HP wide flange bearing piles

Steel foundations are easily adaptable construction elements. Indeed, it is quite simple and cost-effective to adapt the length of an H-pile or of a steel tube on the job-site, for instance when the required bearing capacity is not achieved with the designed length. If the pile is too short, splicing can be performed, if it is too long, the pile can be cut off at the required elevation.

Steel H-piles are most often installed with impact hammers. The latest driving equipment allow a concise monitoring of key driving parameters, such as driving energy, stroke of the hammer, penetration rates of the pile, and so on. There are several computer programs that can analyse these results and provide bearing capacity predictions that are based on prior load tests.

In very hard soil conditions, hardened H-piles driving points will protect the toe of the pile from damage.