Sunday, November 6, 2016

Uses Of A Galvanized Pile Driver In Construction Projects

By Stephanie Nelson


Construction as a business needs so much high quality, large scale equipment. This is especially true when it comes to urbanization projects that include skyscrapers, bridges and so on. These machinery can range from back hoes to cranes to cement mixers. Whether you choose to buy them or rent them are a matter that should consider project budget and duration.

One of the most important parts of making a skyscraper, or any building for that matter is making the foundation. It is a basic principle that the higher it goes, the deeper the footing should be. This will make sure the structure is safe once it is done and can deal with external forces like earthquakes and strong winds and what not. An essential machinery that can help with the forming the foundation is a galvanized pile driver.

The taller the building the deeper its footing needs to be. This ensures that the load is transferred on to the stronger subsoil than just retaining it on the loose top soil layer. This is when impact driven piles, caissons, hellical piles and earth stabilized columns come in.

Reinforced concrete, steel, timber and other strong materials are used as the skeletal system that uses the driver for it to be dug deep into the ground. It does not only limit to the vertical pole but other parts are composed of the cap, the pile, grade beam and then the wall. This makes sure that the weight of the other materials in the building are properly distributed.

Boring and driving are the two methods available in installing the founding poles. Driving in particular, is a lot like hammering down a nail on wood except in a more massive scale. There are two ways that driving can be done which are the pre cast and cast in situ. These same options are also available for the boring method.

Knowing which method to choose depends on certain factors. Such factors include the type and quality of soil, the length of the building, stratas of rocks and so on. The matter involves a substantial amount of study. One of big advantage of driving methods are how the pole can be driven in very long lengths as long as it is done with the right equipment.

Approval for usage of this equipment depends on the engineer and the method cannot be started unless it is evaluated by them. The structure of the driver basically composes of the hammer, cushions, leads, the pile and the template. There are various types of hammers and they can vary in efficiency.

The power sources can range from purely mechanical physics like gravity used in the drop types to something as convoluted as vibratory and sonic powered types. There are also steam or air and diesel powered types. The effectiveness may vary depending on what kind is used. Among all the types, the drop hammer is the least efficient since it only involves the assistance of gravity.

Other types use steam, diesel, hydraulic, sonic and vibratory power. These have higher efficiency rates when compared to the drop driver. The one that has the highest rate would be both the diesel and hydraulic ones with a value of 95 percent.




About the Author:



No comments:

Post a Comment