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Conventional Piling
Sometimes the impression can
be given that nowadays all sheet piling can be installed by either a
leader rig or silent pile, but there is still a requirement to drive
piles using the tried and trusted method of pitching piles in panels,
and using wailings and trestles to temporarily guide and secure them.
A crane is used to pitch the piles and then it can lift the piling
hammer.
Both percussive and vibratory piling can be used
to drive the piles, the choice being determined by ground conditions and
the location of the works.
This method of piling is particularly useful for installing where access
is difficult and where a high tolerance is specified. The use of
the guide wailings to restrain the piles during the majority of the
driving cycle, and the guiding effect from adjacent piles gives better
results than any pitch and drive pile method of installation.
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