What Is a Helical Pile?

A helical pile, sometimes referred to as a screw pile, is a steel shaft fitted with one or more helical plates (similar to a screw thread). These plates allow the pile to be screwed into the ground with hydraulic machinery, creating a deep foundation anchor with high load-bearing capacity.

How Do Helical Piles Work?

Instead of displacing soil like driven piles or requiring excavation like bored piers, helical piles are rotated into the ground. This process causes minimal disturbance, with torque resistance providing a reliable measure of load capacity. Once installed, they are ready to bear load immediately no curing time required.

Advantages of Helical Piles

• Fast Installation: No concrete, no waiting.

• Environmentally Friendly: Less soil displacement and smaller equipment footprint.

• Immediate Load-Bearing: Start building the same day.

• Versatile Applications: Ideal for energy, transport, industrial, and temporary structures.

Why They’re the Future of Foundations

In an era of time-sensitive and environmentally conscious infrastructure projects, helical piles offer a smarter, faster, and more efficient foundation method. From tight-access urban sites to remote outback installations, they’re changing how Australia builds from the ground up.