Method for sealing connections between sheet piles, and sheet piles employing said method
US5163785A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 11, 1991 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE02D5/14
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method for sealing the connection between two sheet piles, this connection being achieved by using claws integrated with the sheet piles. Prior to the interlocking of the sheet piles, a jointing band of an elastic, compressible and/or hydroswellable organic material is stuck to the claw of at least one of the sheet piles. The method further includes fixing a metal sheet to the free surface of the band, and then interlocking the sheet piles. The invention also provides a sheet pile comprising a claw provided with a band of an elastic, compressible and/or hydroswellable organic material, characterized in that the outer surface of the band is at least partly covered with a metal sheet which is connected to the band.
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