September/October 2017 Issue of Deep Foundations Magazine

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Micropiles supported excavation beneath the historic Andrew Mellon Building in Washington, D.C.

The latest issue of Deep Foundations Magazine is available online from the Deep Foundations Institute (DFI).  The September/October 2017 issue cover story is about the 2017 OPA Winning Project – The Expansion and Preservation of the Andrew Mellon Building in Washington D.C.  This project involved adding a basement beneath the existing foundations of the National Historic Landmark.  Berkel & Company Contractors designed micropiles to serve as the shoring system and the permanent deep foundation elements.

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