Pile Driving Equipment - Diesel Hammers
Posted February 8, 2010 – 8:24 pm in: EquipmentNormal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE
Through the use of proven pile driving equipment, the construction industry has established a reputation for creating structures where only years ago would have seemed physically impossible.Their experience are the result of wisdom passed down through generations regarding the approach to difficult job sites.
Through the use of science developed over the years, today’s construction giants craft modern day masterpieces composed of glass, steel, concrete, wood, and a variety of other materials.Pile driving provides the ability to erect a structure in an area of poor soil mechanics and is a result of machines that often little understood by the general public; the pile driver.
Originally diesel hammers were produced in Germany around 1938. These machines were introduced in North America in 1953, and although technology has advanced many of the mechanics in the process, such as data analysis and reporting capabilities, the technique for driving piles into the ground has remained relatively unchanged.
A visit to a typical construction site where a pile driver is present results in a sound very familiar to those in or out of the construction industry. Because diesel hammer pile driving equipment “hammers” in the pile, a repetitive and rhythmic bang will be heard until the process of driving piles is complete.
A misconception about standard diesel pile driving hammers is that the machine operates like a hammer driving a wooden stake into the ground.How pile retains its structural integrity even with repetitive hammering are often asked.The action is similar to a wooden stake being driven with a hammer and can produce splintering when the stake encounters a certain threshold of resistance.Although a weight is stationed above the pile, the pile actually never experiences a direct blow from the weight.Instead the process involving a transfer of energy actually occurs; which prevents the pile from physically contacting the piston on the machine responsible for its insertion into the ground.
Today's diesel hammers have an engine that "drives" the pile through a process that prevents damage to the pile.The piston of the machine functions much the same as a car engine's piston; to pressurize air in a chamber.A piston is positioned above the pile at a maximum calculated height and then released.The result is compressed air in the chamber.Air is then ignited and mixed with diesel fuel which creates energy that is transferred to the pile, pounding it into the ground with each repetitive cycle.
International Construction Equipment (ICE) located in Charlotte, NC has been manufacturing premiere construction equipment for over 30 years years, including a variety of top of the line pile driving equipment.
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