What are the environmental effects of composite piles? Can anything leach out of the piles?
There is extremely low water vapor transmission, very low moisture absorption and no solubility in water in any of the materials that make up our composite piles. One of our primary criteria in the development of our piles is that they must be inert and unaffected by the environment – and that they have no deleterious affect on the environment. We have MSDS’s for the piling as a complete unit and also the two polymer materials we use. The polymer that is the exterior of the piles is widely available in medical grades is non-toxic, hydrolytically stable and inert at less than 300 F., although it can be attacked by low molecular weight solvents and some chlorinated solvents. The outer skin is impervious to diesel fuel and gasoline. We are building a pier where 3 piles will need to be in rip-rap. The rocks are 2 to 4 foot in diameter and will be removed for pile installation. What would be the recommendations for filling the piles or cementing them in place? Should we build a wood box aro
