Case Studies
Our track record of successful projects, award-winning installations and satisfied customers is evidence that we can fulfill all of your requirements. We’re proud that so many of our customers are repeat customers. Our success is due to an investment in lasting relationships – with our customers, partners and employees. Ultimately, that’s the business we’re in – building partnerships and delivering lasting solutions, from the ground up.
Deep Foundations
- Casselman Windpower, Somerset, PA
Nicholson installed micropile foundations for new wind turbines being constructed over mine spoils.
- CN Railroad Bridge, LaPorte, IN
Nicholson installed micropiles for the replacement of a 1920s wood trestle railroad bridge.
- J.W. Marriott Hotel & Parking Structure, Grand Rapids, MI
Because of the site's voided gypsum geology, Nicholson installed micropiles using low-mobility grout to protect the structures from future settlement.
- LaCygne Generating Station, LaCygne, KS
Nicholson installed micropiles to support a Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) unit retrofit.
- Replacement Bridge No. 791 Over Duey River, San German, Puerto Rico
Nicholson installed 33 drilled shafts for the foundation
system of a new bridge in western Puerto Rico.
- Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA
Micropiles were installed in karstic limestone for a new performing arts facility and recreation center.
Earth Retention
- Canton Lake Dam Auxiliary
Spillway Excavation, Canton, OK
To support the excavation of a new spillway, Nicholson is installing anchored diaphragm walls and a drilled shaft cutoff wall.
- Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
Nicholson installed 266 permanent tieback anchors through a 3-foot-thick
diaphragm wall for this support of excavation project.
- North Shore Connector, Pittsburgh, PA
Nicholson performed a variety of geotechnical construction techniques for this light rail tunnel project.
- San Antonio Grand Hyatt Convention Center, San Antonio, TX
Nicholson constructed a 98,000-square-foot diaphragm wall for this new hotel.
- 30 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ
Nicholson built a diaphragm wall "bathtub" for this multi-use high-rise building.
- City Creek Center - Block 76, Salt Lake City, UT
Nicholson provided a turnkey, design-build earth retention system for a new mixed-use development.
- Canton Dam, Canton, OK
Nicholson stabilized an 800-foot-long concrete spillway with 64 high-capacity rock anchors.
- David D. Terry Lock & Dam, Pulaski County, AR
Nicholson performed structural repair and instrumentation installation on six piers.
- New York Law School, New York, NY
Nicholson constructed 65,000 square feet of diaphragm wall and 44 load bearing elements to depths of 106 feet.
- Four Seasons Hotel & Residences, Baltimore, MD
A 95,000-square-foot anchored diaphragm wall was constructed for this harbor front property.
- U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, Washington, DC
Nicholson constructed a 130,000-square-foot anchored diaphragm wall support of excavation system for the new underground U.S. Capitol Visitor Center.
- Abingdon Heights Condominium, Arlington, VA
Nicholson designed and constructed a unique permanent earth retention system for this eleven-story condominium tower with three levels of underground parking.
- Chinese Embassy Building, Washington, DC
Nicholson constructed a soil nail and shotcrete support of excavation system for the new Chinese Embassy Building.
- Gilboa Dam, Gilboa, NY
Nicholson installed 79 anchors for this emergency dam rehabilitation project.
- World Trade Center Transportation Hub, New York, NY
Nicholson installed 550 micropiles through, around and under the active New York City Transit Authority 1 and 9 subway line box to support the subway as basement-level construction was carried out 50 feet below.
Ground Treatment
- McCook Reservoir, Chicago, IL
Nicholson is constructing a 7,800-linear foot grout curtain around a new surface reservoir under construction for a combined sewer overflow (CSO) system.
- Michigan Street Pedestrian Tunnel, Grand Rapids, MI
Nicholson completed a chemical grouting program to support the construction of a 105-foot-long pedestrian tunnel.
- Miamitown Interceptor Sewer, Miamitown, OH
Nicholson designed and constructed a 29-foot-diameter access shaft with two rows of 59 overlapping jet grout columns.
- Walter F. George Lock & Dam, Shorterville, AL
This project involved the construction of a concrete cutoff wall upstream of the dam to control seepage.
- Cutter Soil Mixing Test Program, Miami, FL
Nicholson completed a test program consisting of 9,000 square feet of cutter soil mixed (CSM) wall.
- Arkansas Dam No. 2, Dumas, AR
This project involved the construction of a seepage cutoff wall and structural slurry walls for a dam.
Ground Improvement
Edison Lakes Medical Campus, Mishawaka, IN
Nicholson completed ground improvement for three structures, the main hospital building, a central utility plant, and a medical office building.
Intermountain Healthcare Parking Garage, Murray, UT
Nicholson installed stone columns with the Vibro Stitcher setup.