Industrial & Energy Facility Foundations

Industrial and energy facilities impose unique foundation demands — heavy concentrated loads (turbine generators, reactor vessels), dynamic loading (vibrating machinery), extreme temperatures (furnaces, cryogenic storage), and specialized performance requirements (alignment tolerances, vibration isolation). Foundation types range from massive mat foundations for nuclear containment structures to precision-aligned drilled shaft groups for turbine-generator pedestals to driven pile groups for tank farms and process equipment. Wind turbine foundations (both onshore gravity bases and offshore monopiles/jackets) represent one of the fastest-growing segments of the deep foundation industry. Design must address both ultimate capacity and serviceability (settlement, vibration, thermal effects).

Common Foundation Methods

Industries Served