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Steel sheet piles by ArcelorMittal
When it comes to subterranean car park structures, steel sheet piles offer an economic, cost efficient, and aesthetically pleasing alternative to reinforced concrete for permanent retaining walls as they:
- serve as a retaining wall during the excavation phase to support horizontal pressures
- provide water tightness
- form the permanent outer structural wall
- transmit vertical loads to the substratum
- comply with fire safety regulations
Thanks to a permanent sheet pile wall, a temporary retaining wall is not required, which therefore:
- maximises the available space - a principal issue especially in urban areas
- shortens the construction time
- reduces the total cost of the building
Underground car parks
Structural stability, soil retaining capacity, and fire safety are crucial performance requirements for products and solutions used in underground car park structures, and they directly match the design criteria of cost efficiency and optimisation of space.
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MoreThe way in which our built environment functions and creates tightly knit urban spaces can often cause an increase in traffic to be a prominent issue that needs to be dealt with on a daily basis. With the current trends of reducing traffic and creating more pedestrian zones in our city centres, the need for new parking spaces is constantly growing.
Where space is scarce above ground, underground car parks are an ideal solution for the parking issue.
Other ArcelorMittal solutions for underground car park constructions include:
- Structural steel sections and heavy plates available in a wide range of grades and dimensions
- Composite flooring solutions like Cofraplus®
- Rebars for concrete reinforcement
- Enamelled steels for interior panels and signals
- Metallic coated steels for devices like cable trays or ventilation ducts
In addition, the ArcelorMittal technical assistance teams are available to support designers in their project design for underground car parks.
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Durability software for sheet piles: revised version 4.1 now available
25 July 2023Durability version 4.1 was released in January 2023, but due to recent major changes in one of the program modules, a revised version of 4.1 was launched in July 2023. Durability is a free software that simplifies the choice of a steel sheet pile section, taking into account the durability of steel in different environments as well as the service life of the structure.It is a simple and powerful tool for designs according to Eurocode 3 – Part 5 (EN 1993-5) or based on the Allowable Stress Design (ASD) method. The user only needs to input bending moments, shear forces, deflections, etc. that an engineer has calculated with geotechnical software.
Website 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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Durability software for sheet piles: revised version 4.1 now available
Durability version 4.1 was released in January 2023, but due to recent major changes in one of the program modules, a revised version of 4.1 was launched in July 2023. Durability is a free software that simplifies the choice of a steel sheet pile section, taking into account the durability of steel in different environments as well as the service life of the structure.
It is a simple and powerful tool for designs according to Eurocode 3 – Part 5 (EN 1993-5) or based on the Allowable Stress Design (ASD) method. The user only needs to input bending moments, shear forces, deflections, etc. that an engineer has calculated with geotechnical software.
Key features
An important feature is the option to perform a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) where the user can adapt the reuse and recycling rates to a specific project. This is currently the first software in the world that can perform this calculation correctly for steel sheet piles – without the need to be an expert.
Other features include:
- Several scenarios can be analysed in a single file: For instance, this allows the user to compare a solution with a Z-type to a U-type section or to do a sensitivity analysis on key parameters such as steel grades or corrosion rates.
- Optimisation of the main wall and optionally of an anchor wall, at multiple elevations: The user can now verify the sheet piles at different elevations in a single file, either by importing data from a text file (specific format) or by entering data manually.
- The sheet pile can be subdivided into numerous exposure zones to take into account the different loss of steel thickness per zone.
- Life Cycle Assessment (LCA): Multiple scenarios based on ArcelorMittal’s Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) can be performed – the user can adapt the reuse and recycling rates to a specific project.
- The design of tie rods, bolts, and plates for anchored walls according to EN 1993-5 and for Z-type piles according to a dedicated design method developed in collaboration with the German manufacturer Anker Schroeder: This is a unique feature available exclusively in Durability!
- Printing of the results has been enhanced
Download the revised version of Durability 4.1 for free on our Software page.
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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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