Christopher Ward, Author at Pieresearch

Pieresearch^® Receives Patent for Revolutionary UNIBAR^® Centralizer

Pieresearch® has long been a leading manufacturer and distributor of centralizer products for reinforcing cage alignment and support in geo-construction. In 2019 the company received a U.S. Patent (U.S. Patent No., 10,151,113) for their UNIBAR® Centralizer, a revolutionary alignment device…

Pieresearch Launches New, Interactive Website

Pieresearch , a long time industry leader in the manufacture and distribution of rebar-reinforcing alignment tools for the deep foundations and earth retention industries announces a new, easily navigable website for all parties involved in the design and construction of…

REINFORCEMENT IN DRILLED SHAFT DEEP FOUNDATIONS

John B. Turner, P.E.
The foundation of a building or other structure is designed and constructed to transmit forces from the structure to the soil. Under typical conditions, these forces are the result of gravity – the weight of the building, occupants, and materials…

WHY SPECIFICATIONS MATTER

Walter Scarborough FCSI, SCIP
To almost everyone involved with the construction of buildings, specifications seem to be a strange and mysterious world: massive amounts of technical information, references to obscure standards, and no graphics, just thousands of incomprehensible words...

REBAR CAGE CENTERING IN DRILLED DEEP FOUNDATIONS WITH THERMAL INTEGRITY PROFILING

M. L. Siverston, P.E.
Drilled shafts are a widely used deep foundation element particularly when heavy loads are to be supported. They are commonly employed in the Transportation Industry as well as for projects in the private sector. Drilled shafts can be...

THE WHAT & WHY OF BUILDING CODES

Hamid Naderi, P.E., CBO
Margi M. Leddin
Building codes are sets of rules defining how buildings can be designed and constructed to a minimum level of safety. They are not a phenomenon of the modern world; rather, they have been around for centuries, one of the...