Western Foundations & Shoring, Inc. was contracted by Kitchell Contractors to design and construct a temporary shoring system to support the basement excavation of the new Scripps Mercy MD Anderson Cancer Center for Scripps Heath in San Diego, California. The design-build system for this new building consisted of 8,300 square feet of soldier piles, timber…
This particular project had tough drilling conditions while reaching over an existing wall to install the soldier beams for shoring. This temporary shoring wall project was considered a remodel since 50% of the walls were remaining intact. The existing stud walls had to remain in place throughout the course of construction. Our design and construction…
Our expert team designed a temporary shoring system consisting of soldier piles, timber lagging and tieback anchors to support existing active passenger/freight railroad traffic during construction of a replacement bridge. We encountered many obstacles during the design and construction of this temporary shoring project. Challenges experienced during this bridge shoring project included implementing specific railroad…