Title	Description	Keywords	Categories	Issue Date	Download
GN01 – What Information Do I Need to Install Steel Piles?	Guidance for typical project information required before selection of a steel piled solution, including - ground investigation, site constraints , access, design features & construction tolerances.	Guidance for typical project information required before selection of a steel piled solution, including – ground investigation, site constraints , access, design features & construction tolerances.	Guidance Note	3rd January 2023	Download
GN02 – Should I be concerned about noise during the installation of steel piles?	Steel piling does not have to be loud! A steel pile solution should never be ruled out on the basis of noise as options exist to mitigate this to an acceptable level - this guidance note gives details of modern installation methods including, impact, vibratory & hydraulic press-in driving	Steel piling does not have to be loud! A steel pile solution should never be ruled out on the basis of noise as options exist to mitigate this to an acceptable level – this guidance note gives details of modern installation methods including, impact, vibratory & hydraulic press-in driving	Guidance Note	3rd January 2023	Download
GN03 – When should I choose Steel Piles?	Steel piles can offer flexible, safe and quick to install solutions for bearing and retaining problems - designers select steel piles to overcome many specific design challenges. This guidance note gives some of the reaons why steel piles should be considered over other solutions.	Steel piles can offer flexible, safe and quick to install solutions for bearing and retaining problems – designers select steel piles to overcome many specific design challenges. This guidance note gives some of the reaons why steel piles should be considered over other solutions.	Guidance Note	3rd January 2023	Download
GN04 – How long do steel piles last?	Steel will naturally corrode over time, the deterioration rate will depend on the local envrionment and steel grade selected. This guidance notes details factors that affect this and measures that can be employed to achieve design lives in excess of 125 years.	Steel will naturally corrode over time, the deterioration rate will depend on the local envrionment and steel grade selected. This guidance notes details factors that affect this and measures that can be employed to achieve design lives in excess of 125 years.	Guidance Note	3rd January 2023	Download
GN05 – Are Steel Sheet Piles Impermeable?	The answer to this question is a qualified YES! This guidance notes describes various methods to reduce or even completely stop water flow through the interlocks.	The answer to this question is a qualified YES! This guidance notes describes various methods to reduce or even completely stop water flow through the interlocks.	Guidance Note	3rd January 2023	Download
GN06 – Working Platform Requirements for Tracked Excavator Piling Rigs	This guidance note describes the need for suitable engineered surfaces for operating piling rigs safely. Failure to provide adequate working platforms could result in dangerous instability and overturning of the piling rig with the potential for a catastrophic accident to occur.	This guidance note describes the need for suitable engineered surfaces for operating piling rigs safely. Failure to provide adequate working platforms could result in dangerous instability and overturning of the piling rig with the potential for a catastrophic accident to occur.	Guidance Note	11th January 2023	Download

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