Wilkinson Technologies drove 48″ piles to the depth of 290′ with blow counts never exceeding 45 blows per foot in the Gulf of Mexico and finished just a couple of days ahead of Rita. For more information on this job call Joe Wright or Brad Sullivan of APE Texas.
When Fred MacLennan of E.I.C. Associates Inc. of Springfield, NJ needed a more powerful vibro to install AZ box piles he contacted APE northeast. An APE model 200 vibro set up with a caisson beam and clamps with a model 625 power unit was sent to the site, where it out performed the competitor’s machine.
The Minish Park Project along the Passaic Riverfront in Newark NJ is part of a massive undertaking to rebuild the long neglected banks of the river for recreation and commerce.
Please contact Paul Kuzik at 201-400-8356 for more information.
When Ed Waters & Sons found themselves in the market for a vibratory hammer, they called American Piledriving Equipment. Having already purchased an A.P.E. D-19, they were used to our quality, and service, which has been an important factor in the many successful projects Ed Waters & Sons is so well known for.
The A.P.E. Model 50 Vibratory Hammer was deliverd on site in Orlando, Florida ready for work. There was some concern among the Pilebucks when it arrived, seems they were expecting something “bigger”. The Model 50 had no trouble driving the 50ft. sheets of PZ-27 in pairs. All doubts were quickly resolved by “the best little hammer” in the industry.
Many thanks to Ed Waters & Sons for going A.P.E….again!
“Waterfront Marine” a Virginia Beach VA. based contractor has their work cut out for themselves for the next few months. They have just started driving 1000 – 1,200 14″ & 12″ concrete prestressed piles in the 3rd phase of Virginia Beaches new “Town Center Plaza” This facility will house some of the finest stores, shops, and restaurants in the area. This phase will include some of the most expensive condos and apartments. The picture shows them driving the elevator shaft foundation with their brand new A.P.E. D-19-42 diesel impact hammer. We wish them a safe and productive job!
North Wind has devised a method to remove buried radioactive waste by using a specially design casing with jetting tubes inside it. Using an APE Model 400 driver/extractor the casing is vibrated over the waste and jetted with a special epoxy that hardens when it comes in contact with water. Once the bottom is sealed, the top is sealed with concrete and then extracted with the vibro.
This new method greatly reduces the cost of retrieving radioactive waste for proper storage. The next phase of this procedure will take place in the “hot zone”
If you have any questions about this job, contact Dave Yingling
When Golden State Bridge of Northern California landed a job to drive 115′ long 67″ pipe pile in Morro Bay California, they called APE! Why? Because APE has the equipment and the knowledge to get the job done!
Using a APE 300 vibro to set these pile weighing 50 tons, Golden State Bridge followed it up with APE model D100-13 Diesel hammer to drive them home!
“This was a great combination on this project and it was just what Dr. APE ordered to make our project a success.” Along with 24″ pipe pile for the trestle pile and some 24″ pipe pile for the abutment pile driven with a D36-32, this was another job well done!
Background: The city of Wenzhou is running out of land. The “Project Overview” picture shows the master plan to reclaim land for the city of Wenzhou, 500 miles by highway and one hour by air plane away from Shanghai. The “North and South Dykes” picture shows the two solid coast lines where Prof. Xie’s the patented Barrel Pile technology will be used. Currently, Prof. Xie is working on the North Dyke.
Project Name: China Wenzhou Land Reclamation
Project Value: 8 million US dollars
Project Nature: Testing project for Wenzhou Peninsula Project
Mandrel Specs:
1500 mm OD X 16 mm thickness; (59” OD x0.63” thickness)
1100 mm ID X 14 mm thickness; (43” OD x0.55” thickness)
27 meters in length; (89 feet)
Required depth: 24 meter into soil (79 feet)
Equipment used: self-walking type of pile driving rig equipped with drills and APE Model 200 vibratory hammers. The clamps are custom-designed.
Soil Condition: silty & sandy soil
Vibratory Choice: APE Model 200 with special clamp system designed by Dr. Shea and APE.
APE, the only pile driving company currently expanding in the Northeast, is set to open a new 1.8 million dollar facility on August 15, 2005. Yes, this is fully owned and operated by APE. No more leasing of property. Our success in the Northeast has paid off with a new state-of-the-art building second to none. The new facility will feature a testing machine for pile hammers and complete training facility for pilebucks. Come visit the newest and most advanced facility in the Northeast. Just one block from ICE’s leased rental yard.
John White, President, and Pat Hughes, CEO, of APE/J&M will host its first open house of the APE recently updated factory in Kent, Washington on August 26 and 27, 2005. Print out this attached handout for more details. Thanks for making APE the largest pile driving equipment company in the world.
See the the new APE 220 diesel hammer, the largest diesel hammer in the world plus the new APE 200-6 water cooled high-speed vibro. J&M will show off its new excavator mast and Robovibe and its new factory in New Jersey.
APE will also teach a class on hydraulic impact hammers while all APE and J&M sales people attend. Thanks again for the most successful year ever at APE and let us show you our appreciation.
Sincerely,
John and Pat
APE’s Model 400U hydraulic impact hammer with a 40 ton ram has successfully driven 54 inch diameter, six inch wall thickness concrete piles in Jacksonville, Florida. The bed cast piles were driven ten feet below minimum tip with only a one foot stroke.
The APE Model 400 has infinitely variable stroke and a visual indicator as well as state of the art digital radio velocity sensors. The new technology is wireless, transmitting digital signals to a hand held computer that stores hammer stroke and energy.
APE makes an even larger hydraulic impact hammer called the 750. The 750 is the same hammer as the 400 but the 750 uses a ram weighing 60 tons while the 400 uses a ram of 40 tons. Both machines run on vegetable hydraulic oil made by Terrasolve.
The APE Model 750 is the largest hammer made in the USA and the Model 400 is the second largest. APE now leads the world in both vibratory and hydraulic impact hammer technology. King Evarts of J&M hydraulics is the lead engineer. King can be reached at 412 720-5175.
