South Bay Garden Flats

Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Client

Monteith Construction

Markets

Multifamily Residential

Services

Earthquake Drains

Project

The project consisted of three multifamily buildings for a senior living community in Mount Pleasant.

The Problem

The presence of liquefiable loose sand below the water table would create structural damage during an earthquake.

Earth Tech Solution

Earth Tech proposed a ground improvement program consisting of Earthquake Drains on a four to six-foot triangular grid under the building footprint. Liquefaction was mitigated avoiding the need for a costly deep pile foundation system.