Ideal Deep Foundation Piles for Florida Soils
Dwyer is Florida's exclusive installer for Magnum high capacity, round shaft Helical Piles. Magnum Helical Piles offer superior benefits including:
- No Soil Spoils
- No Heavy Equipment Required
- 50 Tons & Higher Capacities in Compression & Tension
- Vibration-Free & Extremely Fast Installation - No Concrete Curing
- Strongest Connector in the Industry - Protects Against
Deflection & Buckling - Higher Lateral Loads, Up to 30 KIPS can be Resisted Using
Battered Piles - Can Resist Between 2,000 and 5,000 lbs of Transverse Shear in
Loose to Dense Sand Soils
Magnum Helical Piles have as much or more bearing capacity than concrete or wood piles - and there is NO CURING TIME!
Maximum Corrosion Protection
Between 1910 and 1955, the most comprehensive investigation into the corrosion of buried bare steel and galvanized pipe was conducted by the National Bureau of Standards.
These data were used to determine the probable life expectancy of helical foundations - see Introduction to Corrosion and Galvanizing of Helical Foundations by Perko 2001 in Magnum Helical Foundation Technical Reference Manual.
Twelve samples were buried in Norfolk, VA and in fine sands in Jacksonville, FL where soils are categorized as moderate corrosivity. Samples exhibited an average corrosion rate of 0.64 oz/sf/yr.
Magnum Hot Dip Galvanized Helical Piles
in soils with these ratings would provide:
- Maximum Corrosion Protection
- 95% probable life expectancy exceeding 140 years
- Average life expectancy is 350 years