Patents Assigned to Kvaerner Cementation Fondations Ltd.
  • Patent number: 6116819
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method of continuous flight auger piling and a continuous flight auger rig (1), wherein an auger (2) is applied to the ground so as to undergo a first, penetration phase and a second, withdrawal phase, and wherein the rotational speed of and/or the rate of penetration of and/or the torque applied to the auger (2) during the first, penetration phase are determined and controlled as a function of the ground conditions and the auger geometry by means of an electronic computer (8) so as to tend to keep the auger flights loaded (11) with soil originating from the region of the tip of the auger (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: Kvaerner Cementation Fondations Ltd.
    Inventor: Melvin Gerrard England