Hot-rolled Sheet Pile Sections

Hot-rolled steel sheet piles are mainly used for construction engineering projects, because of the high rigidity, very good driving characteristics including a high section modulus. Hot-rolled piling sections are rolled at a temperature of more than 1,200° Celsius. Consequently the steel has a high plasticity and enables multiple profile shapes.

U-sections

Applications in construction

Marine engineering
Structures for waterways and watercourses
Embankment protection
Transport infrastructure construction
Trench shoring
Excavations

Advantages

Wide-ranging applications through outstanding structural properties
Optimum reuse
Good driving performance, good quality
Easy installation of anchor systems and hinged connections, even underwater
Good corrosion protection

Z-sections

The continuous web in the sheet piling and the external interlocks are the key features of Z-sections. Both factors have a positive effect on the section modulus in the sheet pile – at relatively low weight. That results in high cost efficiency.

Advantages

Increased moment of inertia to limit deflection by the use of higher-quality steels for economic solutions
Better protection against corrosion by using greater material thicknesses at endangered points

As a high-quality steel product steel sheet piling can handle a wide range of functions and applications. Among other things, it is used in hydraulic engineering, traffic route and port construction, or for retaining walls and noise barriers.

In addition to steel sheet piling, the portfolio of thyssenkrupp Infrastructure also encompasses machinery for the installation of sheet piling as well as services such as processing, cutting, etc., plus a full range of anchor technology.

Steel sheet piles and straight web sections

Steel piles are used in foundation works, water engineering and bridge building. As independent structural members they are often used in foundations, both as vertical or slightly inclined compression and tension piles and as pile support structures or as diagonally driven anchor piles.

Flat Sheet

Straight web sheet piles are designed for the construction of cellular coffer dams, which can be used when considerable depths of water, or subsequently placed fill are to be retained.