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Driven steel casing piles

Driven steel casing piles are in-ground formed (concrete) piles that are constructed from steel tube segments. This type of pile is often used for extensions, renovations and foundation repairs. The most common method is low-vibration driving into the tube. The vibration-free screwing, with or without grout, and screw injection piles are highlighted separately.

Application

  • Extensions to houses.
  • Foundation repair.
  • Internal industrial floors.
  • Noise barriers.
  • Urban renewal.

Features

  • Bearing capacity factors are calculated according to the applicable Eurocode 7 (NEN standards).
  • Driving into the pipe requires relatively low energy due to direct force transfer to the pile point and the light weight of the pile being driven, making this technique vibrationally low.
  • Pile system is 100% soil displacing.
  • Executable in limited working height with small, light, and agile foundation machines.
  • Driving depth is dependent on soil conditions.
  • Depth control is performed through calendaring.
  • Quick delivery time and adjustments in pile specifications are possible until just before the start of the work.
  • Sloping driving is possible to a certain extent.
  • Driven steel casing piles can be loaded both in compression and tension.
  • Under certain conditions, the piles can be directly finished to height.
  • Piles can be reinforced over their entire length. Spacers ensure sufficient coverage of the reinforcement.
  • Pipe segments are welded together using a bell or ring and a fillet weld.
  • Combined with the suitable mini foundation machine, driven steel casing piles are a foundation technique that is quick and flexible for use; both in small projects and in parts of large projects. For example, in situations where the original foundation work has already been carried out and a few extra piles are necessary.

Driven steel casing piles are used in locations with limited workspace or working height, but also in projects where a low level of vibration is required.

Production Techniques

  • Driving into the pipe
  • External driving
  • Pressing

Pressing

The driven steel casing piles are pressed into the ground using jacks, which are anchored to the structural concrete floor on which the entire weight of the building rests. If a fixed base plate is welded to the first pipe segment, the pile system is completely vibration-free. If working with a loose base plate, a concrete foot can be driven out to achieve additional load-bearing capacity.

Mini Foundation Machines are All-rounders

Our mini foundation machines are primarily developed for producing driven steel casing piles in restoration and renovation projects. There are mini machines that can drive through the front door and require little working height and movement space to produce foundation piles. In addition to steel pipe piles, the mini foundation machines also execute other pile systems. For example, concrete screw piles, screw injection piles, wooden piles, and prefab concrete piles. These combinations are also used for extensions and internal pile driving of, for example, industrial floors where at least 6 meters of working height is available.

Quality Control

Vroom Funderingstechnieken installs driven steel casing piles according to an execution procedure established by Vroom Funderingstechnieken in the context of internal quality control and nationally applicable standards.

Let us advise you

Vroom Funderingstechnieken takes the utmost care in the creation of our brochures and our website. However, no rights can be derived from the content. If you use information from our brochures or our website without verification or further advice from Vroom Funderingstechnieken, you do so at your own expense and risk.

Vroom Funderingstechnieken accepts no liability for the accuracy and/or suitability of the information for the application you intend. For questions about the application of our products to concrete projects, we advise you to contact our sales department.

Driven steel casing piles
Driven steel casing piles
Driven steel casing piles
Driven steel casing piles
Driven steel casing piles
Driven steel casing piles
Driven steel casing piles

Features

  • Bearing capacity factors are calculated according to the applicable Eurocode 7 (NEN standards).
  • Driving into the pipe requires relatively low energy due to direct force transfer to the pile point and the light weight of the pile being driven, making this technique vibrationally low.
  • Pile system is 100% soil displacing.
  • Executable in limited working height with small, light, and agile foundation machines.
  • Driving depth is dependent on soil conditions.
  • Depth control is performed through calendaring.
  • Quick delivery time and adjustments in pile specifications are possible until just before the start of the work.
  • Sloping driving is possible to a certain extent.
  • Driven steel casing piles can be loaded both in compression and tension.
  • Under certain conditions, the piles can be directly finished to height.
  • Piles can be reinforced over their entire length. Spacers ensure sufficient coverage of the reinforcement.
  • Pipe segments are welded together using a bell or ring and a fillet weld.
  • Combined with the suitable mini foundation machine, driven steel casing piles are a foundation technique that is quick and flexible for use; both in small projects and in parts of large projects. For example, in situations where the original foundation work has already been carried out and a few extra piles are necessary.

Driven steel casing piles are used in locations with limited workspace or working height, but also in projects where a low level of vibration is required.

Production Techniques

  • Driving into the pipe
  • External driving
  • Pressing

Pressing

The driven steel casing piles are pressed into the ground using jacks, which are anchored to the structural concrete floor on which the entire weight of the building rests. If a fixed base plate is welded to the first pipe segment, the pile system is completely vibration-free. If working with a loose base plate, a concrete foot can be driven out to achieve additional load-bearing capacity.

Mini Foundation Machines are All-rounders

Our mini foundation machines are primarily developed for producing driven steel casing piles in restoration and renovation projects. There are mini machines that can drive through the front door and require little working height and movement space to produce foundation piles. In addition to steel pipe piles, the mini foundation machines also execute other pile systems. For example, concrete screw piles, screw injection piles, wooden piles, and prefab concrete piles. These combinations are also used for extensions and internal pile driving of, for example, industrial floors where at least 6 meters of working height is available.

Quality Control

Vroom Funderingstechnieken installs driven steel casing piles according to an execution procedure established by Vroom Funderingstechnieken in the context of internal quality control and nationally applicable standards.

Let us advise you

Vroom Funderingstechnieken takes the utmost care in the creation of our brochures and our website. However, no rights can be derived from the content. If you use information from our brochures or our website without verification or further advice from Vroom Funderingstechnieken, you do so at your own expense and risk.

Vroom Funderingstechnieken accepts no liability for the accuracy and/or suitability of the information for the application you intend. For questions about the application of our products to concrete projects, we advise you to contact our sales department.

Technical data

Available Foundation Machines

Woltman THW 1400

  • Minimum passage width 0.70 m
  • Minimum passage height 1.45 m
  • Weight 15 kN
  • Minimum working height 1.80 m
  • Maximum block weight 7 kN

Vermeer 800

  • Minimum passage width 0.80 m
  • Minimum passage height 1.25 m
  • Weight 20 kN
  • Minimum working height 1.89 m
  • Maximum block weight 8 kN

Vermeer 1000

  • Minimum passage width 1.00 m
  • Minimum passage height 2.15 m
  • Weight 45 kN
  • Minimum working height 2.10 m
  • Maximum block weight 10 kN

Vermeer 1800

  • Minimum passage width 1.12 m
  • Minimum passage height 2.70 m
  • Weight 60 kN
  • Minimum working height 2.60 m
  • Maximum block weight 18 kN

Remarks:

  • Concrete screw piles up to 6 m length
  • Prefab concrete piles up to about 6 m length
  • Wooden piles: up to about 10 m length
  • Linked wooden piles up to 17 m

Liebherr 912

  • Minimum passage width 3.05 m
  • Minimum passage height 3.50 m
  • Weight 250 kN
  • Minimum working height 7.00 m
  • Maximum block weight 50 kN

STEEL TUBE PILE, TYPE COVO

Driven steel casing piles are in-ground formed (concrete) piles that are constructed from steel tube segments. This type of pile is often used for extensions, renovations and foundation repairs. The most common method is low-vibration driving into the tube. The vibration-free screwing, with or without grout, and screw injection piles are highlighted separately., equipped with a reinforced foot (type COVO), provide more load-bearing capacity with a smaller pile shaft diameter. Application depends on the soil base and available working height.

Concrete Quality

C20/25, C25/30, and C30/37 quality.

Reinforcement

B500B quality. Dimensioning based on load data by the engineer.

Load Capacity

The geomechanical load capacity according to Eurocode 7 (NEN 6743) lists as pile class factors:

Pile Point Load Bearing Factor

αp = 0.70
β = 0.8 – 0.9 – 1.0 (depending on base plate).

Shaft Friction Factor

αs = 0.010
Tension αt = 0.007

Load and Deformation Behavior

In accordance with the type of soil-displacing pile.

Structural Aspects

Available pile diameters (diameter of shaft), sizes in mm:

  • 168 (180)
  • 219 (230)
  • 273 (285)
  • 323 (350)
  • 356 (380)
  • 406 (430)
  • 456 (480)
  • 508 (530)
  • 559 (580)

Larger and different sizes available on request.

Manufacturing

  1. Start first segment of steel tube pile with welded base plate and gravel on the base plate.
  2. Pile driving process internal driving segments of steel tube pile to ground level.
  3. Segments of steel

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