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1 PROVIDING SOLUTIONS FOR DEEP FOUNDATION NEEDS

A. A. H. H. BECK FOUNDATION CO. CO. A. It H. is Beck rare Foundation that a company s Co., Inc.

industry. the southern Such is United the ground case with improvement, A. H. Beck and Foundation earth retention Company. contractor When that August Henry Beck Sr.

1932, literally With accomplishments identified and that tapped include a has new been potential in business that since has since 1932.

2 A. A. H. H. BECK FOUNDATION CO. CO. A. It H. is Beck rare Foundation that a company s Co., Inc. is heritage, a specialty regardless deep foundation, of how impressive their accomplishments and traditions, includes the ultimate the pioneering premier foundation effort of starting contractors an industry. the southern Such is United the ground case with improvement, A. H. Beck and Foundation earth retention Company. contractor When that August Henry Beck Sr. saw the need and opportunity for drilled shaft foundations States and in elsewhere. 1932, literally With accomplishments identified and that tapped include a has new been potential in business that since has since become The company s a highly heritage regarded method of deep foundation construction. mechanically installing the first drilled shaft foundations includes the ultimate pioneering effort of helping start in the United States to the completion of thousands of the In drilled the decades shaft foundation that have followed, industry in Beck the United Foundation States. Company has continued to remain at the forefront of the industry, and is successful regarded projects as one including of the premier some of foundation the most impressive drilling In contractors the decades in that the have southeast followed, and A.H. entire Beck United has continued States. structures in the southern United States, the company to remain at the forefront of the deep foundation and has continued to grow and expand their reach into the ground improvement industry, and is regarded as one of Caribbean, Central/South America, and Russia. A. H. BECK FOUNDATION CO. INC. ahbeck.com ph

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4 FEBRUARY 20 S M T W T F S 6 20 JANUARY 20 MARCH Valentine s Day Presidents Day 28 I-4 / CROSSTOWN CONNECTOR Tampa, Florida

I-4 / CROSSTOWN CONNECTOR TAMPA, FLORIDA overlying a Karst Limestone formation), the foundation depths CHARLES LOWMAN POWER PLANT Leroy, Alabama A. H.

This unpredictable subsurface created the many bridges of the Interstate 4/Crosstown Expressway construction challenges. A. H.

5 I-4 / CROSSTOWN CONNECTOR TAMPA, FLORIDA overlying a Karst Limestone formation), the foundation depths CHARLES LOWMAN POWER PLANT Leroy, Alabama A. H. Beck Foundation Company installed drilled shafts to support ranged from 40 to 0 feet. This unpredictable subsurface created the many bridges of the Interstate 4/Crosstown Expressway construction challenges. A. H. Beck used a method of sectional, Connector (a limited-access, elevated toll road connecting temporary steel casings to stabilize the overburdened soils. This the Lee Roy Selmon Crosstown Expressway to Interstate 4 in process allows additional temporary casings to be added, thus Tampa, Florida). Construction of the drilled shafts required 5 ensuring a stabile shaft. drill rigs working around the clock to install 1,200 shafts with General Contractor: PCL / Archer-Western Joint Venture diameters ranging from 36 inches to 90 inches in diameter. With highly variable subsurface soils (predominantly sands and clays Owner: Florida Department of Transportation A. H. BECK FOUNDATION CO. INC. ahbeck.com ph

VICTORIA TANK FARM VICTORIA, TEXAS clays that had to be replaced, to fine clean sands requiring the CHARLES LOWMAN POWER PLANT Leroy, Alabama At the Port of Victoria Tank Farm Project, A. H.

Beck s knowledge and included turn-key engineering and construction services for expertise was validated by its ability to engineer and develop three 87 diameter Crude Oil tanks, one 55 diameter Slop

6 VICTORIA TANK FARM VICTORIA, TEXAS clays that had to be replaced, to fine clean sands requiring the CHARLES LOWMAN POWER PLANT Leroy, Alabama At the Port of Victoria Tank Farm Project, A. H. Beck s scope use of a Bentonite Slurry technique. A. H. Beck s knowledge and included turn-key engineering and construction services for expertise was validated by its ability to engineer and develop three 87 diameter Crude Oil tanks, one 55 diameter Slop Oil a method to overcome extraordinary site conditions and meet tank, and one 55 diameter Fire Water tank. Beck s design the fast track project schedule. A. H. Beck s performance was called for the installation of Soil Stabilization Columns (SSC s) commended by the owner for providing a timely, turn-key to minimize the settlement across the foundations of the product without sacrificing quality and job safety. tanks. The highly variable soils at the site presented unique Owner: GeoSouthern Oil & Gas challenges. For example, the soils varied from highly expansive General Contractor: Willbros Downstream, LLC A. H. BECK FOUNDATION CO. INC. ahbeck.com ph

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7 MARCH 20 S M T W T F S 3 FEBRUARY APRIL Good Friday 31 Easter VICTORIA TANK FARM Victoria, Texas

8 APRIL 20 S M T W T F S MARCH 20 MAY CP CHEM SWEENY NGL EXPANSION PROJECT Old Ocean, Texas

CP CHEM SWEENY OLD OCEAN, TX the facility enforced that all spoils, grout and water be contained in roll-off This project consisted of 9 CHARLES auger cast-in-place LOWMAN POWER piles (ACIP) PLANT

drainage ditches. A total of 2 drilling rigs worked specific unit expansions. All work was performed and completed inside continuously at the site to meet the project schedule. A. H.

9 CP CHEM SWEENY OLD OCEAN, TX the facility enforced that all spoils, grout and water be contained in roll-off This project consisted of 9 CHARLES auger cast-in-place LOWMAN POWER piles (ACIP) PLANT for a new boxes to Leroy, prevent Alabama possible contaminated materials to be dispersed across the pipe rack supporting large diameter pipe sections as well as multiple working area and to nearby drainage ditches. A total of 2 drilling rigs worked specific unit expansions. All work was performed and completed inside continuously at the site to meet the project schedule. A. H. Beck was given an operating plant facility utilizing a combination of restricted access, low extra work beyond the original scope including drilled shafts and pump can head clearance and conventional hydraulic ACIP piling equipment. The soil foundations installed using low clearance drilling equipment. conditions at the project site consisted of layered very dense sand and soft GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Zachry Industrial, Inc. clays which required special installation procedures and quality control INSPECTOR: Fugro Consultants, Inc. during production piling. The strict environmental restrictions as present at OWNER: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, Inc. A. H. BECK FOUNDATION CO. INC. ahbeck.com ph

Beck installed steel casing,.5 x 0 in a shaft excavated entirely with 5000 bbls of bentonite slurry. All of the slurry was mixed and processed onsite.

10 PATTIKI MINE SHAFT CARMI, ILLINOIS A. H. Beck Foundation Company assisted North American Shaft Drillers on the White County Coal Corporation s Pattiki II Mine Shaft, which is a new ventilation shaft for the Pattiki Mine. A. H. Beck installed steel casing,.5 x 0 in a shaft excavated entirely with 5000 bbls of bentonite slurry. All of the slurry was mixed and processed onsite. Two corrugated liners, 18 x 10 and x 30, were also set and grouted. The primary shaft was drilled through sandy clays, sand, silts, sand and gravel, to reach shale bedrock. The bedrock was penetrated 4 to ensure the permanent casing was secure. The permanent casing was delivered in 30 sections and assembled on site. The entire 0 casing string weighed 7,000 pounds, and was set with a Grove 550 ton and a Liebher 0 ton crane. Once the casing was on bottom, it was grouted in stages all the way to the surface. After the grout cured, the bentonite slurry was pumped out of the shaft, and the dry excavation turned over to North American Shaft Drillers who completed the borehole to its final depth of 700. A. H. BECK FOUNDATION CO. INC. ahbeck.com ph

11 MAY 20 S M T W T F S APRIL JUNE Mother s Day Memorial Day PATTIKI MINE SHAFT Carmi, Illinois

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12 JUNE 20 S M T W T F S 5 MAY JULY Father s Day WHITING REFINERY MODERNIZATION PROJECT Whiting, Indiana

Whiting Refinery Modernization Project Whiting, Indiana The Whiting Refinery Modernization Project included the installation of 37 SynchroPiles underneath live, operational pipe racks in BP s Pipe

A test pile extending 8 feet above ground and 6 drilled shafts, including a shaft requiring concrete coring were also constructed. A. H.

13 Whiting Refinery Modernization Project Whiting, Indiana The Whiting Refinery Modernization Project included the installation of 37 SynchroPiles underneath live, operational pipe racks in BP s Pipe Still Unit. These 35 deep SynchroPiles were constructed with only feet of head room. A test pile extending 8 feet above ground and 6 drilled shafts, including a shaft requiring concrete coring were also constructed. A. H. Beck maintained an exceptional safety record of zero incidents and performed in adherence to the contractor s demanding schedule. A. H. Beck s installation methods proved to be successful in minimizing risks associated with constructing foundation elements in areas with high LEL counts. A. H. Beck s SynchroPile installation within the live unit minimized the unit s down time required to change out the existing pipe racks, saving the owner time and money. A. H. Beck s exceptional performance in safety, budget, quality, and schedule is what made this project a big success for both the contractor and owner. GENERAL CONTRACTOR: FLUOR OWNER: BP Whiting, Indiana A. H. BECK FOUNDATION CO. INC. ahbeck.com ph

14 AUSTIN WASTE WATER TUNNEL ACCESS SHAFTS AUSTIN, TEXAS A. H. Beck provided design/build services for construction of four vertical tunnel access shafts at 28-feet in diameter with depths up to 60-feet for the City of Austin s new wastewater tunnel expansion project along the Colorado River. Secant pile compression ring shoring was installed along the peripheral of each shaft to ensure a watertight finished cell into the underlying bedrock. A. H. Beck utilized a hydraulic casing oscillator manufactured by Leffer to advance and retrieve segmental double wall temporary steel casing through the water bearing soils. The high water table presence and soft unstable alluvial soils present at the work site dictated the use of full-length segmental temporary casing. High slump delayed set concrete was used to ensure concrete workability throughout the placement operations and successful full length casing retrieval. General Contractor: SAK/Quest, JV Engineer: Parsons A. H. BECK FOUNDATION CO. INC. ahbeck.com ph

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16 AUGUST 20 S M T W T F S 7 JULY SEPTEMBER AEC POWER PLANT Leroy, Alabama

bank. Each drill shaft had Alabama in the Charles R. Lowman Power Plant.

17 AEC POWER PLANT LEROY, ALABAMA in the required location. This was accomplished without applying The project was located on the CHARLES banks of the LOWMAN Tombigbee POWER River in PLANT Leroy, any Leroy, construction Alabama loads to the existing river bank. Each drill shaft had Alabama in the Charles R. Lowman Power Plant. The Pinning System an average of eighty feet of casing installed down to an underlying Project consisted of one hundred 54-inch diameter cased drill limestone stratum, and then a drilled penetration into the limestone shafts, averaging 1 feet in length. The drill shafts were installed another twenty feet. Inclinometer casings and strain gauges were to stop the slope failure occurring at the banks of the Tombigbee strategically placed in ten of the one hundred shafts to monitor the River. A. H. Beck (in conjunction with Jordan Pile Driving of Mobile, movement of the slope as new air quality control additions to the Alabama) designed and installed a system of trestle work bridges plant were constructed. and long reach drilling equipment to construct the pinning shafts ENGINEER: Black & Veatch A. H. BECK FOUNDATION CO. INC. ahbeck.com ph

MARAVEN REFINERY PUNTO FIJO, VENEZUELA This project originally required 1,100 drilled shafts, 48 to 72 inches in diameter, 50 feet deep, for a connecting pipe rack 4.

The soil conditions varied considerably, ranging from very soft to an unbelievably hard and abrasive coquina.

18 MARAVEN REFINERY PUNTO FIJO, VENEZUELA This project originally required 1,100 drilled shafts, 48 to 72 inches in diameter, 50 feet deep, for a connecting pipe rack 4.4 miles long between two new facilities of the Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) Cardon Refinery in Venezuela. The soil conditions varied considerably, ranging from very soft to an unbelievably hard and abrasive coquina. The 72 inch diameter shafts were drilled to install several vertical oil pumps throughout the refinery. A. H. Beck teamed with a local contractor who provided labor, support equipment, and materials for the project. A. H. Beck completed the original scope of the contract in six months. Consequently, A. H. Beck s contract was amended to include additional work directly resulting from the speed of the original construction. The final scope of A. H. Beck s contribution to the project included over 2,500 drilled shafts, and the entire job was completed in only nine months. ENGINEER: M. W. Kellogg A. H. BECK FOUNDATION CO. INC. ahbeck.com ph

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20 OCTOBER 20 S M T W T F S SEPTEMBER Columbus Day Halloween US-82 MISSISSIPPI RIVER BRIDGE APPROACHES Greenville, Mississippi 3 10 NOVEMBER

US-82 MISSISSIPPI RIVER BRIDGE APPROACHES GREENVILLE, MISSISSIPPI This project consisted of constructing the bridge approaches of a new alignment for US-82 across the Mississippi River.

The Arkansas approach consisted of 6 00mm shafts, ranging in depth from.75 meters to 38.30 meters. Using temporary and permanent casings and the slurry displaced method, A. H.

21 US-82 MISSISSIPPI RIVER BRIDGE APPROACHES GREENVILLE, MISSISSIPPI This project consisted of constructing the bridge approaches of a new alignment for US-82 across the Mississippi River. The Mississippi approach consisted of 458 drilled shafts, ranging in diameter from 00mm to 50mm, and depths from meters to meters. The Arkansas approach consisted of 6 00mm shafts, ranging in depth from.75 meters to meters. Using temporary and permanent casings and the slurry displaced method, A. H. Beck completed both projects in under months. Each bridge column was cast on a footing supported by a cluster of drilled shafts. A sequence was developed and implemented by A. H. Beck to install and extract temporary casing on multiple drilled shafts without imparting vibrations to the concrete that was curing in the shafts within the same cluster. Owner: MDoT Highway: US-82, Greenville, MS A. H. BECK FOUNDATION CO. INC. ahbeck.com ph

Beck Foundation Company worked with Starcon International in the construction process.

22 GULF COAST FRACTIONATORS, PLANT EXPANSION as feet of overhead clearance. Most all of the piles had some MONT BELVIEU, TEXASCHARLES LOWMAN POWER PLANT limitations Leroy, Alabama to access which necessitated some innovative approaches A. H. Beck Foundation Company worked with Starcon International in the construction process. Even in the low overhead, restricted to install a total of 3 x 30 augercast piles for a variety of work conditions, A. H. Beck was able to produce multiple piles per pipe racks needed for the ConocoPhillips Gulf Coast Fractionators day using two types of drill rigs. plant expansion. These piles were all installed in an operational GENERAL CONTRACTOR AND ENGINEERING: Starcon International/ plant under a variety of work conditions. Some areas had overhead Black and Veatch racks or structures and required the use of low overhead specialty INSPECTION: Fugro Consultants, Inc. equipment which required A. H. Beck to install the piles in as little OWNER: ConocoPhillips A. H. BECK FOUNDATION CO. INC. ahbeck.com ph

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23 NOVEMBER 20 S M T W T F S 6 OCTOBER DECEMBER Veterans Day Thanksgiving GULF COAST FRACTIONATORS, PLANT EXPANSION Mont Belvieu, Texas

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24 DECEMBER 20 S M T W T F S Christmas Eve Christmas Day New Year s Eve 3 NOVEMBER JANUARY SUPER CONDUCTING SUPER COLLIDER Waxahachie, Texas

SUPER CONDUCTING SUPER COLLIDER WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS The super conducting super collider was a Department of Energy project to build a giant underground atom smasher.

25 SUPER CONDUCTING SUPER COLLIDER WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS The super conducting super collider was a Department of Energy project to build a giant underground atom smasher. To accomplish this, they had to construct a 30 foot diameter underground tunnel 64 miles long. The tunnel was shaped like an oval and would house large electromagnetic race track that would control the atoms. A. H. Beck was contracted to install access, alignment and vent shafts to facilitate the tunnel excavation. These access shafts varied from 18 to 30 feet in diameter to depths of 285 feet. A. H. Beck developed a system of installing a series of secant piles to stabilize the upper soft soils and high torque drilling equipment to excavate the lower shales. ENGINEER: PBMK - Parsons Brinkerhoff / Morrison Knudson A. H. BECK FOUNDATION CO. INC. ahbeck.com ph

high torque hydraulic drilling rigs of today, A. H. BECK FOUNDATION CO., INC.

26 A. H. BECK CO From building the first mechanized steam powered drilling rig to the high torque hydraulic drilling rigs of today, A. H. BECK FOUNDATION CO., INC. is the name you can trust to provide solutions for all your deep foundation needs. With A. H. BECK s people, design-build capabilities, and experience on your project, you have the confidence of knowing your foundation problems have solutions. A. H. BECK FOUNDATION CO. INC. ahbeck.com ph

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TANK FARM Victoria, Texas CP CHEM SWEENY Old Ocean,

Illinois WHITING REFINERY MODERNIZATION Whiting, IN

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28 JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL A. H. BECK FOUNDATION CO. INC. I-4 / CROSSTOWN CONNECTOR Tampa, Florida VICTORIA TANK FARM Victoria, Texas CP CHEM SWEENY Old Ocean, Texas MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST PATTIKI MINE SHAFT Carmi, Illinois WHITING REFINERY MODERNIZATION Whiting, IN AUSTIN WASTE WATER ACCESS SHAFTS Austin, TX AEC POWER PLANT Leroy, Alabama SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER MARAVEN REFINERY Punto Fijo, Venezuela US-82 BRIDGE APPROACHES Greenville, MS GULF COAST FRACTIONATORS Mont Belvieu, TX SUPER CONDUCTING SUPER COLLIDER Waxahachie, TX 20 AT A GLANCE 6 JANUARY 20 FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER 20 NOVEMBER DECEMBER CORPORATE OFFICE 53 Blanco Road San Antonio, TX 782 Phone (210) Fax (210) HOUSTON BRANCH OFFICE 751 South Freeway Houston, TX Phone (7) Fax (7)

Providing Solutions for Deep Foundation Needs

1932-09 09 Providing Solutions for Deep Foundation Needs A. H. BECK FOUNDATION CO. INC. Deep Foundation Pioneers JANUARY 09 S M T W T F S 7 DECEMBER 08 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 1 8 FEBRUARY 09 2 3 4 5 6 7