Malouf Construction contracted A.H. Beck to install the new drilled shaft foundations for the Gums Crossing bridge project over the Skuna River in Gums, MS that had been washed out by a storm. A.H. Beck installed 90-inch diameter shafts up to 150 feet deep through the saturated sand and clayey soils. Access to the shafts was by trestle so BECK utilized one of their Beck 360 crane-attached drill rigs to reach the shaft locations. A bi-directional load test to confirm the shafts capacity was installed along with CSL testing on every shaft, which was a first in Mississippi drilled foundation construction.
Malouf Construction contracted A.H. Beck to install the new drilled shaft foundations for the Gums Crossing bridge project over the Skuna River in Gums, MS that had been washed out by a storm. A.H. Beck installed 90-inch diameter shafts up to 150 feet deep through the saturated sand and clayey soils. Access to the shafts was by trestle so BECK utilized one of their Beck 360 crane-attached drill rigs to reach the shaft locations. A bi-directional load test to confirm the shafts capacity was installed along with CSL testing on every shaft, which was a first in Mississippi drilled foundation construction.
