Contiguous Pile Shoring: A series of adjacent piles constructed to develop an earth retaining

structure as a cantilever or a propped cantilever wall. Contiguous piled walls consist of a row of
successive unconnected cast-in-situ concrete piles constructed with 100 -150 mm gaps between
the adjacent piles. These piles are drilled in ground and can be used for excavation depth up to
18 meters.
This shoring is system can be used in various soil conditions such as granular soils, cohesive
soils, soft layers of rock. However, the contiguous wall is unsuitable for structures retaining fine
granular soils and soft clay with a high-water table. It is also unsuitable in hard clay, hard rocks.

Sheet Pile: Sheet piles are sections of sheet with interlocking edges that are driven into ground
to provide earth retention and excavation support. Most commonly sheet piles are made of steel.
However, it can also be formed using reinforcement concrete or timber. The cantilever sheet
piles system is used for height up to 6 meters. For greater depth shoring support anchoring is
done to sheet pile for lateral stability.
It is more effective in very high ground water condition. It is not preferred in hard rocky soil
condition.