Heavy Duty Foundation for Industrial Cooling Towers

We love working on commercial and industrial concrete projects, so we were happy when ITS reached out to us for a proposal on a concrete slab. ITS needed a heavy duty concrete foundation to support a new cooling tower installation they were building in Waco, TX

This project involved several phases.

1. Phase one was to bring in fill dirt to build up the site. We leveled and compacted the fill dirt so that it would create a firm base for the concrete slab.
2. Phase two involved drilling holes for the piers. These concrete piers were about 2 ft wide and 23 ft deep, reaching all the way down to bedrock. 
3. Phase three was installing the forms for the heavy duty slab after the piers were poured. 
4. Phase four was pouring the concrete pad.

This concrete slab was 8 inches deep and reinforced with #4 rebar every 18 inches. The dimensions of the slab were 30 ft x 54 ft. In this case we used a 4000 psi concrete, which is an excellent choice for heavy duty slabs. This concrete slab will last for many years to come!