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Experience the progress. Experience the progress. Liebherr LRH 100 Liebherr • Long reach piledriving LRH 100 rig • Long Batter reach piling piledriving 1:3 to all sides rig • Batter Easy control piling 1:3 with to two all sides joy-sticks • Easy Litronic control PDE with data two recorder joy-sticks for proof of each driven pile • Litronic PDE data recorder for proof of each driven pile Liebherr Nenzing Crane Co. 7075 Bennington Street Liebherr Houston, TX Nenzing 77028-5812 Crane Co. 7075 Phone: Bennington (713) 636-4050, StreetFax: (713) 636-4051 Houston, info.lnc@liebherr.com TX 77028-5812 Phone: www.liebherr.com (713) 636-4050, Fax: (713) 636-4051 info.lnc@liebherr.com The Group
Driven Treated Timber Piles Lead the Way to Revitalize Beach Tourism By: Michael Carter – Giken America Corporation As one of the fastest-growing family and vacation destinations in the nation, the Myrtle Beach area of South Carolina currently attracts an average of 14 million visitors annually along with thousands of new residents to the destination each year. Known affectionately as “The Grand Strand,” Myrtle Beach has grown more than 35 percent over the past decade and continues to evolve and expand, giving way to the entirely new Myrtle Beach area, full of accommodations, attractions and events. Although the overall growth of the area has been impressive, the heart of the Grand Strand has struggled since the closing of the Pavilion Amusement Park. This is why the new Downtown Myrtle Beach Boardwalk is one of the most exciting changes on the horizon, Following approximately ten years of planning, the Myrtle Beach Oceanfront Boardwalk and Promenade project is underway. A groundbreaking ceremony on Sept. 8, 2009 kicked off the project, which is scheduled to be completed in spring 2010. Conceived as a downtown revitalization project to enhance the Myrtle Beach visitor experience, the $6 million of construction materials for the boardwalk will extend more than a mile through the sand along the oceanfront area from the 14th Avenue Pier to the Second Avenue Pier. The combination of boardwalk and promenade is expected to attract joggers, bikers and pedestrians to the center of Myrtle Beach’s coastline, according to the MBsun.com. The Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce recently organized a two-day celebration to “spread the word” about the new boardwalk, which has plans for the world’s largest dance floor. The event featured beach music performances, fireworks and a classic car show to heighten the sense of nostalgia. The contract for the boardwalk was awarded to M.B. Kahn’s Coastal Division of Conway, SC (mbkahn.com). Founded in 1927, the company is recognized as one of the nation’s leading contractors, design/builders and construction management firms. According to Michael Mecionis of Cox Industries Inc. (www.coxwood.com), the project contains over 750,000 board feet of treated decking, framing and square timbers constructed atop more than 850 timber pilings ranging from 15 to 30 feet with 8 inch tips. Piles are already being delivered and are being driven by CL Benton and Sons of Myrtle Beach (www. clbenton.com). Mr. Deonne Long, P.E. with Chao & Associates of Columbia, SC, (www.chaoinc.com) related that Chao is partnering with DDC Engineers Inc. of Myrtle Beach on the project. Long helped with the framing design of the wood boardwalk and concrete structures and stated one of the biggest challenges with the project was the existing concrete promenade that had to be removed and replaced with wood. MB Kahn’s project manager Vince Mannella said the demolition work of the old concrete promenade is underway and piles are beginning to be driven. Beyond the obvious aesthetics of natural wood, pressure treated timber piles have become a mainstay of foundation designers because of their structural integrity. The Timber Piling Council reports that extensive load tests have been per- North Section Central Section (above) South Section (above) • Q4 • 2009 57
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