Wall Facing For Concrete Soldier Piles

A drilled in soldier pile and lagging wall is a wall system composed of drilled in steel soldier piles placed in a pre bored hole then encased in concrete.

Wall facing for concrete soldier piles.

Timber lagging between the soldier piles to temporarily support lateral soil loading. Primary piles are installed first with secondary piles constructed in between primary piles once the latter gain sufficient strength. Soldier pile wall consist of wide flange steel beams soldier piles and wood lagging. Soldier pile and lagging wall retained soil cip facing optional soldier pile h pile soldier pile predrilled hole timber lagging timber lagging bottom of exposed wall top of wall concrete gutter concrete barrier existing grade t 3fubjojoh xbmm tztufn dpotjefsfe gps uif dvu xbmm tfdujpo mpdbufe xftu pg 43.

For soldier pile walls with panels use drilled in piles unless noted otherwise in the plans. In between each vertical pile horizontal supports fill the gap helping to spread the load. Secant pile walls are formed by constructing intersecting reinforced concrete piles. A permanent textured concrete structural wall facing attached to the soldier piles.

Use concrete or grout for embedded portions of drilled in piles. Soldier pile and lagging walls commonly known as soldier piles are some of the oldest forms of retaining wall systems used in deep excavations. Use a maximum h pile spacing of 10 ft. The piles are reinforced with either steel rebar or with steel beams and are constructed by drilling under mud.

A soldier pile is a common retaining wall strategy in which h shaped steel beams piles are drilled deep into the earth at regular intervals usually 2 to 4 yards apart. And safety fencing. The contractor may attach the studs either before placing the soldier pile in the drilled hole or after excavating in front of the wall. Attach headed studs according to c ms 513 22 and as shown in the plans.

Soldier pile walls have successfully being used since the late 18th century in metropolitan cities like new york berlin and london.