How The Dwyer Company Stabilized a Settling Warehouse for Link Logistics in Hebron, Kentucky
- Project Type: Commercial
- Project Services: Concrete Lifting, Push Piers, Shoring/Underpinning
The southeastern end of the Link Logistics warehouse at 2205 Global Way in Hebron, Kentucky was settling. The Dwyer Company installed 17 push piers to stabilize that section, working with engineer Civil Solutions. Each pier supports 20 kips and extends approximately 21 feet. Utilities clustered at the building corner put four of those piers on the interior of the structure, and the crew slab jacked the settled loading dock back to its original location.
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Quick Facts
- Hebron, Kentucky
- Project Type: Commercial – Repair
- Owner: Link Logistics
- Foundation System: 17 push piers around the southeastern end of the building, four of them installed on the interior
- Pile Capacity: 20 kips per pier
- Pier Depth: Approximately 21 feet
- Additional Scope: Settled loading dock slab jacked back to its original location
- Site Conditions: Existing utilities throughout the work area
- Partners: Civil Solutions (engineer)
The Challenge
The southeastern end of the warehouse had settled, and settlement keeps going as long as the soil under the footing continues to give. That corner needed support carried below whatever was moving underneath it. The loading dock had dropped as well, so the scope covered lifting along with stabilization.
Utilities set the harder constraint. Lines ran throughout the area around the work, and the concentration of them at the building corner closed off the exterior pier locations there. Four piers moved inside the warehouse instead, which changes how a crew reaches the footing and how equipment gets to each location.
Key Project Details
push piers installed around the southeastern end of the warehouse
kips supported per pier
feet extended piers approximately
piers installed on the interior of the building to clear the utilities at the corner
The Solution: Push Piers and Slab Jacking
The Dwyer Company installed 17 push piers around the settled end of the warehouse, driven off the weight of the structure and loaded once each pier reached capacity. Every pier supports 20 kips and extends roughly 21 feet, putting the building on support below the soil that had been moving.
Utilities at the corner set the layout. Four piers went in from inside the warehouse, which kept the crew clear of the lines outside and still put support where the settlement called for it. The loading dock came back up by slab jacking, returning the slab to the elevation it started at.
The Impact
Settlement stopped at the southeastern end
The piers carry that section of the building now, at roughly 21 feet and 20 kips each.
Utilities left in place
Moving four piers to the interior kept the work clear of the lines concentrated at the corner.
Loading dock back to elevation
Slab jacking returned the settled dock to its original location.
Capacity at every pier
All 17 piers were installed to support 20 kips.
Why Push Piers?
Push piers suited a settled warehouse corner where the building had to stay in place and utilities ruled out part of the exterior work area.
- Driven to capacity – Piers advance using the weight of the structure, so each one is installed against the load it will carry.
- Supports the existing footing – The system attaches to the footing in place, leaving the structure above it as built.
- Interior installation – Piers can go in from inside a building when the exterior is blocked by utilities or access limits.
- Lift potential – Once the piers are set, a settled section can be raised back toward its original elevation.
Why Choose The Dwyer Company for structural integrity?
Deep History • Solid Choice
The Dwyer Company’s proven track record in commercial and industrial foundation systems made us the trusted partner for Link Logistics in Hebron. Working alongside Civil Solutions, our crew installed 17 push piers around a settled warehouse corner, worked four of them from the interior to clear the utilities, and brought the loading dock back to elevation.
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