Construction Notes

Construction industry consultant, construction methods and operations, Design Build Project, Construction Superintendent’s Operations Manual, and Project Management, materials, Building Materials, Construction Materials

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Soldier Piles

Steel piles are either driven or drilled in at intervals along a wall for the attachment of wood lagging or sheet steel to allow excavation ...

Jetting

The practice of jetting, applying a pressurized water jet at the toe of the pile, can greatly facilitate the driving of piles in some instan...

Pile Driving Hammer Types

1. The drop hammer Rarely used, except for installing compacted-concrete piles. 2. Single-acting hammers Powered by steam or air pressur...

Minipiles and Micropiles

Micropiles are small diameter drilled and grouted friction piles. Each pile includes steel elements that are bonded into the bearing soil or...

Handling, Storage of Timber, Precast, Steel, and Concrete Piles

Unloading. Timber piles may be unloaded by controlled roll-off. Dumping should not be permitted. Handling. Generally treated timber pile...

Typical Specifications for Cast-in-Place Concrete Piles - part 2

>>> part1 Mixing Time. Mixing time starts when the water is added to the mix and should be adequate but not excessive. Min...

Typical Specifications for Cast-in-Place Concrete Piles - part 1

Design Mix . A design mix with results of tests on standard cylinders should be furnished by the contractor. Copies of these data should be ...

Steel Pipe Piles and Conical Points

CONICAL POINTS FOR PIPE PILES

View web version

Powered by Blogger.