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Pile trimming

2 September 20205 April 2020 by Gerardo Marote

The trimming eliminates the polluted/dirty concrete and a minimum of sound concrete above the cut-off level, over the full cross section of a pile (Standard EN 1536: Execution of special geotechnical works: bored piles). Trimming shall be carried out without damaging the concrete, reinforcement and instrumentation of the pile. The FPS (Federation of Piling Specialists) has prepared an excellent document about breaking down of piles, which includes the most relevant technologies for pile trimming. The … Read more

Loading and driving a 30 metre long steel pile!

3 June 2016 by Gerardo Marote

Bermingham Foundation Solutions Loading and Driving a 30 metre long steel Pile! at the Hamilton Marine Discovery Centre. This video shows loading a 30 metre long pipe pile into a Bermingham Vertical Travel Lead, and driving it using a Berminghammer Diesel Impact Hammer. The job was at the Marine Discover Centre in Hamilton, Ontario.

Pile-driving machine Junttan at construction site – time lapse

2 June 2016 by Gerardo Marote

Channel: Valentin TV The video shows the whole construction method: unloading the concrete precast piles from the truck, lifting the piles with the Junttan rig and driving the piles down into the ground.

Safety measures during the execution of Precast Piles

29 May 2016 by Gerardo Marote

Aetess. Spanish Federation of Foundation Contractors.

Joints Precast Piles

19 September 2015 by Gerardo Marote

“ABB pile joints are used to join precast reinforced concrete piles while providing high bending moment strength. The pile joints are placed in the mould before the pile is cast. During pile driving, eccentric forces may cause horizontal vibrations in the pile that threaten to remove the locking pins from the locking block.The lock mechanism of the joint ensures that the joint remains intact during pile driving”. Joints Precast Piles by LEIMET. Download Brochure.