Manufacturing Plant Construction

Michels Construction, Inc. used steel sheet pile, secant shafts, and drilled shafts to build several earth retention systems for crews to pour foundations in an area with a high water table. The project included installations of 650 feet of 30-foot-long sheets, and 32 880mm diameter shafts 55 feet deep.

Once Michels Construction, Inc. installed the earth retention systems and dewatered the area, the crew installed one 42-inch shaft 70 feet deep. The work was safely performed in a dry work area 40 feet below the water table.

The 110,000-square-foot greenfield manufacturing plant produces more than 230 million pounds of aluminum billet per year.