Deep foundation piers are useful in most areas of Michigan. but aren’t there any soils that are totally stable? One could say a tentative yes. but Michigan soils are so varied and each soil type can take on so many consistencies that every site requires a specific test and/or evaluation.
Michigan’s soil strata are deeply affected by their history. during the ice age, ice flowed ground rock into various soil categories and push them all around. The topography was left with many lake and low lands along with rolling hills and sand dunes. Rain, weather, and soils were ideal for tree and vegetation growth. As the years passed, trees and vegetation turned to organic soils. Lakes filled in. Swamps, lowlands, and wet lands created unique characteristics. Floods carried soils down stream and laid its sediment.
At the same time, shifting sand dunes lined Lake Michigan. In between these extremes are the rolling hills, forests ... Read More
