HP PILE

HP PILE
HP PILE FLANGE
FLANGE (TYP.) Y WEB
GENERAL NOTES:

HP PILE 1. PROVIDE MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE

PJP CURRENT VERSIONS OF PUBLICATION 408 AND AASHTO/AWS WELDING
HP-PILE FLANGE
(TYP.) CODE D1.5. USE AWS D1.1 FOR WELDING NOT COVERED IN AASHTO/AWS
D1.5. THE NDT REQUIREMENTS IN D1.5 MAY BE WAIVED BY THE
1 …" MAX. STRUCTURE CONTROL ENGINEER.
GRIND END OF PILE ‚"
…" MAX.
PJP 1 FOR FLUSH FIT MIN. 1 2. THIS STANDARD COVERS ONLY "NORMAL DUTY" PILE TIP
(TYP.) SEE ALTERNATE REINFORCEMENT. DESIGNER MAY SPECIFY "HEAVY-DUTY"
DETAIL A. 1 PILE TIP REINFORCEMENT FOR HARD DRIVING CONDITIONS.
THE CONNECTION FOR "HEAVY-DUTY" PILE TIP REINFORCEMENT
TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH NOTE 6 ON THIS SHEET.

3. FURNISH AND INSTALL TIP REINFORCEMENT SUPPLIED BY

FU

B
B
TIP BULLETIN 15 APPROVED SUPPLIERS.
REINFORCEMENT
ALTERNATE 4. FURNISH A CERTIFIED STATEMENT THAT THE TIP
FU
REINFORCEMENT STEEL COMPLIES WTIH THE SPECIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS INCLUDING CERTIFIED REPORT SHOWING THE
T
Y DETAIL A CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES,
PROPERTIES, AND
AND ROLLING
ROLLING DIRECTION
FOR PLATES USED IN THE PREFABRICATED TIPS.

5. DO NOT USE FILLET WELD FOR ATTACHING CAST TIP REINFORCEMENT

ELEVATION VIEW VIEW Y-Y TO HP-PILES.

6. CONNECTION OF TIP REINFORCEMENT TO PILE:

CONN

JOIN HP PILE TO CAST TIPS USING GROOVE WELDS ONLY.

WELD SIZE TO BE THE GREATER OF ‰" OR MINIMUM
GROOVE WELD SIZE RECOMMENDED BY THE TIP MANUFAC-
‚" MIN.
TURER FOR THE PILE/TIP COMBINATION REQUIRED.
(TYP.)
BEVEL OUTSIDE OF EACH FLANGE OF THE HP-PILE FOR
GROOVE WELD, WHERE TIP REINFORCEMENTS ARE NOT
WELD
CAST TIPS PRE-BEVELED OR TO ACHIEVE THE MINIMUM GROOVE
HP- SIZE WELD SIZE.
PILE TYPE A (MIN.) B (MIN.) H (MIN.) T (MIN.)
ATTACH
ATTACH A
A PILE
PILETIP
TIPREINFORCEMENT
REINFORCEMENT ON THE SQUARE
14 X 117 ‰ CUT END OF THE PILE AND HOLD IT IN CLOSE CONTACT

14 X 102 AGAINST THE PILE OR TO ACHIEVE THE MINIMUM

‰
14 X 89 ‰
* 3 ** 1 GROOVE WELD SIZE.

H 14 X 73 ‰ 7. THE WELDS SHOWN ARE SUGGESTED ACCEPTABLE GROOVE WELDS.

THE
THE CONTRACTOR MAY USE ANY PREQUALIFIED GROOVE WELDS
12 X 84 ‰ APPROVED BY THE ENGINEER.

HP PILE (ABOVE) 12 X 74 ‰
2•
* ** ƒ 8. T
THE DEPARTMENT MAY REJECT AN APPROVED PILE TIP TYPE,
12 X 63 ‰ IF FOUND UNSUITABLE FOR A JOB SITE BASED UPON DRIVING
12 X 53 ‰ RECORDS.
A

10 X 57 ‰ * 2„ ** •

PLAN
= REFER TO NOTES 6 AND 7, THIS SHT.

TYPICAL HP-PILE TIP * = FLANGE THICKNESS + ‚" MIN. + FIT-UP TOLERANCE …" MAX.
** = WEB THICKNESS + 2 x ‚" MIN. + 2 x FIT-UP TOLERANCE …" MAX.

HP-PILE TIP REINFORCEMENT DETAILS

1•" x 1•" ANGLE

(FOR 45° BEVELS ONLY)

PJP
Š" MIN.

PJP
Š" MIN.
SCARFING END OF PILE
(H OR PIPE PILE)

SEE ALTERNATE
DETAIL B

SEE ALTERNATE 60°+

-
DETAIL B

ƒ" LP MIN.
SEE ALTERNATE
Š" MIN.
PJP
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DETAIL B DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF PROJECT DELIVERY
1
CLOSED END PILE OPEN END PILES
1

STANDARD
ALTERNATE
STEEL PILE TIP REINFORCEMENTS
DETAIL B
& SPLICES

PIPE PILE TIP REINFORCEMENT

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 SEE NOTE B
GENERAL NOTES:
(TYP.)
Š"
1. METHOD 1 SHOWS GROOVE WELDED FLANGE AND WEB SPLICES.

HP PILE 2. METHOD 2 SHOWS SPLICE DETAILS USING SPLICER.

FLANGE "MB"
3. BARS "MA" AND "MB" TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH AWS CODE FOR
A (TYP.) WEB
WELD BACKING. RECOMMENDED MINIMUM SIZE IS 1‚" x ‰".
UP
C
L WEB
WEB "MA" PROVIDE ADDITIONAL WELD AS
* ƒ" PER SPLICER MANUFACTURER
45°

L
FIELD WELDING NOTES:
"MA"
C C

2"
MIN.
1. SUBMIT A WELD PROCEDURE SPECIFICATION TO THE ENGINEER

‚ "
…"
A **

2
FOR APPROVAL BEFORE WELDING IS PERFORMED.

/
L
B-U4a OR BACK-UP PLATE
B B
B-U2a (AS REQUIRED) 2. USE THE MANUAL SHIELDED METAL ARC PROCESS WITH
PROPERLY DRIED ELECTRODES CONFORMING TO AWS
CLASSIFICATION E-7016, E-7018 OR E-7028.

SEE NOTE B
3. DRY THE ELECTRODES FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS AT A
DRY THE
TEMPERATURE BETWEEN 450° AND 500°F PRIOR TO USE.
REDRY ELECTRODES IF NOT USED WITHIN FOUR HOURS.
SPLICER
PLAN SECTION A-A (TYP.) Removed original Method 1 Detail, renamed DO NOT REDRY ELECTRODES MORE THAN ONE TIME.
DO NOT USE ELECTRODES WHICH HAVE DRIED OUT AND
Š"
original Method 2 Detail to Method 1, CRACKED, OR THOSE WHICH HAVE BEEN WET. STORE
ALL LOW HYDROGEN ELECTRODES IN SUITABLE OVENS HELD
METHOD 1 METHOD 2 relocated original Method 3 Detail from sht.3 AT A TEMPERATURE OF AT LEAST 250°F.

NOTE B: EXTEND BAR "MB" A MINIMUM OF 2" BEYOND THE FLANGE

to this sht. and renamed it to Method 2 4. DO NOT WELD WHEN SURFACES ARE WET OR EXPOSED TO
DO
RAIN, SNOW, WIND OR WHEN WELDERS ARE EXPOSED TO
EDGE TO ALLOW FOR WELD INITIATION AND TERMINATION. INCLEMENT CONDITIONS THAT WILL HAMPER GOOD
REMOVE PORTION OF BAR "MB" BEYOND THE EDGE OF FLANGE WORKMANSHIP.
AND GRIND FLUSH AFTER FINAL WELDING IS COMPLETE.
5. REMOVE ANY MOISTURE FROM FOG, DEW ETC. PRESENT
RE
BEFORE WELDING.
HP PILE
WEB SEE NOTE A (TYP.) 6. PROVIDE
PRO WIND BREAKS TO PROTECT WORKING AREAS FROM
COPE WEB 1" "MA" DIRECT WIND.
LEGEND RADIUS (TYP.)
"MB" 7. DO NOT WELD WHEN THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 0°F.
* - B-U4a (TYP.) OR B-U2a AT SPLICER, 45°
"MA" C
L SPLICE
B-U4a/B-U4b OR B-U2a/B-U2 BEYOND SPLICER (TYP.)
8. PREHEAT METAL TO AT LEAST 70°F IN AN AREA AT
LEAST 3" AWAY FROM THE WELD IN ALL DIRECTIONS AND
** - THE SINGLE BEVEL GROOVE WELDS B-U4a
45° MAINTAIN AT THIS MINIMUM TEMPERATURE DURING WELDING.
AND B-U4b ARE LIMITED TO THE HORIZONTAL

MIN.
WELDING POSITION ONLY PER THE AWS CODE.

‚ "
9. PROVIDE BACKING PLATES AND WELD TABS FOR FLANGE WELDS

MIN.
‚ "
C
L SPLICE OF THE SAME MATERIAL AS THE PILE TO BE SPLICED.
MAY LEAVE BACKING PLATES IN PLACE.

"MB" ** COPE WEB 1"

ONLY AWS CERTIFIED WELDERS ALLOWED TO PERFORM THE WELDING.
(TYP.) 10.
(TYP.)
RADIUS BOTH ENDS.
FLANGE FLANGE 11. FOR SCARFING DETAILS, SEE SHEET 1.
„"
HP PILE
„" MAX. (TYP.) FLANGE MAX. SPLICE NOTES:
BACK GOUGING
BACK-UP „" 1. DO NOT ALLOW PILE SPLICING ON ANY PORTION
IS MANDATORY
PLATE OF PILE THAT IS TO REMAIN EXPOSED ABOVE
FOR THIS JOINT.
FINISHED GROUND LINE IN COMPLETED STRUCTURE.
45° SECTION C-C
45° SECTION B-B
2. PROVIDE SPLICED SLEEVE MATERIAL SAME AS
(B-U4a FLANGE WELD SHOWN) (B-U2a ALTERNATE FLANGE WELD SHOWN) PILE MATERIAL.

0" TO „" 3. USE EITHER THE "SPLICER SLEEVE" OR "ALL

‚"
WEB COPE AND BACK-UP WELDED ALTERNATES.

PLATE DETAIL 4. LET WELDS COOL TO AIR TEMPERATURE BEFORE

DRIVING PILES.

NOTE A: END OF WELD TO BE GROUND SMOOTH AND FLUSH WITH WEB COPE. 5. SPLICE MUST DEVELOP THE YIELD STRENGTH
OF THE PILE IN BEARING AND BENDING.

6. REFER TO SEC. 1005.2(c) OF PUB. 408 FOR

SPLICE LOCATION REQUIREMENTS.
** ** WEDGE
B-U4a OR B-U4b 7. GRIND WELD SMOOTH WITH EDGE OF FLANGE IF
PLATE
(RECOMMENDED) PILE IS UNSUPPORTED IN WELD AREA SUCH AS:
IN AIR, WATER OR SOFT MUD (INCLUDING SCOUR
BACK GOUGING ZONES OR OTHER VOID AREAS).

IS MANDATORY
WEDGE
FOR THIS JOINT. PLATE
D D

D P
’" CLAMP L

BACK-UP
FLANGE FLANGE
PLATE

CLAMP
PLATE
(TYP.)

‚" 0" TO „"

45° 60°

„"
D D COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
D
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF PROJECT DELIVERY

STANDARD
B-U2a OR B-U2 PLAN - HP PILE WITH CLAMPS SECTION D-D
(RECOMMENDED) SHOWN USING CLAMPS TO HOLD STEEL PILE TIP REINFORCEMENTS
PILE DURING WELDING

JOINT DETAILS POSITIONING DETAILS & SPLICES

WEB COPE NOT SHOWN, SEE SECTION B-B AND

C-C FOR DETAILS. THE CONTRACTOR MAY ELECT
TO USE THE BACK GOUGED JOINT DETAILS B-U4b RECOMMENDED NOV. 26, 2013 RECOMMENDED NOV. 26, 2013
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OR B-U2 IN LIEU OF DETAILS B-U4a OR B-U2a.
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 SPLICE NOTES:

1. DO NOT ALLOW PILE SPLICING ON ANY PORTION

M
OF PILE THAT IS TO REMAIN EXPOSED ABOVE
2" MIN. FINISHED GROUND LINE IN COMPLETED STRUCTURE.
NOTE: MACHINE
PIPE (TYP.)
BACKING BACKING RING TO BE FLAT
PILE BACKING 2. PROVIDE SPLICED SLEEVE MATERIAL SAME AS
RING, SEE CUT FROM SAME PILE
RING PILE MATERIAL.
DETAIL C SIZE AS IS BEING
SPLICED. CUT AND BEND
F 3. USE EITHER THE "SPLICER SLEEVE" OR "ALL
TO FIT INSIDE DIAMETER WELDED ALTERNATES.
OF PILE.
4. LET WELDS COOL TO AIR TEMPERATURE BEFORE
BACK-UP DRIVING PILES.

WALL PLATE
5. SPLICE MUST DEVELOP THE YIELD STRENGTH
SEE NOTE C THICKNESS
OF THE PILE IN BEARING AND BENDING.
PIPE
BACKING 6. REFER TO SEC. 1005.2(b) OF PUB. 408 FOR
PILE
F RING SPLICE LOCATION REQUIREMENTS.

WALL
THICKNESS PLAN
(PIPE PILE NOT SHOWN FOR CLARITY)

ELEVATION - SPLICE SECTION F-F DETAIL C

USING ALL WELDED ALTERNATE

NOTE C: IF PIPE WALL THICKNESS EXCEEDS ‚", USE WELD

DETAIL B-U2a OR B-U4a SHOWN ON SHEET 2 OF 3.

PIPE PILE

AFTER SEATING PILE, WELD WITH CONTINUOUS

‚" MIN. FILLET WELD, TOP AND BOTTOM.
**

SPLICER SPLICER
SLEEVE SLEEVE

ƒ "
PILE SHELL
•"

6"
‡"

2… "

MIN.
…"

6"
‰" MAX.
‚" ROOT OPENING
‚"
MIN. WALL
THICKNESS
SEE DETAIL D ‚"
PIPE PILE
CUT THIS END OF SHELL TO A
NOTE:
CONFIGURATION SUCH THAT THE FILLET
INCREASE WELD SIZE
WELD ALONG THE CUT EDGE TO HAVE A
G BASED ON ROOT OPENING.
TOTAL LENGTH NOT LESS THAN 6 TIMES
THE DIAMETER OF THE SHELL.

ELEVATION - SPLICE SECTION G-G DETAIL D FLUTED TUBE

ALL DIMENSIONS ARE MINIMUM
(USING SPLICER SLEEVE)
SPLICE DETAIL
**
WELD SIZE DEPENDS
ON PIPE WALL
THICKNESS.

PIPE PILE SPLICE DETAILS

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF PROJECT DELIVERY

STANDARD

STEEL PILE TIP REINFORCEMENTS

& SPLICES

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SHEET 3 OF 3

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