  C-3
II.  DESIGN REQUIREMENTS .............................................................  C-4
  A.  Shaft Type of Helical Pile/Anchor ........................................  C-4
  B.  Shaft Size .............................................................................  C-7
  C.  Helical Configuration ...........................................................  C-7
  D.  Pile/Anchor Length..............................................................  C-8
  E.  Pile/Anchor Minimum Capacity or Installation Torque ......  C-9
III.  CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS ....................................................  C-11
  A.  Construction Plans ...............................................................  C-11
  B.  Bidding Documents .............................................................  C-11
  C.  Technical Specifications .......................................................  C-12
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FORMS
Appendix D
Preliminary Design Request Form ......................................................  D-3
HeliCAP® Helical Capacity Design Software Buyer ............................  D-4
   Qualification and Order Form
CHANCE® Helical Anchor/Pile Axial Test Form ..................................  D-6
ATLAS RESISTANCE® Piers Installation Log ......................................  D-7
CHANCE® Helical Anchor/Pile Installation Log .................................  D-8
CHANCE HELICAL PULLDOWN® Micropile Installation Log ............  D-9
ATLAS RESISTANCE® Piers - Project Summary Log ..........................  D-10
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INTRODUCTION 
SECTION 1
CONTENTS
DEFINITION of ATLAS RESISTANCE® PIER                                                                           1-4
HISTORY of PUSHED STEEL PILE SYSTEMS                                                                                                                                          1-4
DEFINITION of HELICAL PILES/ANCHORS                                                                                                  1-8
HISTORY and SCIENCE OF CHANCE® HELICAL PILES/ANCHORS                      1-8
SYMBOLS USED IN THIS SECTION
 
FS  ...............................................................................Factor of Safety  1-4
ASTM .............................American Society for Testing and Materials  1-6
BOCA ........Building Officials and Code Administrators International  1-6
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PIF ...........................................................Power Installed Foundation  1-10
SLF ................................................................Street Light Foundation  1-10
T/C ....................................................................Tension/Compression  1-11
ICC-ES ......................................................ICC Evaluation Service, Inc.  1-13
kips .....................................................................................Kilopound  1-11
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Description:REMEDIAL REPAIR BRACKETS for ATLAS RESISTANCE® PIERS  RECOMMENDED FACTORS of SAFETY for DESIGN . as a guide to assist you with your design and in writing your own specifications. the kelly bar of a digger truck, fits over the rod, engages the helical hub and typically