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Originally Posted by tomwed
Someone may asked this question but I don't feel like reading everything. Yesterday I was bottle-necked on 75 due to bridge? construction. Do they ever blast to make the posts? the bridge sets on go deeper?
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I've never heard of blasting to go deeper with piles and although it may have been done at some time in history...it's very uncommon.
On Edit: And just as I say that.....
https://trid.trb.org/view.aspx?id=211470
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The process involves loosening the soil strata by means of controlled blasting and driving in the piles before ground reconsolidation takes place.
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