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US 11,603,639 B2Granted
Method for installing a tubular metal pile in rocky soil
AssigneeSaipem S.P.A.
InventorsOlivier Jean, Olivier Vambre
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Abstract
The invention concerns a method for installing a tubular metal pile (28) in a rocky ground, successively comprising drilling the rocky ground (6) in order to form a cavity (14) of predetermined diameter and depth, filling the cavity with a granular material (18), arranging the granular material present in the cavity by vibration, and installing the pile in the cavity.
Claims14
A method for installing a tubular metal pile in the ground, successively comprising:
- drilling the ground in order to form a cavity of predetermined diameter and depth, wherein the diameter and depth of the cavity are respectively greater than a diameter and final depth of burial of the pile;
- mounting an annular guide at an upper end of the cavity, wherein the annular guide stabilizes the upper end of the cavity;
- filling a first portion of the cavity with a first granular material;
- arranging the first granular material present in the cavity by vibration;
- then
- filling a second portion of the cavity with a second granular material;
- arranging the second granular material present in the cavity by vibration;
- and then
- installing the pile in the cavity.
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