Piling Mat Specification

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Piling mat specification. The design of piling mats will depend on the ground conditions and the piling equipment being used as well as the rig loadings which typically range from 5 to over 150 tonnes. A piling mat is a type of working platform used for piling rigs to travel on providing a stable base on which they can move around the site and operate. Neil foundations systems would recommend that the top of the mat is generally 640mm above pile cut off level. During testing the crosslam mat collapsed with a weight of 58 411 lbs while the fir bolted mat crumbled at just 25 550 lbs.

Master pile foundations construction specification. The piling mat should be designed and constructed in accordance with the requirements of bre report br470 working platforms for tracked plant. Standard specifications for road and bridge construction. Independent testing shows crosslam access mats are more than twice the strength of bolted mats.

Deep foundations institute. All piling mats must be subject to cbr testing at appropriate locations to confirm that the piling mat achieves the designed load bearing capacity. Quality of the platform material the specification of the platform material should be such that the performance requirements in term of compactibility durability trafficability and drainage will be met. The height of the top of the piling mat needs to be agreed.

This document has been prepared for public works canada marine works sector. A very helpful spreadsheet for designing working platforms for tracked plant piling platform for piling rig sheet piling rig handler or other ground treatment machinery. Allows to design working platforms with geosynthetic reinforcement commonly known as geogrids. Timber piling including timber sheet piling 954.

All cbr tests must be recorded and a plan produced of the test locations. Plastic erosion mat. Piling platform piling mat design spreadsheet description. P r e f a c e.

January 2019 standard specifications ebook. Strengthening material in some cases the use of geogrid layer may prove economical to reduce the thickness of piling mat. At the point of collapse the fir bolted mat flexed 8 88 while the crosslam access mat only flexed a mere 1 60. A piling mat is a temporary working platform designed to provide a reliable and stable surface on which piling rigs and other ground treatment machinery can operate.

Good practice to the design. Once the piling mat has been completed a level survey must be carried out and a record made of the survey. It is the intent that it upon formal approval will become a canadian.