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Contents:
Who We are 2
Applications 3
Load Testing 4
Case Study 4
Equipment 5
Horizontal 5
Piling
Contact Us 6
We have been fulfilling our aim to provide creative and practical
solutions for your foundation problems for around 15 years. Steel
Creative & Screw Piles can offer significant advantages compared to traditional
Practical Solutions
piling methods.
Benefits of Steel Screw Piling:
for your Saves you time and money
Foundation Eliminates building settlement and costly repairs
Problems Unlimited pile lengths
Continuous pile achieved every time – stops prob-
For over 15 years lems associated with soft or wet collapsing soils
Segmented piles possible when limited head height
Simple attachment to timber, concrete or steel
structures
Speedy Installation Vibration Free No Mess or Waste
Steel Screw Piling
Timber Piling
Concrete Bored Piers
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About Us and Our Staff
At Russell Heale we design, manufacture,
supply, install and certify screw piles. office staff.
These can be for a diverse range of build- We have preferred to engage Russell’s service
ing and construction projects, all the way because of his extensive experience in this in-
to 100 tonne SWL (safe working load) dustry. His prices are competitive and he has a
“I am confident
load bearing installations. professional attitude and friendly nature.
in
Russell now provides 100 per cent of our screw
recommending We are a family owned Australian busi-
piling needs and we are very happy with his
ness with over 15 years in the piling in-
Russell Heale service.
dustry.
Screw Piling for Glen Watson, Glen Watson Building and
Design
further work.” Russell Heale is a qualified builder and
leading authority on piling. He has over
Mat Stringer, 30 years professional experience, largely
Stringer Building in building, piling and civil works. In his Onsite staff were polite and co-operative and
Services role as project manager, he concentrates the job was completed with a high level of pro-
on providing a “guiding hand” on difficult fessionalism.
project management and technical issues I am confident in recommending Russell Heale
to ensure the desired project outcomes Screw Piling for further work.
meet or exceed expectations. Mat Stringer, Stringer Building Services
(SBS)
We have highly experienced operators
and qualified boilermakers, and friendly
Screw Piles can be used for a
Installation
Our own fully trained competent staff
wide variety of applications
including bridges install engineered steel screw piles
with bearing capacity of up to 100
Tonnes safe working load (SWL).
The piles can even be removed and
reinstalled easily.
Pricing
Each job is individually priced and
manufactured to order.
What is Screw Piling?
Steel screw piling is necessary for building To install them, we use an excavator with
foundations where the ground is not com- a power head and drive system designed
pacted, or strong enough or of variable by Russell Heale and built by the Engi-
capacity to carry the structure, for exam- neering fitters and turners on staff.
ple in sand, mud or reclaimed land.
Steel Screw Piles offer significant advan-
Steel screw piling is a deep foundation tages over other piling types. If your job
support system that transfers the weight specifies concrete or timber piles, we can
of a building onto the stronger founding quote the steel screw pile equivalent.
layer below. We can use screw piles for
Russell Heale has the neces-
sary plant and equipment loads up to 100 tonnes and the length of
you need for screw piling the screw piles can exceed 20 metres.
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Screw Pile Applications
Our piles have been installed for many Pylons/ Phone Towers/ Lighting
different applications. These include ex- Towers/ Power Poles
ecutive homes in Sanctuary Cove and
Shade Structures (e.g. for bowling club
Sovereign Island and Raby Bay, as well as
greens)
Optus and Telstra towers, power line
transmission towers and commercial and
Temporary Buildings and Relocatable
industrial buildings.
Buildings (piles are removable)
We have successfully completed many
Signs
jobs around Australia in locations such as
Port Kembla, Port Douglas, Portland (VIC), Underpinning - e.g. Basements
Ballina, Rockhampton, Townsville and (segmented piles can be installed in
Emerald. limited headroom)
Here are some of the projects screw piles Pipeline Support through creeks and riv-
could be used for: ers
Commercial (shopping centres, Boardwalks, Jetties and Structures
schools, airport buildings, surf clubs, over water such as restaurants
factories)
Landslip stabilisation – Preventative work
Tension Piles for uplift in basements below on roads threatened by landslip
the water table
Residential (houses, apartments)
All photos on this page are from previous projects
Swimming Pools
Pools
We can Dig and Pile your Pool! manently mounted on the truck and car- “Their prices have
ries additional pile extensions in case they always been
Our principal Operator for pool installa-
are required. competitive against
tions, Grant Massey, has been a highly
experienced Excavator Operator for over other quotes we have
Grant Massey in conjunction with Russell
22 years in the housing, pool building and Heale has completed numerous jobs using received, offering great
construction industry, being licensed in limited access machines and barges to value for money which
both NSW and QLD. deliver equipment. If you have a job is important in the
where access is a problem, we are happy construction industry.”
He brings to the industry a unique ser-
to do a site inspection to ensure you re- Wayne Gill, Director, Coastal
vice, by doing the excavation and pile
ceive an accurate quote. Pools & Spas (QLD) Pty Ltd
installation with the one machine, saving
additional delivery and standby costs. As
well as offering an all in one process, he
also has a generator welder which is per-
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Case Study– Crane Base for Water Main
One particularly interesting job that we have were designed to transfer the weight in total to
done was the crane bases for an 1100 tonne the piles. The pile caps could have been used
crane that had a lift of some 200 tonnes of a without the concrete if the client had wanted
bridge span for a water main. the piles removed.
Getting the Piles ready On establishment the crane company realised Great Result
that the ground conditions were not suitable. A The following Thursday the crane was in place
phone call to us very late one Thursday after- to do the lift. The lift proceeded with a surveyor
noon explained the problem and the urgency set with 2 way radio contact with the crane driver.
the wheels in motion. Fortunately there was an
extremely good geotechnical report available As the crane was to be working at 98% of its
which indicated excellent founding material at capacity there were concerns for the stability of
12 metres deep. the crane. As the lift proceeded all four founda-
9 Piles Under Pile Cap tion pads were monitored and a maximum of 1
Pile Design mm deflection was noted. This minimal deflec-
We did an initial pile design and outlined the tion enabled the crane to complete the lift 6
costs on the Friday. After approval late Friday hours quicker than was scheduled.
afternoon from the client, our engineers spent
the weekend refining and finalising the pile and
the pile cap design, for four 6.5 x 6.5 metre pile
caps for the outriggers of the crane to sit on.
Loadings for each pad were in excess of 3100
kN. As there was a requirement for minimal
settlement we decided on 9 piles per pile cap.
Closeup of Pile Cap
Although the client wanted the structure for
only one lift they also wanted it to be perma-
nent so that it could be utilised at any time in
the future if a parallel line had to be installed.
We used bearers and joists over the piles which
Crane ready to get in place
The Bridge Span to be Lifted
Load Testing Methodology
We have conducted in excess of 130 load All of the load tests we have conducted
tests. This has improved our understand- have been static load tests using the
ing of the effects of different types of soil incremental sustained load method, as
conditions, helix pitch and torque. described in AS 2159- 2009 Piling Instal-
lation and Design. Most have gone on to
test the pile to failure on completion of
the test as laid out in AS 2159, so that
the ultimate capacity is determined.
In order to minimise on site disruption, an
additional pile can be installed on site for
testing purposes. That way the builder
can proceed with his construction pro-
gram with minimal interruption.
Where possible we prefer to conduct load
testing prior to construction, as the re-
sults may assist refining and optimising
the pile design.
Load Testing often leads to cost savings if carried out prior to pile installation
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Equipment
Russell Heale Screw Piling has all the equip- Best Practice Torque Meas-
ment required to complete your piling job. urement
We utilise world best practice torque measure-
Excavators are available in a variety of sizes, ment equipment. All of our machines are fitted
fitted with our own RHE (Russell Heale Engi- with the latest torque measuring load cell technol-
neering Pty Ltd) custom brand of Power- ogy with in cabin digital readouts and additional
heads, designed for reliability and able to viewing readout fitted to the side cabin window,
meet most requirements. calibrated using NATA certified load testing equip- Transporting the Piles
ment. The torqatrons have bi-annual recheck
We hold spares of all our attachments mini-
calibrations done and hold current calibration
mising potential downtime.
certificates.
Excavators and Attachments
We are capable of handling longer piles using
a fly attachment and have equipment for
Vehicles
We have two semitrailer floats capable of trans-
predrilling if necessary.
porting the piles and excavators to site, and three
Canter 4x4 utes each with refuelling tank and
Lincoln diesel powered welder, LN 25 wire feeder
and all required accessories including fire extin-
guisher.
Load Test Equipment
We have load test beams, for compression and
Load Testing
Equipment tension and NATA calibrated load testing power-
pack and rams up to 5000 kN.
“Russell takes the time
Horizontal Piling to fully review and
evaluate the screw
We are the horizontal piling experts! piling requirements for
each individual job. This
We have completed several projects over the
commitment is evident
past few years using horizontal piles, and this
during discussions well
experience has resulted in R&D to build a spe-
cially set up powerhead specifically for this before awarding his
application. We believe we are the only con- company any
tractor who has perfected this design. undertakings.”
W.J. Williams, W. J. Williams
If you have a project requiring horizontal piling Construction Pty Ltd,
and think this might be a solution to your prob- Award winning builder
lems, give us a call on 07 5593 7755.
Case Study- Horizontal Piles in Noosa
The brief was to build several temporary retaining walls to enable the construction of a
residence at Noosa on a hill with an gradient of between 30 and 35 degrees. The slope
was very loose and sandy and the access difficult. Flying fox carrying
materials up the steep
hill at Noosa
To get on site a huge tow truck was parked at the top of the hill which helped pull the
excavator up the slope. A crowd gathered to watch this incredible sight!
The machine has been specially set up to install raked piles with the powerhead tilted as
per the photo. These raked piles held the retaining walls into the hillside to enable the
construction of concrete walls to support the structure.
A flying fox was used to get everything including the piles up the hill. This was a very
useful piece of kit as walking from the bottom of the site to the top leaves the average
joe out of breath and in need of a rest!!
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Russell Heale Screw Piling
Product Availability &
Manufacturing Creative and Practical
Each job is individually designed and all Solutions for your
piles are manufactured in house. This Foundation Problems
allows us to have the flexibility to respond
to our client’s requirements quickly and
offer value for money being direct from
the manufacturer.
… at times we have been desperate for a job to
be done with minimal notice, and Russell Heale
has always been able to produce. I have con-
tinuously been pleased with their excellent cus-
tomer service.
Charlie Freriechs, Ace Homes & Suncoast 26 Hutchinson Street
Homes Burleigh Heads
QLD 4220
Russell Heale Engineering Pty Ltd has two
fully equipped engineering workshops with Phone: 07 5593 7755
qualified Fitter and Turners and Boiler-
Fax: 07 5593 7744
makers to allow us to meet any eventual-
ity quickly and effectively. We manufac-
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ture piles at one workshop and build our
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Where to find us
We can service from Cairns down
to Melbourne from our base in
South East Queensland, providing
you with quality screw piles for
your project. For an obligation
free quote, please send us your
plans with the geotechnical
report.
Talk to us
Should you or your Engineer have a
query about footing design, we’d be
happy to talk to you. With years of ex-
perience under our belt, we are worth a
call or email [email protected] for a
timely response. Our friendly competent
staff may be able to offer you added
insight for your project.
