HELICAL PILES NOTES
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HELICAL PILES
HELICAL PILES SHALL BE DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CURRENT INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE (IBC) ADOPTED BY THE LOCAL JURISDICTION. HELICAL PILES SHALL BE DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED BY SUPPLIER. HELICAL PILE SHALL BE RECONGNIZED BY ICC AND THE MANUFACTURER SHALL HOLD A CURRENT ICC-ES ESR REPORT SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH AC358 AND CURRENT INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE (IBC) ADOPTED BY THE LOCAL JURISDICTION. DIMENSIONS OF THE CENTRAL SHAFT AND THE NUMBER, SIZE, SPACING AND THICKNESS OF THE HELICAL BEARING PLATES SHALL BE DESIGNED AND FABRICATED TO SUPPORT THE SPECIFIED DESIGN LOADS. MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM INSTALLATION TORQUES SHALL BE SPECIFIED BY THE HELICAL PILE MANUFACTURER. THE MINIMUM INSTALLATION TORQUE SHALL BE HIGH ENOUGH TO ACHIEVE THE REQUIRED BEARING CAPACITY, INCLUDING A SAFETY FACTOR OF 2. THE MAXIMUM INSTALLATION TORQUE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE ALLOWABLE TORSIONAL CAPACITY OF THE PILE SHAFTS. HELICAL PILES SHALL BE DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED TO RESIST ALL STRESSES INDUCED BY INSTALLATION. EXISTING CONDITIONS AND UNDERGROUND OBSTRUCTIONS SHALL BE CONFIRMED BY THE PILE INSTALLER. PROBING OR SCANNING MAY BE NECESSARY TO LOCATE UNDERGROUND OBSTRUCTIONS. REPORT ANY UNFORSEEN OBSTRUCTIONS TO THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER. LOCATIONS OF PILES SHALL NOT BE CHANGED WITHOUT WRITTEN APPROVAL FROM THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER. SPECIAL INSPECTION OF THE HELICAL PILE INSTALLATION SHALL BE PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 1705.9 OF THE 2024 IBC. THE INSPECTOR SHALL RECORD THE FOLLOWING: A. EQUIPMENT USED.
B. PILE DIMENSIONS.
C. TIP ELEVATIONS.
D. FINAL DEPTH.
E. FINAL INSTALLATION TORQUE.
F. INSTALLATION DATE.
G. PILE MANUFACTURER.
H. INSTALLATION CONTRACTOR.
I. MINIMUM ALLOWABLE INSTALLATION TORQUE.
J. MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE INSTALLATION TORQUE.
K. HELIX PLATE CONFIGURATION OF EACH PILE.
L. ULTIMATE CAPACITY OF EACH PILE AS SPECIFED BY MANUFACTURER.
M. ALLOWABLE CAPACITY OF EACH PILE AS SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER
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