The document discusses plastic piling products and installation methods. It describes The Hammerman company's 20 years of experience with small piling equipment, plastic piling, and installation techniques. They offer a portfolio of plastic piles, pile drivers, drainage filters, and vibrators in various sizes for installing plastic sheet piling. Common installation equipment includes handheld hammers, air hammers, vibrators mounted on excavators or cranes, and leader rigs. The document provides guidance on selecting the appropriate equipment and techniques for successful plastic piling installations.
2. The Hammerman
Over 20 years of experience with:
•Small piling equipment
•Plastic piling
•Installation methods for plastic piling and trench
sheeting
•Not an Engineer
3. What we offer
A new & unique product portfolio of Piles, Pile drivers & Drainage filters
The UK’s widest range of Plastic Sheet Piling
Advanced, Z & U Plastic Sheet Piling
100% recycled material
Thicknesses from 3.5 – 11 mm
Lengths of up to 13m, widths of 200 - 610mm
JETFilters
Drainage filters stops the build up of water
pressure behind a control structure - new, or
retrofitted & fully maintainable
Available in 3 sizes and a variety of materials
EMS Piling Vibrators & Piling Mandrels
The new “mini hammers” sizes start from 160 kgs
with powerpack or excavator mounted.
Quieter, no lubricant pollution, can drive and
extract sheets
4. Part 1 - Products and Systems
Part 2 - Installation Methods and Equipment
Part 3 - Applications
5. Part 2 Installation Methods
and Equipment
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6. Rules of Thumb
1/3rd out : 2/3rds in 50:50
Special cases, including
hybrid, KingPile and
combi - piles
7. Equipment for Installation of Plastic Piling
• Handheld Hammers and Mauls
• Air hammers & Drop Weights
• Compactor Plates
• Excavator Mounted Piling Vibrators
• Crane Suspended Vibrators
• Leader Rigs
8. Equipment for Installation of Plastic Piling
• Handheld Hammers and Mauls
• Air hammers & Drop Weights
• Compactor Plates
• Excavator Mounted Piling Vibrators
• Crane Suspended Vibrators
• Leader Rigs
9. Equipment for Installation of Plastic Piling
• Handheld Hammers and Mauls
• Air hammers & Drop Weights
• Compactor Plates
• Excavator Mounted Piling Vibrators
• Crane Suspended Vibrators
• Leader Rigs
10. Equipment for Installation of Plastic Piling
• Handheld Hammers and Mauls
• Air hammers & Drop Weights
• Compactor Plates
• Excavator Mounted Piling Vibrators
• Crane Suspended Vibrators
• Leader Rigs
11. Equipment for Installation of Plastic Piling
• Handheld Hammers and Mauls
• Air hammers & Drop Weights
• Compactor Plates
• Excavator Mounted Piling Vibrators
• Crane Suspended Vibrators
• Leader Rigs
12. Equipment for Installation of Plastic Piling
• Handheld Hammers and Mauls
• Air hammers & Drop Weights
• Compactor Plates
• Excavator Mounted Piling Vibrators
• Crane Suspended Vibrators
• Leader Rigs
13. Equipment for Installation of Plastic Piling
• Handheld Hammers and Mauls
• Air hammers & Drop Weights
• Compactor Plates
• Excavator Mounted Piling Vibrators
• Crane Suspended Vibrators
• Leader Rigs
14. Equipment for Installation of Plastic Piling
• Handheld Hammers and Mauls
• Air hammers & Drop Weights
• Compactor Plates
• Excavator Mounted Piling Vibrators
• Crane Suspended Vibrators
• Leader Rigs
15. Equipment for Installation of Plastic Piling
• Handheld Hammers and Mauls
• Air hammers & Drop Weights
• Compactor Plates
• Excavator Mounted Piling Vibrators
• Crane Suspended Vibrators
• Leader Rigs
16. Equipment for Installation of Plastic Piling
• Handheld Hammers and Mauls
• Air hammers & Drop Weights
• Compactor Plates
• Excavator Mounted Piling Vibrators
• Crane Suspended Vibrators
• Leader Rigs
17. Equipment for Installation of Plastic Piling
• Handheld Hammers and Mauls
• Air hammers & Drop Weights
• Compactor Plates
• Excavator Mounted Piling Vibrators
• Crane Suspended Vibrators
• Leader Rigs
18. Equipment for Installation of Plastic Piling
• Handheld Hammers and Mauls
• Air hammers & Drop Weights
• Compactor Plates
• Excavator Mounted Piling Vibrators
• Crane Suspended Vibrators
• Leader Rigs
19. Equipment for Installation of Plastic Piling
• Handheld Hammers and Mauls
• Air hammers & Drop Weights
• Compactor Plates
• Excavator Mounted Piling Vibrators
• Crane Suspended Vibrators
• Leader Rigs
20. Equipment for Installation of Plastic Piling
• Handheld Hammers and Mauls
• Air hammers & Drop Weights
• Compactor Plates
• Excavator Mounted Piling Vibrators
• Crane Suspended Vibrators
• Leader Rigs
21. Equipment for Installation of Plastic Piling
• Handheld Hammers and Mauls
• Air hammers & Drop Weights
• Compactor Plates
• Excavator Mounted Piling Vibrators
• Crane Suspended Vibrators
• Leader Rigs
22. Equipment for Installation of Plastic Piling
• Handheld Hammers and Mauls
• Air hammers & Drop Weights
• Compactor Plates
• Excavator Mounted Piling Vibrators
• Crane Suspended Vibrators
• Leader Rigs
23. Equipment for Installation of Plastic Piling
• Handheld Hammers and Mauls
• Air hammers & Drop Weights
• Compactor Plates
• Excavator Mounted Piling Vibrators
• Crane Suspended Vibrators
• Leader Rigs
24. Piling Mandrels – supports pile and vibro
Side Sleeves Side Mandrels Internal mandrels
25. Slide Sleeves
•Basic steel strengthener
•Only overlaps on interlock
•Useful on budget light duty piling
•Limited to around 2-3m
•Must always be shorter than pile – plugging
•Easily suits different sheets
26. Side Mandrels
•Provides top and side support
•Prevents sheet buckling
• Safer than rear mandrels
• Works ahead of the pile
•Requires quite large equipment
•Heavy
•Expensive to produce
•Suit narrow range of sheets
27. Internal Mandrels
•Only for advanced range of piles
•Light weight minimises equipment size
•Internal backbone allow greater downcrowd
•Extends beyond pile and reduced toe friction
and plugging
28. Internal Mandrels
•Only for advanced range of piles
•Light weight minimises equipment size
•Internal backbone allow greater downcrowd
•Extends beyond pile and reduced toe friction
and plugging
So minimal contact, maximum support.
30. Remaining
Issues
The main issues that relate today are:
Selecting the right pile for the job
Getting in equipment that is
powerful enough for the task
Vibrator biased