How To Install Pile Drivers Successfully

By Paul Turner


Safety precautions should be taken when dealing with hand power tools. Wearing safety shoes and hard hats is important when installing pile drivers, this is because a mill scale may fly from steel pile while is being driven and cause an accident. The following are some of the things you should consider to ensure the piles are well installed at the end of the day.

Efficient cushioning materials should be put between the drivers and the concrete on the head. Piles that are fifty feats and below must be used in soils that are resistant. Further, for adequate penetration in deep and soft soils, the experts should use a bit long piles. Also, the material from the wood that is used in cushioning ought to be placed horizontally, and inspection is done immediately to ensure it is well positioned.

The choice that an expert can make on the type of a ram to use also determines the efficiency of driver installation. During the process of driving in the piles, one should use a large pump that has a low-velocity impact. Research on velocity that you should use to make sure the piles are well installed. More so, in most cases, the ram that is light and has high speed does not work well.

A reduced piston velocity must be utilized in the early stages of driving the piles. The ram speed is reduced by the smooth driving of the piles, and thus tensile stress is no more experienced. Further, the required velocity must be used to ensure that the long piles are efficiently installed in the soft soils.

To avoid the pile from binding on the driving head the cap must be fitted loosely on top of the pile to ensure its rotation is slight. By so doing, the torsional stresses are gotten rid of appropriately. Fixing the cap in the center helps to eliminate eccentric load which could have made the installation process hectic. Enough time have be taken to ensure proper results are achieved.

The driver point must be well seated with reasonable resistance at the point prior the application of full driving force. Jetting is done by placing the collection and afterward the driving of piles is done. Further, remember that jetting and driving are not done simultaneously. Also, do not forget to chamfer the top, the bottom edges, and the corners to reduce the concrete from fragmentation.

During casting, the specialist should ensure that the driver is straight and not bent due to uneven pre-stress. In case a stack is crooked, it causes the flexural stress that negatively affects the driving process. Additionally, remember that the top of driver should be perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the stack. More or so, the level of stress is determined by the eccentricity concentration.

It is essential to ensure the materials necessary in the process of fixing are available before the process starts. Tools and equipment should be well set to facilitate a simple working process. Also, all works should be careful to avoid causing accidents. They should make use of the protective gears available.




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