Measure against erosion at the foundation of a castle wall

2023.8.17 Construction

Architecture

Measure against erosion at the foundation of a castle wall

San Juan de Ulna, Veracruz, Mexico


Press-in operation of steel sheet pile

Features

・Urgent measure against tilting/settlement of the castle wall due to erosion of the foundation for years
・Restrain effect on the castle wall by no vibration construction
・Press-in operation in sand layer with shells
・Restrain hindering traffics of large ships that come to adjacent port, by making construction ships such as crane barges smaller

Construction machine usedSILENT PILER™ (UP150)
Type/Dimension717 U-shaped steel sheet piles LX32,
L = 18.0 m

Construction plan

Construction section

Soil boring log


International Press-in Association (IPA) The Editorial Committee , Press-in retaining structures: a handbook First edition 2016
*Editing the image with permission obtained.