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Pile Driving School
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Diesel Hammers - APE, Delmag, Hera, MKT, Vulcan, Berminghammer, ICE/Link Belt, Kobe, IHI, Mitsubishi
History of Diesel Hammers
Hammer Components & Simple Operation
Tripping Devices (Starting Devices) Crane Assist/Hydraulic
Common problems with tripping devices
Single Acting Diesels
Double Acting Diesels
High Pressure Fuel Injected
Low Pressure Fuel Injected
Atomization at Impact vs. Atomization before Impact
Fuel Pump Types, simple needle valve and variable stroke
Lubrication Types - jar pumps, mechanical type
Fuel Types - Petro Chemical vs. Vegetable based
Piston and anvil rings, catch rings
Grease - Why you cannot use multipurpose - why hi-temp only-what type?
Safety Dos & Don'ts and Accidents (Ram Out, Hand, Fingers, Down Wind, Fuel Shut off, How to Stop, Shipping, hammer refusal & rebounding)
Why no welding on hammer
Shipping, handling, storage
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Hydraulic Impact Hammers - APE, Junttan, BSP, HPSI, ICE, Menck, IHC, Bruce, Pilemac, Hydraquip, Twinwood, Hitachi, Banuit
Single Acting
Double Acting
Gravity Drop/Assisted Drop
Open
Closed
Above/Below Water
On Shore/Off Shore
Low Headroom
Prototypes
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Press Pile Drivers
Silent sheet pile drivers
Bearing pile press rigs
New technology
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Pile Testing
Load Capacity
Weap - Wave Equation Analysis
Saximeter, Chamber Gauge, Velocity Sensor
Pile Driving Analyzer (PDA) - dynamic testing
Static
Dynamic
Statnamic
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Pile Inspection
Basic pile inspection techniques
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Pile Cutting
Pile Cutters for Wood & Concrete Piles
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Vibratory Pile Driver/Extractors
History of the Vibratory Hammer
The Vibro Eccentric - Sine wave Theory as Compared to Ft. lbs.
Understanding Eccentric Moment, Frequency, Amplitude & Dynamic Force
Suppressor - Springs vs. Rubbers, Single-Stage vs. Multi-Stage
Clamping Attachments - Wood, Pipe, Concrete, Sheet Pile, H-Beam
Low/Medium/High Frequency
Crane Mounted
Excavator Mounted With Leads
Excavator Boom Mounted
Variable Moment
Tandem Vibros
Safety Tips & Accidents - Sonic Impulse (Shipping/Storage/Handling)
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Noise and Hammers
Latest technology to solve noise problems
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Understanding Soil Types - Standard Penetration Test (SPT)
Sand, Silt, Clay, Cobbles, Boulders and Rock
What is the SPT
Reading Soil Reports
How Soils Effect Pile Types
How Soils Effect Pile Driving - Soft vs. Hard Soils
Understanding Peak Force & it's behavior in different soil types
Heavy Ram Short Stroke or Light Ram Long Stroke
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Driven Grout Piles
Theory behind Driven Grout Pile (Contaminated Soils)
How to install a Driven Grout Pile
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Augered Cast-in-Place Piles
Theory - Swinging - Fixed Leads
Crane and Lead Types
Noise - Why augered cast-in-place is so popular
Drill Head Types - Gear Box vs. Direct Fluid
Auger Flighting - Full Pitch vs. Other Pitch theory
Auger Flighting Connections - Flanges, API, Other
Auger Tips & Cutter Heads for different soil types & rock
Grout Pumps, Hoses & Connectors
Grout Swivels
Low Headroom
Safety Tips
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