Thickwall steel tube piles→

How it works

Thickwall steel tubes are driven into the ground by one of our top-driven piling rigs. The rigs come in a range of sizes and weights to carry 2 to 5 tonne accelerated top hammers, and are typically used on larger, open sites.

Like all driven piles, the tube displaces the soil instead of removing it, so there are no arisings to dispose of. Steel’s strength means the pile can be driven through ground that would stop a concrete pile.

When it’s used

Driven piles are typically considered for made ground, sands and gravels, contaminated ground and ground with a high water table. Thickwall steel tube piles suit all ground conditions where layered bands of hard strata or obstructions would rule out pre-cast concrete piles, or where the design calls for piles to resist high lateral loads.

Advantages

• Fast installation on site
• A cost-effective answer to lateral loading
• Higher load-bearing capacity than the pre-cast equivalent
• No arisings, so no spoil disposal costs
• Displacement piles are the preferred option in contaminated ground