How To Drive Steel Sheet Piles
How To Drive Steel Sheet Piles
American
Piledriving
Equipment, Inc.
APE Pile Driving School
Examples
Examples
Example
Examples
Job Examples
Sheet Pile
Terminology:
Section Data: Name
Job Examples
Sheet Pile
Terminology: Producer
and Country of Origin
Arbed PU
1. Z-type (Z)
Arbed PU
PZ-22
PZ-27
PZ-35
PZ-40
2. U-type (U)
Flat Sheets
Circular cofferdams
Examples
4. Arch (A)
Description
One Sheet
Interlock
area
Note: No interlocks
Types of Interlocks
PZ-27
Ball and Socket Type
Positive Points:
Easy to thread. Hangs up less.
Pile Crews Desire This Type of Interlock
Super Rugged Interlock
Great for Repeated Use.
Easy to Drive because Interlock displaces less soil
Types of Interlocks
Double Jaw
Single Jaw
Positive Points:
Negative:
Less Swing
Hangs up more
Types of Interlocks
Double Hook
Positive Points:
Negative:
Limited Swing
Types of Interlocks
Types of Interlocks
Types of Interlocks
Flange
Flange
Web
Cold Formed
Steel Sheet Piles Are:
Cold Formed From Steel
Sheet Rolls Called Scalp or
Coils
Interlock Jamming
Dynamic Loading
Driving Methods
Use at Least a Four Foot Level
Use a String Bob
2
Two templates or more. Upper and
Lower.
Driving Methods
Gaining or Loosing
Driving MethodsLeaning
Stop!
Take Corrective Action.
Methods-leaning Corrections
Impact Hammers
Things to consider:
Heavy ram, shorter stroke
Ram weight should be 1.5 to 2
times the combined pile and cap
weight
Diesel hammer may be best choice
Leader mounted
Good drive cap to pile fit
Drive in shorter steps
Diesel Hammer
Understanding
Vibros
Suppressor
Gearbox
Clamp Device
Paired
Eccentrics
Eccentric
1 work
3 work
Vibro-Driver/Extractors
Eccentric moment
Center of
rotation
Center of
gravity
Multiplied by
The Mass
2 times 500 equals: 1,000 inch pounds
2 inches
1,000 in-lbs
1,000 in-lbs
equals:
2,000 in-lbs.
If each eccentric has 1,000 in-lbs then the vibro has a total of
2,000 in-lbs.
Less amplitude
More amplitude
More parts
Less parts
Amplitude
A = 2 x Mt
Mv
Vibrating weight: Mv
C:
Clamping device including all
plates or clamps
D:
Pile weight
vibrating
mass
Amplitude
4000 in-lb.
Vibrating mass: 6500 lb
Amplitude
4000 in-lbs.
Amplitude
Amplitude will
decrease with
increase of:
Pile weight
Soil resistance
Weights, gears, shafts, hoses, motors
Extra clamp attachments
Anything that increases vibrating mass.
Amplitude =
2 x EM
VM
VPM
CPM
Example:
Moment:
4400 in-lb.
Frequency:
= 159.94 Tons
Drive Force
1600 cpm
4000 in-lb.
159.94 =
1,000,000
1100 cpm
1600 cpm
5208 in-lbs
4400 in-lbs
1,000,000
Vibro Jaws
Moveable
Jaw
Fixed
Jaw
Model 400
on Sheets
Hard
Driving
Required
The
Use
Of
Super
Vibro.
Stab Cat