An apparatus for lifting and supporting a pile is provided. The apparatus includes a support structure coupled to the pile and a lifting device coupled to the support structure. Gripping plates of a lift head engage and lift the pile during extension of the lifting device. During retraction of the lifting device, gripping plates of a gravity vice engage the pile to support the pile in the lifted position. The extension and retraction of the lifting device is alternately repeated to lift the pile in steps to a desired height.

The invention is directed to a foundation pile (1) comprising a tubular housing (2) having an upper end (3) and an open lower end (4) and wherein at the upper end or near or at the open lower end (4) vibration means are present and wherein at the open lower end means (6) to discharge a fluid into the interior space (20) of the tubular housing and means (7) to discharge a fluid from the lower end (4) of the tubular housing (2) in a direction which has a downward directional component. The means (6) to discharge a fluid into the interior space (20) of the tubular housing have can fluidise the soil present in this interior space.

The invention is directed to a foundation pile (1) comprising a tubular housing (2) having an upper end (3) and an open lower end (4) and wherein at the upper end or near or at the open lower end (4) vibration means are present and wherein at the open lower end means (6) to discharge a fluid into the interior space (20) of the tubular housing and means (7) to discharge a fluid from the lower end (4) of the tubular housing (2) in a direction which has a downward directional component. The means (6) to discharge a fluid into the interior space (20) of the tubular housing have can fluidise the soil present in this interior space.

The invention relates to a pile-driving device and a method for driving driving material into a ground, wherein, for the purpose of driving-in, the driving material is clamped and held by means of a clamping means on a pile-driving power unit and prior to clamping the driving material is connected by means of a flexible securing element, in particular a securing chain, to the pile-driving power unit. In accordance with the invention a pressing element is provided which is displaced relative to the pile-driving power unit towards the driving material and, in doing so, a pressing force is applied onto an upward-directed front face of the driving material.

The present disclosure discloses a device for centrifuge testing of a driven pile in different installation and pull-out modes, including a supporting system, a pile driving system, a pile-soil system and a measurement and acquisition system. The present disclosure further provides a method for operating the device for centrifuge testing of a driven pile in different installation and pull-out modes. The present disclosure can perform geotechnical centrifuge testing of a driven pile through penetration in different installation modes and pull-out in different pull-out modes, and provide the effective test device and method for study of a pile-soil mutual dynamic response during a whole process of penetration and a process of pull-out of the driven pile. Moreover, pile-soil deformation characteristics and the like during the processes of penetration and pull-out can be visually observed through a high-speed camera or a digital camera, and the pull-out and penetration can be tested separately.

The present disclosure discloses a device for centrifuge testing of a driven pile in different installation and pull-out modes, including a supporting system, a pile driving system, a pile-soil system and a measurement and acquisition system. The present disclosure further provides a method for operating the device for centrifuge testing of a driven pile in different installation and pull-out modes. The present disclosure can perform geotechnical centrifuge testing of a driven pile through penetration in different installation modes and pull-out in different pull-out modes, and provide the effective test device and method for study of a pile-soil mutual dynamic response during a whole process of penetration and a process of pull-out of the driven pile. Moreover, pile-soil deformation characteristics and the like during the processes of penetration and pull-out can be visually observed through a high-speed camera or a digital camera, and the pull-out and penetration can be tested separately.

Abstract: A vibratory hammer (1) for driving or retracting sheet piles, pipes or other elements into or from the soil, comprises a vibration case (2). A clamp (17) is attached to the vibration case (2). The clamp (17) comprises gripping jaws (18) for gripping the sheet piles or other elements. A yoke (3) is connected to the vibration case (2) via one or more vibration damping elements for suspending the vibratory hammer (1) from a hoist cable or the like. In the vibration case (2) an even number of pairwise arranged eccenter weights are rotationally mounted. The vibratory hammer comprises at least one synchronous electric motor (13A) for driving the rotation of the eccenter weights.

Abstract: A vibratory hammer (1) for driving or retracting sheet piles, pipes or other elements into or from the soil, comprises a vibration case (2). A clamp (17) is attached to the vibration case (2). The clamp (17) comprises gripping jaws (18) for gripping the sheet piles or other elements. A yoke (3) is connected to the vibration case (2) via one or more vibration damping elements for suspending the vibratory hammer (1) from a hoist cable or the like. In the vibration case (2) an even number of pairwise arranged eccenter weights are rotationally mounted. The vibratory hammer comprises at least one synchronous electric motor (13A) for driving the rotation of the eccenter weights.

A modular driving head coupling device includes a first component configured for attachment to a driving equipment apparatus such as a vibratory hammer, and a second component configured for attachment to an installation equipment apparatus such as a sheet piling installation mandrel, including detachable coupling elements for detachable coupling between the first and second components.

The method of installing the mastic footprint may be used as a repair or in connection with a new installation of the structure. The method produces a mastic footprint that is resistant to infiltration of water, fuel, and salt, including mixtures thereof. The method further produces a mastic footprint that is thermally resistant. In repairs, the mastic footprint of the method provides longevity of use of at least one year and up to 5 years prior to any repair or replacement. In new installations, the mastic footprint provides longevity of use of at least 1 year and up to 15 years prior to any repair or replacement. Finally, the method of installing a mastic footprint does not affect the structural integrity of the adjacent or surrounding surface material, where the adjacent or surrounding surface material does not require repair or replacement sooner than if the method had not been deployed.