We have experience in the installation of sheet piling using conventional methods.

Conventional Sheet Piling

Conventional installation methods have been used to install bridge pier cofferdams, permanent bridge bearing piles, jetties, cofferdams, retaining walls and walkway bearing piles working in tidal areas, inland waterways and on land.

A temporary piling gate is erected using sheet piling beams and trestles or spud piles. The piling gate is used to support sheet piling, tubular piles and bearing piles, which are pitched into the gate using a crane.

The steel piles are then installed using a hydraulic vibratory hammer and driven to level using a hydraulic impact hammer to suit the ground conditions. Resonance free or variable moment vibratory hammers can reduce the vibration caused when installing and extracting steel piles. This allows steel piling works to be carried out in sensitive locations.

Involves the use of temporary gates or guide frames, which comprise of beams and trestles or “spud” piles. These provide the support for the sheet or tubular piles which are pitched into the gate prior to driving, generally by a service crane. The piles are then installed with either vibratory or impact hammers, depending on the prevailing ground conditions. We use the new generation of vibratory equipment which can reduce vibrations during installation and extraction, allowing works in more sensitive locations. The system is frequently used in the construction of bridge piers, cofferdams, jetties and retaining walls, in tidal locations and inland waterways.

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