ESTUDO DE VIABILIDADE ECONÔMICA DE MÉTODOS DE FUNDAÇÃO: Estaca Mega vs Estaca Hélice Contínua

Abstract

This work analyzes the financial viability of two types of foundation in a building, the Mega Pile and the Continuous Helix. By appreciating the results of the study, professionals in the field will be able to have more theoretical/practical basis to propose technically viable and economically advantageous solutions to address similar situations that may arise in the region. The objective is to carry out a study of a real case that presents the need to carry out structural reinforcement in a building where a water table was detected between 3 and 4 meters deep, based on field analyzes of the building's conditions and considerations on direct and indirect costs of the implementation of mega piles, purchased with the direct and indirect costs of

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implementing piles with a continuous helix. The analysis highlighted the advantages and disadvantages of the two methods and demonstrated that for the building studied, the continuous helix proved to be more viable, despite the study raising new possibilities for approaches that may be even more appropriate for the situation.