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Steel sheet piles and foundation products are manufactured according to European standards, but can also be supplied according to other international standards (e.g. ASTM).
ArcelorMittal Sheet Piling offers a complete solution package that includes accessories (such as anchoring material, walers, fabricated piles, or driving caps) and full technical support from the conceptual design to the final installation process. Other features and services, such as special fabrications, coatings, or sealant material for interlocks, are also available. ArcelorMittal Sheet Piling can provide customised products and solutions that best fit special project requirements as well.
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Egersund Port in Norway will be expanded using ArcelorMittal’s low emissions sheet piles
21 June 2022A major fishing port expansion programme in Egersund, Norway will be built using 2200 tonnes of ArcelorMittal’s unique straight web steel sheet piles, manufactured in Belval, Luxembourg.
Project newsRevised version of the Piling Handbook available
24 May 2022The Piling Handbook (PHB) has been a reference in the steel piling industry for decades. Its main objective is to support design engineers and piling contractors to design safe and cost-effective steel sheet pile structures. Additionally, it contains many practical tips for installation.
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Egersund Port in Norway will be expanded using ArcelorMittal’s low emissions sheet piles
A major fishing port expansion programme in Egersund, Norway will be built using 2200 tonnes of ArcelorMittal’s unique straight web steel sheet piles, manufactured in Belval, Luxembourg.
A new quay wall: a circular cell structure made of straight web steel sheet piles
The containment structure, for food manufacturer Pelagia AS, will be created with ArcelorMittal AS500 sheet piles and will eventually be used as a new quay wall as part of the port expansion. The circular cell structure of the straight web steel sheet piles was considered the most appropriate solution as it will collect the sand dredged from the seabed to cope with the increased vessel traffic. It will store it safely and avoid any pollution of the sea water by the sand.
To reduce the total carbon footprint of the project, the structure is being assembled using ArcelorMittal's new EcoSheetPile™ Plus range of sheet piling, made from 100% recycled steel and with 100% renewable electricity – part of ArcelorMittal’s XCarb® recycled and renewably produced range.
A success story for the client and for the environment
Pelagia AS is a leading producer of pelagic fish products for human consumption and an important supplier of essential ingredients in all kinds of fish and animal feed. Located in one of Norway’s largest and most important fishing harbours, Pelagia Egersund Seafood has been a pioneer fish processing factory since 1993. A new fishing terminal is being built to expand their operation in Egersund, based on a circular cell structure that will be filled up with sand dredged from the seabed. The main contractor for this project is Vestbetong, while Fundamentering AS is the sheet pile driving contractor.
ArcelorMittal’s hot rolled steel sheet piles have been used to build maritime infrastructures for more than 100 years. Based on their long-term experience, steel structures in a marine environment can be designed for a service life of 50 years and even more.
A key differentiator that convinced the client to choose an ArcelorMittal steel solution for this expansion project is the availability of the low carbon footprint EcoSheetPile™ Plus range. Made from 100% recycled steel (scrap) and exclusively with renewable electricity from wind and solar sources, these products are part of the XCarb® recycled and renewably produced range. XCarb™ groups all of ArcelorMittal's initiatives to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Certified by a specific Environmental Product Declaration (EPD), the production of the EcoSheetPile™ Plus range emits as low as 370 kg CO2-eq./t of steel produced. A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) shows that the embedded carbon footprint of EcoSheetPile™ Plus is one-fifth of that achieved by traditional products.
EcoSheetPile™ Plus as part of the XCarb™ initiative towards carbon neutral steel
Decarbonisation is one of the most important aspects of ArcelorMittal’s long-term strategy. For several years already, the EcoSheetPile™ range has been produced in Luxembourg via the Electric Arc Furnace route from 100% recycled steel. ArcelorMittal steel sheet piles can also be reused up to 10 times and thus are a major contributor to the circular economy.
Launched in 2021, the new EcoSheetPile™ Plus brand, an essential part of ArcelorMittal’s XCarb™ initiative to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, goes one step further on the decarbonisation path: not only are these steel sheet piles produced from 100% recycled material, but the steelmaking process to produce them uses 100% renewable electricity from wind and solar sources connected to the same grid as the ArcelorMittal production mills.
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ArcelorMittal Europe Communications
Constructalia
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© Vestbetong AS
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Revised version of the Piling Handbook available
The Piling Handbook (PHB) has been a reference in the steel piling industry for decades. Its main objective is to support design engineers and piling contractors to design safe and cost-effective steel sheet pile structures. Additionally, it contains many practical tips for installation.
In this first revision of the 9th edition, apart from correcting some typos, the engineers from ArcelorMittal Sheet Piling worked on two key chapters:
- Chapter 1 - Product information: The product range evolves constantly as new and more cost-effective sheet pile profiles replace older profiles. This updated chapter reflects the changes, but you can still find the section properties of profiles which are not produced any more in Chapter 13.
- Chapter 3 - Sustainability and durability: Nowadays, environmental aspects are a key parameter when selecting a solution. How can you compare the environmental footprint of alternatives? What is a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) or an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD)? Does the recycling rate have an influence on the carbon footprint? You will find short answers in this chapter. A paragraph on the durability of steel structures, which is one of the parameters influencing the environmental analysis, has also been added.
You can download the revised Piling Handbook below or from our Document library.
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ArcelorMittal’s piling series are especially suitable for quickly building reliable and cost-effective structures. They are characterised by excellent section properties such as a high ratio of section modulus/weight as well as high moments of inertia.
Steel sheet piles offer significant advantages in the following applications:
Water transport: Quay walls made with steel sheet piles allow for up to 20% faster construction and 15% lower costs when compared with alternative materials. Steel is the material of choice for breakwaters, dolphins, locks, and canals. With the intrinsic ductility of steel, sheet piling solutions in conjunction with modern performance-based design methods help with the design and optimisation of safe ports in seismic areas.
Hazard protection: Dykes and flood or erosion protection barriers made with steel sheet piles are one of the most efficient ways of protecting against floods and rising sea levels, resulting in savings of up to 40%.
Mobility infrastructure: Composite bridges with steel sheet pile abutments require up to 10% less construction time and up to 15% less economic impact on the community throughout their service life. Permanent steel sheet pile walls in underground car parks of two to three levels are up to 50% more cost-effective than walls built with alternative materials and offer significantly shorter execution time.
Environmental protection: Steel sheet piles are used as temporary and permanent retaining walls for landfill conversion, polluted soil remediation, riverbed cleaning operations, and pollution containment.
ArcelorMittal sheet piles can be reused up to ten times before they are recycled through the EAF-based (Electric Arc Furnace) steel making process, making them one of the most sustainable construction materials.
With their new EcoSheetPile™ & EcoSheetPile™ Plus brands, ArcelorMittal Sheet Piling provides steel sheet piles with a significantly reduced carbon footprint produced via the EAF-route using 100% recycled, recyclable, and reusable steel, and - in the case of EcoSheetPile™ Plus - 100% renewable energy with an externally certified Guarantee of Origin. Both brands come with specific EPDs reviewed by independent institutions.
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