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US 2007/0183851 A1Published application
Method for producing a sheet pile wall and sheet pile plank therefor
OwnerJohannes Van de Coterletinventor
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A method for driving a number of sheet pile planks (3, 8) which have jaw slots (6, 7) into the ground, comprises the steps of: providing a previous sheet pile plank (3) provided with at least one discontinuity (9, 15), driving this previous sheet pile plank (3) into the ground, causing the jaw slots (6, 7) of a previous sheet pile plank (3) driven into the ground and a next sheet pile plank (8) to intermate, driving the next sheet pile plank (8) into the ground while maintaining the intermating of said jaw slots (6, 7), causing the next sheet pile plank (8) to interact with the discontinuity (9, 15) of the previous sheet pile plank (3), stopping the process of driving the next sheet pile plank (8) into the ground after this mechanical event has been detected at the top end of this sheet pile plank (3, 8).
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A method for driving a number of sheet pile planks into the ground, which sheet pile planks each have a nominal cross section and interlocking jaw slots on their longitudinal sides, comprising the steps of:
A sheet pile plank for use with a method of driving a plurality of sheet pile planks into the ground, wherein each plank has a nominal cross section and interlocking jaws of the longitudinal sides of the planks, wherein the plank is provided with a body as well as with jaw slots provided on both sides of that body, and wherein one and only one of the jaw slots is provided with a discontinuity which reduces the free passage of this at least one jaw slot.
The sheet pile plank for use with a method of driving a plurality of sheet pile planks into the ground, wherein each plank has a nominal cross section and interlocking jaws of the longitudinal sides of the planks, wherein both longitudinal sides are provided with discontinuities which are situated outside the jaw slots extending on these longitudinal sides.
At least two sheet pile planks, which sheet pile planks, on their longitudinal sides facing one another, are provided with jaw slots which are permanently attached to one another, and which sheet pile planks, on their longitudinal sides turned away from one another, have free jaw slots, in one of which jaw slots a discontinuity is provided.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.