Product Overview
Ground Frame Beam
All Ground Frame foundations are custom-engineered to fit your specific design and site conditions. Depending on your requirements, components are either powder-coated, galvanized, or left as raw steel. After collaborating with our expert team and a geotechnical engineer, your components will be precisely engineered ensuring optimal performance. Ground Frame Beam can be used in both flat and sloped conditions.
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Positioned and Ready: Pipes Set for Efficient Installation
The Ground Frame system is tested and engineered using established structural principles, ensuring robust and reliable construction. The toughness of the design is evident in the durable pipes and anchor bolts used to secure the framing members to the beam. After the pipes are driven deep into the soil, anchor bolts are torqued, firmly locking the beam and framing members into place. This method ensures the system remains stable and secure, providing a solid foundation that can withstand the test of time and environmental conditions.
Beam Installation: Core Principles
Prep and stage Ground Frame Beams according to the approved dimensioned layout.
Frame cripple walls off the sill plates to specified dimensions.
After stabilizing the pipes a few inches with a sledgehammer, drive the pipe through the side driving holes using a jackhammer.
Torque all bolts to 55 ft. lbs. to secure the foundation.
Working with Obstructions
Ground Frame pipes are designed to handle obstructions commonly found in soil. Designed for flexibility, Ground Frame pipes either be removed or field cut to navigate shallow or deep obstructions.
If less than 1/3 of the pipe is in the ground, remove the pipe and obstruction, recompact soil, re-drive the pipe.
When more than 2/3 of the pipe is in the ground, cut the remaining portion above the beam.
Cap the beam and note the length of pipe removed in the driving log.
