Foundation Investigation and Design

Santa Clara, California

1998-1999

California Paperboard Corporation

Teamed with Siegfried Engineering and Jacobs Engineering as civil engineer for machine and structural foundations for large paper plant undergoing renovation. Problems included difficult access, potential liquefaction, variable alluvial soil conditions, and tight construction schedule. Solution was "bottom-drop" piles driven after state-of-the-art Psuedo-Static Pile Load (PLT) testing to determine capacity.