A pier bracket comprises a seat including a base plate and an upper plate extending orthogonally from the base plate wherein, when the base plate is positioned for supporting a structure, the upper plate is adjacent to the structure for securing the upper plate to the structure. A tubular member is mounted to the seat and adapted to slidably receive structural piers. A planar support plate is distally spaced from and parallel to the base plate. Each of a pair of side plates extend between an opposite side edge of the base plate and the support plate.

The present application relates to a precise lifting method and a lifting and reinforcing structure for a plant equipment foundation. The method includes the construction steps of: forming a curtain wall: drilling downwards at two sides of the plant equipment to form curtain holes and grouting the curtain holes, in which the grouting areas overlap each other to form two parallel curtain walls; forming a reinforcing body: drilling grouting holes inclining downwards, grouting the grouting holes to form the reinforcing body attached to a lower surface of a baseplate of the plant equipment foundation among a bottom of the baseplate and two curtain walls; and lifting: drilling lifting holes obliquely downwards to below the bottom of the reinforcing body and between two curtain walls; and conducting pressure grouting to the bottom of the lifting holes and then backward grouting upwards layer by layer.

A retrofit reinforcing structure addition and method for an existing gravity spread foundation for a wind turbine or the like having a central pedestal and a spread section is provided. The retrofit structure addition includes a collar formed around the pedestal of the spread foundation. The collar is formed by a shape sustaining member, such as a CMP, placed around the pedestal to define an annular ring between the CMP and the pedestal that is filled with cementitious material. Radial bolts extend horizontally through the collar and into the side of the pedestal. Soil and/or rock anchor bolts extend vertically through the collar, the spread portion of the foundation and into the underlying soil and/or rock substrate. The radial and anchor bolts are post-tensioned to ensure that the cementitious material of the collar remains in compression and the bolts are always in static tension, strengthening the original gravity spread foundation and extending the fatigue life thereof.

A retrofit reinforcing structure addition and method for an existing gravity spread foundation for a wind turbine or the like having a central pedestal and a spread section is provided. The retrofit structure addition includes a collar formed around the pedestal of the spread foundation. The collar is formed by a shape sustaining member, such as a CMP, placed around the pedestal to define an annular ring between the CMP and the pedestal that is filled with cementitious material. Radial bolts extend horizontally through the collar and into the side of the pedestal. Soil and/or rock anchor bolts extend vertically through the collar, the spread portion of the foundation and into the underlying soil and/or rock substrate. The radial and anchor bolts are post-tensioned to ensure that the cementitious material of the collar remains in compression and the bolts are always in static tension, strengthening the original gravity spread foundation and extending the fatigue life thereof.

Disclosed is a method for preventing sudden subsidence of an open caisson in a soft foundation, which includes the following steps: a position of the open caisson is determined; grouting is carried out to reinforce a foundation of the open caisson; an open caisson manufacturing site is leveled; sections of the open caisson are manufactured and installed; the step of sections of the open caisson are manufactured and installed is repeated until all the sections are manufactured and the open caisson subsides in place as a whole. The application is suitable for construction on soft soil, loss caused by the phenomenon of sudden subsidence may be avoided, and personal safety of constructors may be guaranteed.

A construction method for reinforcing and repairing a steel pipe pile for offshore wind power includes the following steps. Installing multiple support ribs on an outer wall of a steel pipe pile to be repaired along a circumferential direction. Placing multiple support plate components on the support ribs and performing splicing along the outer wall of the steel pipe pile to form an annular support plate assembly. Installing multiple hoop cylinder components on the support plate assembly, performing splicing along the outer wall of the steel pipe pile to form an annular hoop cylinder assembly, and forming a grouting cavity between the hoop cylinder assembly and the steel pipe pile. Connecting grouting pipelines to grouting ports of the hoop cylinder assembly, and performing a grouting operation. After grouting, forming a reinforcement and repair structure on the outer wall of the steel pipe pile when grouting materials are solidified.

A construction method for reinforcing and repairing a steel pipe pile for offshore wind power includes the following steps. Installing multiple support ribs on an outer wall of a steel pipe pile to be repaired along a circumferential direction. Placing multiple support plate components on the support ribs and performing splicing along the outer wall of the steel pipe pile to form an annular support plate assembly. Installing multiple hoop cylinder components on the support plate assembly, performing splicing along the outer wall of the steel pipe pile to form an annular hoop cylinder assembly, and forming a grouting cavity between the hoop cylinder assembly and the steel pipe pile. Connecting grouting pipelines to grouting ports of the hoop cylinder assembly, and performing a grouting operation. After grouting, forming a reinforcement and repair structure on the outer wall of the steel pipe pile when grouting materials are solidified.

A rotary drive machine for the installation of helical pile sections through installation openings in a slab floor inside of a building perimeter. A vertical frame having an upper end and an open lower end is positioned over an installation opening through which it is desired to rotationally install a helical pile section, and the vertical frame anchored to the slab floor. A rotary power means, attached to the helical pile section moves along a vertical movement guide and is driven by a vertical actuator to rotationally and vertically drive the helical section into the ground. A method of use is also disclosed.

A rotary drive machine for the installation of helical pile sections through installation openings in a slab floor inside of a building perimeter. A vertical frame having an upper end and an open lower end is positioned over an installation opening through which it is desired to rotationally install a helical pile section, and the vertical frame anchored to the slab floor. A rotary power means, attached to the helical pile section moves along a vertical movement guide and is driven by a vertical actuator to rotationally and vertically drive the helical section into the ground. A method of use is also disclosed.

A method for forming a foundation wall of a building structure having a building frame seated on the foundation, the method including coupling each of a plurality of elongated vertical members to a floor of the foundation and the building frame so that each of the vertical members extend between the floor and the building frame adjacent to an existing foundation wall, providing at least one elongated horizontal member through apertures of the vertical members such that the horizontal member extends between and passes through respective ones of the vertical members, coupling panels to the horizontal member so as to form, with the vertical members and the horizontal member an integrated self-supporting formwork which, with the existing foundation wall forms a cavity, having disposed therein, the vertical members and the horizontal member, and flowing concrete into the cavity so as to fill the cavity around the vertical members and horizontal member disposed within the cavity.