| Construction work slows traffic to a crawl! Oh no, not | | | | freely slide up and down in a single line. They are |
| again! You may not even spend half an hour thumbing | | | | placed upon the pile of wood, concrete or steel and |
| through the newspapers in the morning but often you | | | | weight is increased with the use of hydraulics, steam, |
| have come across such news that traffic came to a | | | | diesel, or manual labor. When the weight reaches its |
| halt due to ongoing construction work. A few years | | | | highest point it is then released and smashed on the |
| back it was a common phenomenon and even you | | | | pile so that it can be driven into the ground. |
| must have suffered and got delayed for an | | | | Nowadays hydraulic pile driver is preferred over other |
| appointment due to piling and construction activities on | | | | methods as they are environment friendly, vibration |
| the road. But thanks to the constant up-gradation of | | | | free and generate negligible noise and pollutants. They |
| technology now they will be the thing of the past. | | | | enable greater press-in and extraction force to be |
| But first let me tell you about Piling. For any building, | | | | used as more reaction force is developed in the |
| house or concrete structure to be built well you must | | | | process. |
| require an extremely strong foundation and | | | | Earlier noise and vibration generated during piling work |
| underground structural base that supports the building. | | | | caused much inconvenience especially in |
| To set a deep foundation for buildings and other | | | | environmentally sensitive areas, such as town, hospitals |
| structures piling is exceedingly important. Piling is | | | | and schools. There was a growing demand for silent, |
| considered as a precondition for any construction | | | | vibration free, sheet pile installation. Hydraulic pile driving |
| project needed to provide a strong support to the | | | | system operates swiftly, silently and completely |
| structure at the foundation level. | | | | without any vibration enabling contractors to work with |
| The conventional method of piling comprises of a | | | | confidence even in the most demanding locations day |
| heavy weight placed between guides so that it can | | | | or night. |