A pile shoring wall includes tangent concrete piles that are formed in the ground at an excavation site. The tangent concrete piles include a plurality of a first type of concrete piles in the ground at depths wherein the average depth is d.sub.1 and a plurality of a second type of concrete piles. The second type of concrete piles includes 10% and less than 50% of the tangent concrete piles, and each have a shaft of a helical pile secured therewithin. Each helical pile has a bottom portion with helical flights for screwing the helical pile into the ground, and each helical pile is set into the ground to a depth of at least about 2 m below d.sub.1. The helical flights of each helical pile are exposed to the surrounding soil and increase resistance below an excavation depth when the site is excavated.

A pile shoring wall includes tangent concrete piles that are formed in the ground at an excavation site. The tangent concrete piles include a plurality of a first type of concrete piles in the ground at depths wherein the average depth is d.sub.1 and a plurality of a second type of concrete piles. The second type of concrete piles includes 10% and less than 50% of the tangent concrete piles, and each have a shaft of a helical pile secured therewithin. Each helical pile has a bottom portion with helical flights for screwing the helical pile into the ground, and each helical pile is set into the ground to a depth of at least about 2 m below d.sub.1. The helical flights of each helical pile are exposed to the surrounding soil and increase resistance below an excavation depth when the site is excavated.

A slab filler, and method for implementing fillers in a two-way concrete slab for building structures, are disclosed. The filler comprises an upper keeper tray and a lower keeper tray, and a volumetric filling element. The upper keeper tray is attached to a top of the volumetric filling element and the lower keeper tray is attached to a bottom of the volumetric filling element. The filler comprises a plurality of indicators positioned on all corners of the keeper tray to indicate an amount or level of a concrete fed on the filler. The filler further comprises grooves at an end of the spacer, configured to securely hold one or more belts. Spacers and belts are configured to receive one or more rebar. Further, the volumetric filling element is a high-density material, where the filler is incorporated without upper keeper tray and lower keeper tray.

A drilling apparatus in the form of a Kelly drilling rig including a drilling tool holder for holding a drill rod, in particular a Kelly bar, which can be rotatably driven by a rotary drive via a gearbox, wherein the gearbox includes a gearbox housing with multiple gearbox elements rotatably mounted therein. At least one plastically deformable shock absorber element for absorbing shocks is provided on at least one of the gearbox elements in the gearbox housing.

A machine and a method for earth-working with a machine, having a mast, along which a top drive can be moved vertically by an adjusting device, through which top drive a telescopic kelly bar is displaceably guided, which has at least one outer kelly bar, which is designed to come to lie on the top drive, and one inner kelly bar, which comprises a rope suspension for a rope, through which the inner kelly bar is moved vertically by a rope winch. The adjusting device for the top drive and/or the main rope winch for the kelly bar is/are automatically controlled, wherein the inner kelly bar is moved relative to the top drive in some areas in a rapid travel mode at a first speed and in some areas in a conservative travel mode, in which the speed is reduced in comparison with the first speed.

A method is for supporting a retaining wall that includes a number of wall blocks positioned to retain material against a rear side of the plurality of wall blocks. The method includes attaching the rear side of at least one of the wall blocks to at least one ground-stabilizing base body supporting the wall blocks. Kits and systems are also disclosed.

A method is for supporting a retaining wall that includes a number of wall blocks positioned to retain material against a rear side of the plurality of wall blocks. The method includes attaching the rear side of at least one of the wall blocks to at least one ground-stabilizing base body supporting the wall blocks. Kits and systems are also disclosed.

A data capture device and a data capture system are provided. The data capture device is configured to navigate along an elongate structure. The data capture device includes a surface scanner, for scanning a surface of the elongate structure; and a sensor, for capturing data relating to the elongate structure. The surface scanner and the sensor are configured to capture data relating to a common region.

A pile pouring structure includes a steel reinforcement cage, a limiting ring arranged on the outer side of the steel reinforcement cage, a plurality of PVC pipes arranged in the steel reinforcement cage, a cut-off layer arranged on the limiting ring, a two-dimensional code display board arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the steel reinforcement cage, the cut-off layer is annular. The two-dimensional code display board is provided with a two-dimensional code which is scanned to enter an information input interface. Information management is achieved in the pile construction process by scanning the two-dimensional code for inputting pile body strength information, thereby improving the work efficiency. The cut-off layer is used as an interface between a pile body and a pile head so that a part needing to be broken is rapidly positioned. The pile head at a part above the cut-off layer is broken so that the cut-off layer is capable of protecting a lower structure.

A pile pouring structure includes a steel reinforcement cage, a limiting ring arranged on the outer side of the steel reinforcement cage, a plurality of PVC pipes arranged in the steel reinforcement cage, a cut-off layer arranged on the limiting ring, a two-dimensional code display board arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the steel reinforcement cage, the cut-off layer is annular. The two-dimensional code display board is provided with a two-dimensional code which is scanned to enter an information input interface. Information management is achieved in the pile construction process by scanning the two-dimensional code for inputting pile body strength information, thereby improving the work efficiency. The cut-off layer is used as an interface between a pile body and a pile head so that a part needing to be broken is rapidly positioned. The pile head at a part above the cut-off layer is broken so that the cut-off layer is capable of protecting a lower structure.