This document discusses plastic piling products and installation methods. It addresses common issues and perceptions around plastic piling, such as limited product choices and concerns about strength and damage resistance. The document introduces a portfolio of plastic piling products including advanced Z and U plastic sheet piling in various sizes, as well as drainage filters and vibrators for installation. Generic properties of plastic piling like corrosion resistance and recyclability are outlined. New piling systems combining plastics with other materials for strengths and installation benefits are also presented.

1. Plastic Piling – 101

2. The Hammerman
Over 20 years of experience with:
•Small piling equipment
•Plastic piling
•Installation methods for plastic piling and trench
sheeting
•Not an Engineer

3. What we offer
A new & unique product portfolio of Piles, Pile drivers & Drainage filters
The UK’s widest range of Plastic Sheet Piling
Advanced, Z & U Plastic Sheet Piling
100% recycled material
Thicknesses from 3.5 – 11 mm
Lengths of up to 13m, widths of 200 - 610mm
JETFilters
Drainage filters stops the build up of water
pressure behind a control structure - new, or
retrofitted & fully maintainable
Available in 3 sizes and a variety of materials
EMS Piling Vibrators & Piling Mandrels
The new “mini hammers” sizes start from 160 kgs
with powerpack or excavator mounted.
Quieter, no lubricant pollution, can drive and
extract sheets

4. Part 1 - Products and Systems
Part 2 - Installation Methods and Equipment
Part 3 - Applications

5. Does anyone here have
experience or any
preconceptions of plastic
piling ?
Issues and perceptions of plastic piling
Part 1 - Products and Systems

6. • Limited choice of product
• Easily damaged, cracked
• Low strength
• Plastic Piling cannot be driven efficiently
• Limited availability of piling equipment
suitable for plastic piling
• Optimum design for sheet piling is either a
Z shape or U shape
Issues and perceptions of plastic piling

7. Generic Comparison Plastic Piling vs Steel Piling
• Plastic Piling available in strengths comparable to cold formed trench sheeting
• In a strength based application comparability between equally strong plastic and
steel sheets
• Excellent interlock tightness comparable with hot rolled steel piling
• In water control or cut-off applications substantial cost savings over hot rolled
sections

8. Generalised Properties of PVC
• Resistant to oxidative - does not rust like steel
• Resistant to biological agents - does not rot like wood
• Resistant to most mineral acids, bases, salts and paraffinic hydrocarbon solutions
• Not resistant to chlorinated or aromatic hydrocarbons, ester or ketones
• The cheapest of large-tonnage polymers - the best quality/price ratio
• Thermoplastic and will soften with heat
• Resistant to ignition due to its chlorine content
• Low weight
• Very recyclable, more so than many other plastics

9. PVC as Piling
• Will last a very long time – UV Filters added
• Economic and best value – cheap material costs and no maintenance
• Safest working – Manual handling, not hot work
• Fire Resistant – universal use
• Efficient transportation
• Environmentally sound

10. Easier to expand sheet pile design when made in plastic

11. More than just a Sheet Pile - Piling Systems
Conventional Sheet Pile Hybrid Kingposts Formwork sheet piling

12. New Piling Systems
Fully Synthetic KingPanel and Post King Sheet Combi Pile Systems

13. Z Piles
Widths typically up to 300mm
Thicknesses from 3mm to 11mm
In lengths up to 14m
Economy mono extrusion and
Premium Co-extrusions
Premium available in 5 colours
Corners and capping beams
available
U Piles
In widths 200mm through to 610mm
Thickness 4mm through to 9mm
In lengths up to 14m
Economy mono extrusion and
Premium Co-extrusions
Premium available in 5 colours
Corners and capping beams
available
Advanced Piles
New not copies of steel piling
designs
In widths 250mm through to
500mm
Thickness 4mm through to 8mm
Lengths of up to 11m

14. Advanced Hybrids
Combining Plastic Piling
with softwood, hardwood,
Bamboo tubes, steel tubes,
gravels and or concrete
Combining the best
properties of materials and
methods
Faster installations
Installed using smaller
equipment
Lowest Carbon Footprint
Sheet Piling – King Post -
Formwork

15. Advanced Hybrids
Combining Plastic Piling
with softwood, hardwood,
Bamboo tubes, steel tubes,
gravels and or concrete
Combining the best
properties of materials and
methods
Faster installations
Installed using smaller
equipment
Lowest Carbon Footprint
Sheet Piling – King Post -
Formwork

16. The KingPile
• Trench sheet style panel
• Interlocking King Pile tubes
• Fully Synthetic
• Three bending moments
• Easier installation with small
equipment

17. CombiHex Piles
• Narrow, deep hex tube design
• Designed for hard driving
• Designed for Impact driving
• Designed for internal mandrels
• Facilitates installation of U Piles
• New Plastic King Sheet Pile System

18. Flat Frontage
Piles

19. Thank you
Any questions?
@plasticpiling
@thehammermanco
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