Geotechnical News - March 2015 - page 5

GEOPIER IS GROUND IMPROVEMENT.™
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Plans for a 150,000 square foot apartment complex in Irvine,
CA featured a common “wrap” style structure, with 4-story
apartments surrounding a 4.5-story parking garage. The site
was underlain by 20 to 25 feet of soft to medium stiff lean clay
with groundwater encountered at depths of 8 to 10 feet. The clay
was underlain by stiff clay and dense sand to a depth of 50 feet.
Reconciling the settlement tolerances between the apartments and
the parking structure presented a unique design challenge. The GP3®
system was an ideal solution, meeting the specified settlement
tolerance for 1” total foundation settlement and ½ inch differential
between the parking structure and the apartments. By reducing
total settlements and accelerating time rate of settlement for all
structures, GP3 eliminated the need for a 6-9 month surcharge.
THE GEOPIER GP3 SYSTEM: CONTROLLING SETTLEMENT
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