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I don’t think you can find a better article on pile driving basics than this one: Pile Buck is an OUTSTANDING resource!!
Nice reference to Geoinstruments’ site for settlement plates:
If you’re looking for information on railroad bridge waterproofing, this is an excellent link. We used this system in Bensenville, Illinois for the 2-track RR bridge we were involved in constructing for Canadian Pacific RR.
Pile Buck is a great resource. Here is a great summary on drilled shafts & use of casings:
Great link to turnout terms / elements
http://www.railroadfastenings.com/blog/railway-turnout-types.html
I’ve written about the Saximeter method for determining ram fall height. I saved these videos as they provide pile driving footage that is lengthy enough to practice using a stopwatch for getting your 5-blow counts, practice mental blow counting + stopwatch use.
Check this great resource out from Vulcanhammer.net!
Geoequip has a listing of hammers that is useful. I would still want to have the cut for the hammer before depending on the date in this table.
Hammer & Steel has some excellent links & resources. Check out the Resources tab for H and sheet piling
This is a quick-link to Hammer & Steel’s “H-Piling Properties” page
https://www.hammersteel.com/h-piling.htmlAdding an additional link to Nucor/Skyline – All-Things-Piling
The Berminghammer website has some excellent resources & links
Excellent resource for understanding the differences in pile leads
A great resource for TIMS-related information:
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-Training ResourcesSolid article/handbook for concrete vibration rates for various types of concrete
ICT Study of PRI vs. IRI for IDOT
Development of IDOT’s Proposed Smoothness Specification Based on the International Roughness Index
