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
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
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”
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
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
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
https://youtube.com/shorts/xU4TGSYS6G8 Vulcan 06 hammer mounted on a Pile Hammer Equipment excavator mast driving pile. The excavator mast, for certain piles and pile hammers, is able to become a pile driving rig, dispensing with the need for a crane or dedicated pile rig. Video courtesy of Pile Hammer Equipment, who manufactures the mast. I would advise … Continue reading Vulcan 06 on a PHE Excavator Mast Driving Sheet Pile
Editor's Note: this is a topic that has occupied quite a lot of space on this site, starting with Russian Impact-Vibration Pile Driving Equipment and continuing with other pieces. That piece deals some with the early history but is more concerned with the development subsequent to this book at the VNIIstroidormash institute in Moscow. It is … Continue reading Impact-Vibration Hammers
For the rest of the book, click here. The scheme of a pile vibratory driver with a sprung load provides for the implementation of a narrow load in the form of additional elements that are laid on the sprung part and move when immersed together with the pile. This method has well-known advantages, the most … Continue reading Vibratory Downcrowding Units
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