Commercial Foundations Photo Album: Menlo Park, CA Push Pier Bracket

The foundation bracket is secured against the existing footing and pier sections are driven hydraulically through the foundation bracket and into the soil below using the combined structural weight and any contributory soil load as resistance. Pier sections are continuously driven until a suitable load bearing stratum is encountered. This is what is depicted at the home in Menlo Park.

Push Pier Brackets Holding Weight

The weight of the structure is then transferred from the unstable soil, to the foundation brackets, through the piers, and to firm load bearing soil or bedrock.

Design of a Push Pier- Menlo Park, CA

Push pier systems are installed directly adjacent to the existing structure utilizing side-load brackets. This introduces eccentricity into the system. The Foundation Supportworks Push Pier Systems incorporate an external sleeve at the top of the pier to aid in resisting the bending forces generated by this loading condition.

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