Historical Sheet Pile Sections for National Steel Corporation

Above are dimensions for WS-1, WS-2, WS-3, WS-4, WZ-22 and WZ-27, all from National Steel Corporation. Many engineers are looking for properties of these sheets (such as moment of inertia and section modulus) that Vulcan didn't have much interest in. In the 1970's, the sheet pile manufacturers changed their designations; a conversion chart for some … Continue reading Historical Sheet Pile Sections for National Steel Corporation

Historical Flat Sheet Profiles

Above are some historical flat sheeting profiles, including the following: SP-6A and SP-7A (Bethlehem Steel) I-21 and I-28S (Inland Steel) MP-101 and MP-102 (U.S. Steel) Many engineers are looking for properties of these sheets (such as moment of inertia and section modulus) that Vulcan didn't have much interest in. In the 1970's, the sheet pile … Continue reading Historical Flat Sheet Profiles

Historical Deep Arch Sheeting Profiles

In a continuation of our series on historical sheet piling profiles, we feature the following, in the diagram above: I-27 and I-32 (Inland Steel) DP-1 and DP-2 (Bethlehem Steel) MP-110 and MP-116 (U.S. Steel) Many engineers are looking for properties of these sheets (such as moment of inertia and section modulus) that Vulcan didn't have … Continue reading Historical Deep Arch Sheeting Profiles

Historical Sheet Pile Profiles for Shallow Arch Sheeting

Above are dimensions for a range of historical shallow arch sheeting, including the following sections: SP-4 and SP-5 (Bethlehem) I-23 and I-28 (Inland Steel) AP-3 and AP-8 (Bethlehem) I-22 and I-31 (Inland Steel) MP-112, MP-113, MP-115 and MP-117 (U.S. Steel) Many engineers are looking for properties of these sheets (such as moment of inertia and … Continue reading Historical Sheet Pile Profiles for Shallow Arch Sheeting

Sheet Pile Profiles for ZP-32, ZP-38, MZ-32, MZ-38, MZ-27 and ZP-27 Sheeting

As shown above, from the Vulcan Data Manual; more information is available in the vulcanhammer.info Guide to Pile Driving Equipment. Many engineers are looking for properties of these sheets (such as moment of inertia and section modulus) that Vulcan didn't have much interest in. In the 1970's, the sheet pile manufacturers changed their designations; a … Continue reading Sheet Pile Profiles for ZP-32, ZP-38, MZ-32, MZ-38, MZ-27 and ZP-27 Sheeting

Comments on “Using the Impulse–Response Pile Data for Soil Characterization”

It’s citation time again; this paper, authored by Heeyong Huh, Heedong Goh, Jun Won Kang, Stijn François and Loukas F. Kallivokas, cites both Closed …Comments on “Using the Impulse–Response Pile Data for Soil Characterization”

Comments on “Fictitious soil pile model for dynamic analysis of pipe piles under high-strain conditions” — vulcanhammer.net

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Holes had to be punched through concrete for these piles

This is another ad in our series of Vulcan ads from the 1920's, in this case appearing in the 5 December 1929 issue of Engineering News-Record. But this ad is a departure from the others in several respects. It's not clear from the photos or ad copy what kind of hammer this actually is. The … Continue reading Holes had to be punched through concrete for these piles

Foster 1800 Vibratory Yard Test

https://youtu.be/a1UUXuO2Ia0 This is a video clip of a yard test of the Foster 1800 vibratory driver at Vulcan Iron Works' Chattanooga, TN factory where it was made. The driver was the result of a program of Vulcan manufacturing L.B. Foster's vibratory drivers. The 1800 exciter was built from Foster's existing specifications, down to the lever … Continue reading Foster 1800 Vibratory Yard Test

Punching action that drives more piles

Another classic Vulcan ad, this one appeared in the 2 December 1926 edition of Engineering News-Record. It hits (sorry!) on one of Vulcan's favourite themes, namely that of "heavy ram-short stroke," which was Vulcan's design philosophy for most of its existence (or at least until the 560.) The ad explains the superiority of this concept … Continue reading Punching action that drives more piles