Starfin Australia stocks and distributes a range of screw pile and bored hole pole foundations systems.
The Starfin Patented designed has been engineered specifically for laterally loaded,non critical structures such as lighting columns, traffic lights and power transmission poles.
The traditional method of boring holes and using steel cages can associate with delays due to weather, curing of concrete and not to mention the elimination of concrete and soil spoils.
The Star Fin System can be installed and ready for use within minutes. Civil contractors will find not only is the system able to streamline their building methods, but greatly reduce overall costs.
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There are a total of six models of Starfin screw piles.
The product specification for the Star Finned screw pile has been developed to satisfy the base moment and shear load in soil having an undrained shear strength of not less than 50kpa in accordance with Australian Standards. AS4100-1992 Steel Structures and AS2159-1995 Piling Design and Installation.
Each screw pile model has a different design moment and shear force at the top. The moment is the result of wind load acting on the lighting columns.
The 1CE Starfin has 3 fins, whist the remaining screw piles have a total of four fins. Each screw pile model is designed to support a lighting column over its design life without catastrophic failure or excessive deflection even in poor soil.
The Star Finned screw pile is installed by a hydraulic rotary drive and is screwed into the ground to its
design length. The fins are free to rotate as they are dragged vertically into the ground with the shaft.
There is a power cable slot in all starfins to allow for easy installation of power.
