GB1452777A - Pile driver - Google Patents

Pile driver

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Publication number
GB1452777A
GB1452777A GB5527073A GB5527073A GB1452777A GB 1452777 A GB1452777 A GB 1452777A GB 5527073 A GB5527073 A GB 5527073A GB 5527073 A GB5527073 A GB 5527073A GB 1452777 A GB1452777 A GB 1452777A
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pile
airgun
weight
wall
block
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GB5527073A
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Bolt Associates Inc
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Bolt Associates Inc
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    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02DFOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; EMBANKMENTS; UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES
    • E02D7/00Methods or apparatus for placing sheet pile bulkheads, piles, mouldpipes, or other moulds
    • E02D7/02Placing by driving
    • E02D7/06Power-driven drivers
    • E02D7/10Power-driven drivers with pressure-actuated hammer, i.e. the pressure fluid acting directly on the hammer structure

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • Paleontology (AREA)
  • Civil Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Structural Engineering (AREA)
  • Placing Or Removing Of Piles Or Sheet Piles, Or Accessories Thereof (AREA)
  • Piles And Underground Anchors (AREA)
  • Tents Or Canopies (AREA)
  • Rod-Shaped Construction Members (AREA)

Abstract

1452777 Pile drivers BOLT ASSOCIATES Inc 28 Nov 1973 [28 Nov 1972] 55270/73 Heading B3H [Also in Division E1] A gas discharge powered pile driver comprises an airgun 16 which discharges high pressure gas into a chamber 30 defined by a cylindrical wall 28 whose lower end is closed by an impulse transmitting block 52. The airgun 16 and the wall 28 are mounted on the lower end of a massive weight 12 slidably mounted in a cylindrical housing 14. The block 52 is fixed to the lower end of the housing and mountable on a pile 15. In operation the chamber 30 is filled with water supplied through a bore 74 in the weight. The airgun discharge into the water causes a force to be transmitted through the block 52 to the pile and causes the weight 12 and associated airgun 16 and wall 28 to raise. The block 52 has a tubular extension 56 around the wall 28 and the chamber 30 increases in volume but remains sealed until the lower end of the wall reaches a tapered region 58 of the extension 56. The pressure is then released through the gap 138, Fig. 5, and the weight descends. The wall 28 impacts with a groove 130 on the block 52 to cause a second force on the pile. Thus the pile is driven twice for each discharge of the airgun. The groove 130 fills with water to provide a cushion for the impact. The airgun recycles automatically or is fired manually. The airgun may operate with compressed air, steam or gaseous combustion products. The pile driver is particularly suited for underwater operation and is suspended from a crane by a chain 68, Fig. 7. The water, air and electric supply to the airgun 16 and chamber 30 is provided by pipes and wires 18A, 70A, 104 connected to an extension tube 80 of the weight bore 74. The wires and pipes have an accumulation loop to permit the weight movement. Alternatively the extension tube 80 is telescoped in a water sleeve (80A), Fig. 10 (not shown), at the top of the housing 14. The pile driver can be used inside a hollow pile (15), Fig. 12 (not shown), underwater. The driver engages a shoulder (188) welded inside the pile.
GB5527073A 1972-11-28 1973-11-28 Pile driver Expired GB1452777A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US00309995A US3817335A (en) 1972-11-28 1972-11-28 Airgun repeater powered pile driver

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GB1452777A true GB1452777A (en) 1976-10-13

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US (1) US3817335A (en)
JP (1) JPS5627655B2 (en)
BE (1) BE807943A (en)
CA (1) CA986738A (en)
DE (1) DE2358655A1 (en)
ES (1) ES420885A1 (en)
FR (1) FR2211955A5 (en)
GB (1) GB1452777A (en)
IE (1) IE39687B1 (en)
IT (1) IT1001988B (en)
NL (1) NL7315836A (en)
NO (1) NO137512C (en)

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US4712641A (en) * 1984-03-19 1987-12-15 Bolt Technology Corporation Method and system for generating shear waves and compression waves in the earth for seismic surveying
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EP1715105A1 (en) * 2005-04-19 2006-10-25 IHC Holland IE B.V. Driver for and method of installing foundation elements and a kit of parts for assembling a driver
EP1719842A1 (en) * 2005-05-03 2006-11-08 IHC Holland IE B.V. System and method for installing foundation elements
DE102006008095A1 (en) * 2006-02-20 2007-08-23 Menck Gmbh Method and device for environmentally friendly propulsion under water
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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP2325397A1 (en) 2009-11-24 2011-05-25 IHC Holland IE B.V. System for and method of installing foundation elements in a subsea ground formation
US8562257B2 (en) 2009-11-24 2013-10-22 Ihc Holland Ie B.V. System for and method of installing foundation elements in a subsea ground formation

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BE807943A (en) 1974-03-15
JPS5627655B2 (en) 1981-06-26
NO137512B (en) 1977-11-28
FR2211955A5 (en) 1974-07-19
DE2358655A1 (en) 1974-05-30
US3817335A (en) 1974-06-18
ES420885A1 (en) 1976-04-01
JPS506112A (en) 1975-01-22
NL7315836A (en) 1974-05-30
IE39687B1 (en) 1978-12-06
NO137512C (en) 1978-03-08
AU6238873A (en) 1975-05-15
IE39687L (en) 1974-05-28
IT1001988B (en) 1976-04-30
CA986738A (en) 1976-04-06

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PS Patent sealed [section 19, patents act 1949]
PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee