Drilled shafts (caisson) are often installed from temporary work platform at marine jobsites. Morris-Shea pioneered the use of double-wall sectional casing using the high torque available with our rigs to install “cased ahead” shafts. The cased ahead construction method removes the need for slurries in many cases and results in less soil disturbance, giving higher unit shaft friction values.
This permanent drilled shaft deep foundation (caisson) offered high load bearing capacity and was ideal for use in the jobsite’s…
The Morris-Shea cone penetration test CPT rig incorporates new test results with archival information to provide an accurate estimation of…
This interior view of the 30-ton Morris-Shea Cone Penetration Testing rig (CPT) presents the results of a recent test on…
