GRLWEAP Software
Get your piling project off to a good start.
Predicts driving stresses,
hammer performance,
the relation between pile
bearing capacity and net
set per blow and the total
driving time.
Includes models for
parallel or composite
piles, four static analysis
options and more than
800 preprogrammed
driving hammers
Also in Offshore Wave
Version to model free
riding hammers, non-
uniform and battered piles
and analyze fatigue.
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Ford intends to take that knowledge
and experience and incorporate it into
future opportunities and challenges.
“My short-term goals are simple: work
hard, continue to learn and take on as many
challenges as I can,” he said.
Alongside his own growth in the
industry, he sees a continued growth for
the driven pile industry, and credits PDCA
with this evolution.
Ford sits on the PDCA’s Education
Committee and is a strong believer in educating
engineers and contractors on the
advantages of driven piles. He adds: “As we
know, ‘a driven pile is a tested pile.’ ”
Shortly after moving to Atlanta, Ford
met his wife one day while shopping at
Publix. They currently reside just outside
Atlanta, in Roswell, Ga. He and his wife
recently welcomed the first addition to
their family, Mackenzie Harper Ford, a
happy, healthy baby girl.
“Life is forever different – in a great
way,” he said. t
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TO DIFFICULT PROBLEMS
PILE DRIVING,
TIE BACKS and ANCHORS
Pile Load Testing- All Types
to ASTM Standards
• COFFERDAMS
• SEWER & WATER LINES
• BRIDGES
• MARINE CONSTRUCTION
• DAMS
• SLURRY & BARRIER WALLS
• HEAVY & INDUSTRIAL
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(716) 632-1125 FAX (716) 632-0705
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SERVING NEW YORK, OHIO
and PENNSYLVANIA
“My goal is to be a resource
for engineers and
contractors to help them
find the best solution for
their construction projects.”
– Doug Ford, Business Development Manager, Skyline Steel
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