August 2019
Finish Your Piles the Right Way with Proven Sheet Metal Forms
“Pile Protection Tops” is the engineering term for mostly disposable round pile forms, also known as cans, sleeves, or tins. They are a valuable, must-have tool for finishing piles above grade. If your surface soils are sandy, soft, or your ground water tables are near the surface, tops become a critical product – drastically cutting down on contamination as installers work at the piles edge setting cages and center reinforcing bars. The tops are made with a sturdy 26-gauge galvanized steel and feature an integrated closed hem marked with high visibility paint at the head for safety, stability, and visibility. Read more about the benefits of PPT’s tops and how they can make your piles better.
Soilmec Introduces SR-65 EVO
Soilmec is introducing the new SR-65 EVO. The rig does its best in large diameter pile (LDP) segmental casing technology and continuous flight auger (CFA) piles. The 74,186lb winch crowd system, with 16m stroke, makes the SR-65 EVO a leading machine in the segmental casing market. The modular mast design allows setting the machine into different configurations quickly and efficiently. The upper element can be removed to get the rig into a 27.9ft low headroom (LHR) configuration. The conversion to the quick CFA configuration takes only a few hours and allows reach up to 77ft. The SR-65 EVO is a multifunctional machine designed to give the best drilling solutions.
Permanent Load Monitoring of Anchors

Retaining wall projects often require permanent load monitoring of the anchors using load cells to measure and help insure proper wall design performance. However, the load cell and interfacing plates positioned between the bearing plate and bar nut or strand wedge plate significantly increases the anchorage projection resulting in much thicker and more costly wall concrete to sufficiently cover the end anchorage.

DSI has a much used and proven solution, which explains how the load cells can be replaced with permanent, remote, load monitoring DYNA force technology.
Shaft Area Profile Evaluator (SHAPE)
Shaft Area Profile Evaluator (SHAPE) is a cost-effective quality assurance testing device, brought to you by Pile Dynamics, Inc. , used for deep foundations such as drilled shafts and bored piles to determine the excavation dimensions and verticality. SHAPE offers quality control of shaft radius, volume and verticality with a fast, visual representation of the foundation excavation prior to placing concrete in wet conditions. SHAPE is wireless and quick connects to a Kelly bar or winch systems allowing for four or eight channels to be scanned simultaneously with automated wave speed corrections. SHAPE's drilling stem advancement rate is approximately one foot per second.
About Spotlight
The Spotlight newsletters are organized by DFI’s Manufacturers, Suppliers and Service Providers (MSSP) Committee in an effort to inform the industry of the latest products and services provided by DFI Corporate Member companies. We encourage you to learn more about these companies and the solutions they provide which you may find useful on your next project. To view a complete listing of DFI’s Corporate Members or to search for a specific solution, click here .  This newsletter is just one of the activities of the MSSP committee. To find out about their activities or to join the committee visit their web page . We encourage your participation.
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