Alabama's karst limestone terrain in the central and southern counties produces dissolution voids that complicate conventional pier installation, a foundation challenge ALDOT and Alabama commercial developers encounter across the state's carbonate bedrock belt.
GSI treats this as one of several Subsurface Void & Sinkhole Problems issues the state's infrastructure owners regularly face.
Steel casing on Alabama cased micropiles bores through karst voids and dissolution-affected soil, avoiding the borehole collapse conventional drilling would encounter. This draws directly on GSI's cased micropiles work.
Cased micropiles founding below Alabama's confirmed dissolution zones reach verified competent limestone, established through site-specific test borings. GSI's foundation bearing micropiles capability supports this step.
Compression and uplift capacity in Alabama cased micropiles is engineered for the full range of foundation demand across the state's karst-affected sites. This is one application of GSI's broader engineers expertise.
GSI often considers mining operations alongside this work when scoping Alabama projects.
Engineered for Alabama's conditions. GSI's Alabama cased micropiles are engineered for the karst dissolution voids found throughout the state's central and southern carbonate belt. GSI's commercial properties and our case studies experience backs this approach.
Design/build delivery. A unified team manages design through construction — avoiding the coordination failures that split design and build.
ALDOT specification compliance. Engineering deliverables and construction methods meet DOT requirements starting with the first design package.
ALDOT partners and Alabama infrastructure owners describe GSI's cased micropiles results.
GSI's engineers are ready to assess cased micropiles conditions at your Alabama site.
