On The Land Side, Venice Floodprotection Shored By Sheet Piles

July 13, 2010 rockman Project Related Comments Off on On The Land Side, Venice Floodprotection Shored By Sheet Piles
Z-Section sheet piles from ArcellorMittal used in Venice, Italy

Z-Section sheet piles from ArcellorMittal used in Venice, Italy

About two-thirds of a 57-km-long “fence” of sheet piling has already been driven to encircle polluted industrial sites in Porto Marghera that flow into a 550-sq-kilometer lagoon. [Source: ENR: Engineering News Record. Image: Peter Reina, ENR]

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New Sheet Piling Installation Manual

February 28, 2008 rockman Available Resources Comments Off on New Sheet Piling Installation Manual

The North American Steel Sheet Piling Association (NASSPA) has released a Sheet Piling Installation Manual. It has a nice overview of different hammer systems and covers issues such as driving systems and methods, templates, cofferdams, driving corrections, driving assistance and extraction. (Photo courtesy of NASSPA)

NASSPA promotes the use of steel sheet piling through the development and dissemination of technical information. This guide was compiled to assist the designer, contractor, or owner with the construction of steel sheet pile walls.

Download the Steel Sheet Piling Installation Guide – Best Practices

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TRB Publication: Developing Production Pile Driving Criteria from Test Pile Data
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Developing Production Pile Driving Criteria from Test Pile Data

August 29, 2011 rockman Available Resources Comments Off on Developing Production Pile Driving Criteria from Test Pile Data

From the report summary: Although exploratory borings and engineering studies during design are an integral part of foundation engineering, the axial resistance of a driven pile foundation is ultimately determined by the criteria used to […]