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Project Spotlight: Naval Weapons Station Earle Welcomes Two Improved Piers Sheet pile: A PDCA member Understanding driving innovation profile: the nature of risk in building Key Constructors, management foundations Inc. page 23 page 40 page 74 THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE PILE DRIVING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION | Q4 2007 VOL. 4, NO. 4 Project Spotlight: Naval Weapons Station Earle welcomes two improved piers PRSTD STD US POSTAGE PAID FARGO ND PERMIT #1080 THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE PILE DRIVING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION | Q4 2007 VOL. 4, NO. 4 PILE DRIVING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION P.O. Box 66208 Orange Park, Florida 32065 Phone: 904-215-4771 Contents Toll-free phone: 888-311-PDCA (7322) Fax: 904-264-9531 www.piledrivers.org President’s Message e-mail: [email protected] By Mark Weisz ...............................6 Executive Director’s Message Published by: By Stevan A. Hall..............................7 Lester Publications, LLC 2131 NW 40th Terrace - Suite A Gainesville, Florida 32605 2007 PDCA Board of Directors Phone: 352-338-2700 and Committee Chairmen.....................10 Toll-free phone: 877-387-2700 Fax: 352-338-2702 PDCA Membership Benefits ...................14 Toll-free fax: 877-557-2702 www.lesterpublications.com PDCA Membership Application .................18 President Jeff Lester Committee Corner ..........................20 Sales Director Sean Davis Did You Know? .............................25 Editor Jeanne Fronda A Driven Solution ...........................27 Sheet Pile: A driving innovation Art Director in building foundations Hans Jensen Design and Layout PDCA Chapters Update.......................35 Andy Carney, Andy Kennett, Candice Tonelete 12th Annual International Advertising Executives Conference and Exposition ...................36 Kari Morgan, Louise Peterson PDCA member profile: .......................38 © 2007 Lester Publications, LLC. All rights Key Constructors, Inc. reserved. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced by any means, in whole or in part, without the prior written Project Spotlight: ...........................46 consent of the publisher. A seaside make over: Naval Weapons Station Earle Visit the PDCA Web site at www.piledrivers.org welcomes two improved piers For reprint information, contact A full-service contractor......................54 Lester Publications, LLC at 877-387-2700 Brayman Construction Corporation For a media kit, visit www.piledrivers.org Piledriver is published quarterly. Professors’ Driven Pile Institute ...............58 Please contact us by mail at P.O. Box 66208, Orange Park, FL 32065 2007 New PDCA Members ....................62 Phone: 904-215-4771 | Fax: 904-264-9531 or by e-mail at [email protected] A new rank ................................67 Statements of fact and opinion are the respon- Peter Osborn becomes an FHWA sibility of the authors alone and do not imply an opinion on the part of the officers or mem- division administrator bers of the Pile Driving Contractors Association. All rights reserved. Materials may not be repro- Project of the Year award ....................71 duced or translated without written permission. On the Cover: Direct requests for reprint permission should Understanding the nature Naval Weapons Station be made to the Executive Director of the Pile Earle welcomes two Driving Contractors Association. of risk management .........................74 improved piers. Understanding the nature of risk management Photo provided by Printed in Canada. An Introduction to the Production Weeks Maine, Inc. Please recycle where facilities exist. and Specification of Steel Pipe ................78 Index to Advertisers.........................84 • Q4 • 2007 1 JD JD & Company, Inc. & Company, Inc. A North American Leader in the supply of Steel Products CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS TUBULAR PRODUCTS TUBULAR PRODUCTS H-PILE - SHEET PILE - PIPE PILE - WIDE FLANGE - RAIL STEEL LINE PIPE - CASING - OFFSHORE DRIVE PIPE NEWNEW andand USEDUSED SALES and RENTALS LINE PIPE API / ASTM / CSA SPECS PURCHASERS OF USED PILING 1/4” through 48”, Grade B through X-80 Various external corrosion coatings JD Fields & Company, Inc. Casing 4 1/2” through 48” – API and Premium threads Headquarters - Houston, Texas Since 1985 www.jdfields.com Well versed in Canadian specifications and rules of export. • Houston • Dallas • New Orleans • Tulsa • Chicago • Los Angeles • Denver • Midland Experience real service – real fast. Houston, Texas Chicago, Illinois Brea, California Denver, Colorado New Orleans, Louisiana Tulsa, Oklahoma Dallas, Texas P.O. Box 134401 • Houston, TX 77219-4401 Phone: 281-558-7199 Phone: 708-333-5511 Phone: 714-257-2005 Phone: 303-331-6190 Phone: 985-234-4567 Phone: 918-459-4638 Phone: 972-869-3794 Fax: 281-870-9918 Fax: 708-333-5112 Fax: 714-257-2015 Fax: 303-331-6191 Fax: 985-234-4572 Fax: 918-459-4636 Fax: 972-869-3861 55 Waugh Drive, Suite 1250 Houston, Texas 77007 • Phone: 281-558-7199 JD_Fields_Is2_07.indd B-C 9/12/07 4:22:18 PM JD JD & Company, Inc. & Company, Inc. A North American Leader in the supply of Steel Products CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS TUBULAR PRODUCTS TUBULAR PRODUCTS H-PILE - SHEET PILE - PIPE PILE - WIDE FLANGE - RAIL STEEL LINE PIPE - CASING - OFFSHORE DRIVE PIPE NEWNEW andand USEDUSED SALES and RENTALS LINE PIPE API / ASTM / CSA SPECS PURCHASERS OF USED PILING 1/4” through 48”, Grade B through X-80 Various external corrosion coatings JD Fields & Company, Inc. Casing 4 1/2” through 48” – API and Premium threads Headquarters - Houston, Texas Since 1985 www.jdfields.com Well versed in Canadian specifications and rules of export. • Houston • Dallas • New Orleans • Tulsa • Chicago • Los Angeles • Denver • Midland Experience real service – real fast. Houston, Texas Chicago, Illinois Brea, California Denver, Colorado New Orleans, Louisiana Tulsa, Oklahoma Dallas, Texas P.O. Box 134401 • Houston, TX 77219-4401 Phone: 281-558-7199 Phone: 708-333-5511 Phone: 714-257-2005 Phone: 303-331-6190 Phone: 985-234-4567 Phone: 918-459-4638 Phone: 972-869-3794 Fax: 281-870-9918 Fax: 708-333-5112 Fax: 714-257-2015 Fax: 303-331-6191 Fax: 985-234-4572 Fax: 918-459-4636 Fax: 972-869-3861 55 Waugh Drive, Suite 1250 Houston, Texas 77007 • Phone: 281-558-7199 JD_Fields_Is2_07.indd B-C 9/12/07 4:22:18 PM ConsolidatedConsolidated PipePipe && SupplySupply Co.,Co., Inc.Inc. 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I’m happy to report that as of late associations ranging from the Painting bers have benefited from their efforts. August, we were within five contractor and Decorating Contractors of Ameri- If you haven’t yet had the chance to members from reaching that goal. I’m ca to the Pug Dog Club of America. I participate, it’s not too late to become confident in saying that by the time you never took the time to find out what a involved and make a difference. read this issue of Piledriver that we will Pug looked liked, but it doesn’t sound The PDCA is still a rather young have beaten this goal. It hasn’t been an like an animal that I’d want to own. I’ll trade organization. The accomplish- easy one to reach, but many of your board leave the dog research to you the next ments made over the past 11 years are members have worked very hard to grow time you’re out surfing the Web. But the significant and continue to allow your the PDCA. This co-operation between point to my story is that there is a lot of current board to build upon those past members proves that when people work information out there and that the re- successes. The exciting news is that together good things happen. ally useful information can be difficult our work is far from over. The PDCA Finally, mark your calendar for the to find when you need it the most. will need to evolve to meet the needs upcoming 2008 Annual Conference. I like to think the Pile Driving of its members and adapt to the mar- The program will be held Feb. 20 to Contractors Association is one of those ket to remain successful. Our commit- 23, 2008 in Phoenix, Arizona, and its “tools” that provides its members use- ment to improving and evolving the format has been revamped to meet the ful information to help them succeed. PDCA includes an upcoming strategic needs of the members while in a relax- The PDCA and its local chapters have planning meeting; our last strategic ing resort-style environment. Please proven that it’s one of the contractor’s planning meeting was four years ago consider attending the 2008 Annual strongest resources available in solv- in Houston. Many of those long-term Conference if you haven’t been to one ing the challenges facing this indus- objectives have been met, but now we of these programs before. We expect the try. Whether it’s being informed of need to look into the future again. This next conference to be the best ever! the latest trends in foundation design/ upcoming planning session will provide A Driven Pile is a Tested Pile. t installation to learning of the newest an outline for the PDCA to become technologies, the PDCA is always look- more successful.
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