Abstract: A fiberglass laminate used in fabricating a composite pile comprising a plurality of fiberglass type layers and an impervious tube array. A tubular composite pile construction includes the laminate as well as plastic inner and outer skins and a resin injected into the laminate. A method of fabrication includes providing a mandrel, wrapping a plastic inner sleeve about a bladder on the mandrel, wrapping the fiberglass laminate and wrapping a plastic outer skin about the laminate. Lastly, a resin is injected into the laminate to substantially fill between the inner and outer skins.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 19, 2005
Date of Patent:
June 29, 2010
Assignee:
Pearson Pilings, LLC
Inventors:
Everett A. Pearson, Philip C. Mosher, Jr., Michael Fyrer, Matthew Dunham