CURRENT PILING METHODS - TECHNIQUES & APPLICATION

The author suggests that after a period of rapid development over the last ten years, piling in the UK has reached a state where little is new and accepted developments are being refined. Segmented precast concrete piles can be economically driven into multi-disectional rakes despite the very high frictional losses involved in drop hammer/leader arrangements. Techniques such as pre-boring have been developed to deal with leave, but a continuing series of careful measurements on installed piles are required to produce evidence to determine the need and amount of pre-boring. The merits of various types of drilling and piling rigs are discussed. Piling machine noise is not a major problem although steel and precast concrete piles can be noisy. There is a greater potential for noise reduction by quietening engines on all plant items. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  IPC Building and Contract Journals Limited

  32 Southwark Bridge Road
  London SE1 9EX,   England 
• Authors:
  • Curtis, R J
• Publication Date: 1976-4-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 22-25
• Serial:
  • Surveyor - Public Authority Technology
  • Volume: 147
  • Issue Number: 4373
  • Publisher: IPC Building and Contract Journals Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Boring; Drilling; Equipment; Friction; Methodology; Mills; Noise control; Pile driving; Pile hammers; Precast concrete; Sound; State of the art reports; Steel; Support piles
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Rake; Steel mills
• ITRD Terms: 3871: Drilling; 3641: Driving (pile); 3674: Equipment; 5452: Friction; 9102: Method; 3399: Pile; 4792: Precast concrete; 6748: Sound; 8588: State of the art report; 4542: Steel; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Construction; Geotechnology; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment; I50: Construction and Supervision of Construction;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00138889
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 26 1976 12:00AM