Steel Sheet Pile Cofferdam

These cofferdams are usually welded steel structures with components consisting of sheet piles wales and cross braces.

Steel sheet pile cofferdam.

Cofferdam sheet piles esc is an internationally trusted source of the specific types of sheet pile used in cofferdam construction. The cofferdam can be formed from either single steel sheet pile walls or double steel sheet pile walls with the steel sheet piles tied together for additional strength and gravel often being inserted in the gap between. Sheet piling uk ltd has in excess of 4000te of u and z section steel sheet piles which are utilised on temporary cofferdam projects throughout the uk. Cofferdams cofferdams left in place.

A cofferdam is a substantially watertight enclosure consisting of steel sheet piling and structural bracing components which will permit substructure construction in waterways or other areas where the construction must be isolated from the surroundings. For dam construction two cofferdams are usually built one upstream and one downstream of the proposed dam after an alternative. Such structures are usually dismantled after the construction work is completed. The advanced cold forming process utilized in the manufacture of esc steel s sheet piles ensures a watertight seal that effectively contains soil and debris in a variety of site conditions.

Why use steel sheet piles for cofferdams. Sheet pile cofferdams are constructed on land for any under ground construction where workmen and adjacent structures must be protected against collapse of the excavation walls.