SILENT PILING TECHNOLOGIES

&
IMPLANT FOUNDATIONS

2016/11/25
 Agenda

1. The Silent Piler, Piling Rig for the Press-in Method

2. The Principles of the Press-in Method

3. Applicable Piles and Penetration Techniques

4. Giken Reaction Base System (GRB System)

5. Giken Implant Foundations

6. Case Studies
The Silent Piler

Plant Layout

Sheet Pile

Silent Piler
Principles of the Press-in Method
Press-in Mechanism: Use of Reaction Force
 The Penetration Technology
Initial Piling
 Noise & Vibration

Press-in Method Percussion Method

✔ ×
 Noise & Vibration

Press-in Method Vibratory Method

✔ ×
 Noise & Vibration

Nuisance-free Piling Method

Applicable Piles for Press-in Method
U Sheet Pile

400 – 750mm
 Applicable Piles for Press-in Method
Z Sheet Pile

575 – 708mm
Applicable Piles for Press-in Method
King Post Combi-wall (UB + Sheet)
Applicable Piles for Press-in Method
Tubular Pile

600 –2500mm
Applicable Piles for Press-in Method
Tubular Pile with Interlocks

600 –2000mm
Applicable Piles for Press-in Method
Combi-Gyro Wall (Tube/Z System)
Applicable Piles for Press-in Method
Combi-Gyro Wall (Tube/U System)
Silent Piler Models & Applicable Piles
U Section Z Section Tubular Pile
(width: mm) (width: mm) (diameter: mm)
Silent Piler
575 - 708
Model
400 500 600 750 600 800 1000 1200 1500 2000 2500
Single Pair

F111 ✔

F201 ✔ ✔ ✔

F301-700 * ✔ ✔ ✔

F301-G1000 ✔ ✔ ✔

✔
F401-1400 ✔
**

F401-G1200 ✔ ✔ ✔

F501-G1500 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

GRV2540 ✔ ✔

*: F301-700 is capable of installing Universal Columns (500x200 – 750x300).

**: Paired sections only
 Penetration Techniques
Ground Condition
Soft Dense/Stiff Hard

Standard Press-in with Press-in with Rotary Jack-in

Press-in Water Jetting Augering (Gyropress)
Press-in (Standard Mode)
Press-in with Water Jetting
Press-in with Augering
Gyropress Mode (Rotary Jack-in)
Combi-Gyro Method
Tubular King Pile Foundation
Pile Extraction
GRB (Giken Reaction Base) System
GRB (Giken Reaction Base) System
 Penetration Technologies
U Sheet Pile 　

Applicable to;- Augering Mode

Cobbles, Boulders,
Buried Obstruction,
Rock etc…
Pile Depth

20m

15m
13m

10m

Standard Mode Water Jetting Mode

5m
10 20 30 40 50 500
Max. SPT N Value
 Penetration Technologies
Z Sheet Pile

Double Pile
Applicable to;- Augering
Cobbles, Boulders,
Mode
Buried Obstructions,
Rock etc…
Pile Depth

20m

Single Pile
15m

10m

Water Jetting
5m Standard Mode Mode
10 20 30 40 50 500
Max. SPT N Value
 Penetration Technologies
Tubular Pile
Applicable to;-
Cobbles, Boulders, Augering Mode
Buried Obstructions, Rock etc… Mode
30m
Pile Depth

20m

Water Jetting Mode or

15m Gyropress Mode

10m
Standard
Mode

5m
15 50 500
Max. SPT N Value
 Achievable Depth
Steel Tubular Pile φ800mm L=59.5m
 Implant Foundations

IMPLANT FOUNDATION
“Embedded Piled Foundation installed into ground
by the Press-in Method”
 Implant Foundations
Implant Foundation Durability Resiliency Footprint

High High Small

Gravity Foundation

Low Low Large

Implant Foundations vs Gravity Foundations
 WALL PROPERTIES
Typical Bending Stiffness Tubular Pile Wall (Composite)

6.0E+06

Diaphragm Wall
Wall Bending Stiffness EI (kNm2/m)

5.0E+06

Tubular Pile Wall

4.0E+06

Combi-Gyro Wall (Composite)

3.0E+06

Combi-Gyro Wall
2.0E+06

Contiguous Wall
1.0E+06

0.0E+00 Secant Pile Wall

800 1000 1200 1500

Wall Thickness (mm)

 COST COMPARISON
100
Tubular Pile Wall Diaphragm Wall

90
Secant Pile Wall
Combi-Gyro
80 Wall
Cost Index (%)

70

60
Contiguous Wall

50

40

30
0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000

Wall Bending Stiffness EI (MNm2/m) EI = 0.5

Implant Retaining Wall (Cantilevered)

10.7m
Cantilevered
Wall

φ914mm Tubes

New York
Long Island Express & Cross Island Parkway
Road Retaining Wall
Implant Retaining Wall (Cantilevered)
Implant Retaining Wall (Cantilevered)

Residential Property
Erith
(R/H=7.0m)
Implant Retaining Wall (Anchored)

London
M25 Junction 12 Improvement
Road Retaining Wall
Retaining Wall Cladded with Bricks
National Road A2, LONDON

Completed Retaining Wall

 Implant Cofferdam

10m Water Retention

Φ914mm Tubes
Crossrail Project, London
 Implant Cofferdam

Water Tightening System (Grouting)

Geotextile

Water Conductivity (Permeability) 1.0 x 10-6 ～ -8 (cm/s)

 Implant Cofferdam
Crossrail Project, LONDON

Completed Project
Implant Basement Wall

St David’s 2, CARDIFF
Implant Basement Wall
St David’s 2, CARDIFF

Completion of Steel Intensive Basement

Implant Basement Wall
in Temporary Condition

Shear Connectors
 Implant Basement Wall
Slab Connection Details

Shear Stud

Water Bar
Plate

Shear Stud
Implant Basement Wall
Slab Connection Details

Shear Studs

Water Bar Plates

Implant Basement Wall
Waterproofing Details
Interlock
Seal Welding

Hydrophilic Strip
(Water Swelling Material)

Water Bar Plate

Implant Basement Wall
St David’s 2, CARDIFF

Completion of Steel Intensive Basement

Implant Basement Wall
St David’s 2, CARDIFF

Completion of Steel Intensive Basement

Implant Basement Wall

Brick Liner Wall over Steel Sheet Piling

Implant River Revetment Wall
Implant River Revetment Wall

Precast Revetment Clad

Implant Coastal Protection

Pile Installation in Progress

Singer Island, FLORIDA

Implant Coastal Protection

Completion

Singer Island, FLORIDA

Implant Coastal Protection

Completion
Singer Island, FLORIDA
Implant Flood Defense Wall
Post Installation
Implant Flood Defense Wall
Completion
 Difficult Conditions (Above Water)
Improvement of Port & Harbor

Piling Works in Progress Post Piling Works

Batangas, Philippines
General Cargo Berth Construction Works

Completion
 Difficult Conditions (Above Water)
Cofferdam Installation above Water

After De-watering

Pandan Reservoir, Singapore

Installation of New Raw Water Pipeline
 Difficult Conditions (At Height)

10m
 Difficult Conditions (At Height)

Piling Works in Progress Completion

Difficult Conditions (At Height)
Difficult Conditions (Headroom Restriction)
Difficult Conditions (Headroom Restriction)

Piling Works in Progress

Difficult Conditions (Headroom Restriction)

Post Installation Completion

Difficult Conditions (On Slope)
Difficult Conditions (On Slope)
Difficult Conditions (On Slope)
Difficult Conditions (Adjacent to Railway)
Railway Embankment Reinforcement
Difficult Conditions (Obstacles)

Φ914mm Tubes Underground Station

Hong Kong
Difficult Conditions (Obstacles)
Difficult Conditions (Obstacles)
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