Current Topic of Steel Piles for

Marine Structures
Osamu KIYOMIYA
Prof. Waseda University,Tokyo
Topics
Outline of steel pile
Application for marine Structures
Tokyo International Offshore Airport
Tokyo Port Bay ridge

Domestic demand for Steel pipe piles

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Application fields of steel piles

Diameter & length of piles

Fabricapable dimension of piles for SKK490

Thickness(mm)

Diameter(mm)

Fabrication methods of spiral pipe

UOE pipe by press & welding

U letter press

O letter press

Pile joints
for vertical
direction

Mortal injection for joint part

for water tightness & strength

Welding joint for horizontal direction

Mechanical joint for horizontal direction

Pile driving method

(vibro & hammer)

Vibrotary pile driver :Low noise

driven by hydraulic, diesel hammer & drop

Installation method by center bored

Cemented soil at toe

Screw pile rotated method

125 years ago: pier foundation

today: application for various
foundations

Types of marine structure

Pile
foundation
Gravity type

PierBridge foundation
Sea berthJacket type
revetment, breakwater
Break water caisson
Revetment

Floating type PontoonFloating bridge

Floating break water
Embedded Undersea tunnelPipeline
type

Steel port facilities

sheet pile revetment

Self-supporting type steel sheet pile revetment

Anchorage type revetment

Sheet pile revetment with batter anchor pile

Wharf with piles

Wharf with Vertical Piles

Wharf with Batter Piles

Container berth at Tokyo Bay

Construction of jacket type pier

stainless steel protection for corrosion

0.4-1.5mmYUS

Sea Berth

Pile structure

Curtain type breakwater

Breakwater with slant panel type

Curtain type breakwater

Tokyo International Airport

D-runway is under construction

Construction of pier part

in May 2008

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Pier structure (Jacket)

Slab

Jacket

Pile

Area 50 ha:198units ,weight 1300tf,maximum thickness 75mm

Specification and Steel Volume

Specification
Jackets
45mx63mx32m(height)
Steel girders BH2500,BH2000,BH700
Substructure
Leg
Foundation
pile

Volume
198 units
160,000tf

490,000tf
16001960
Brace7001422
16001422.5 x8590m 81,165 piles
1320.
90,000tf

Assembly of a jacket unit

Fabrication accuracy 15-20mm

Design model of jacket for 9units

ordinary condition by F.E.M.

Design model of stress concentration at

a pile head for temperature change

Stress distribution
75mm maximum thickness

Vibro-hammer and 1600tf pile-drive berge

Work accuracy 100mm: Laser distance meter

Installation of a jacket to piles

Crane is re-built for airplane flight limitation

Installation of jackets

Piles covered stainless steel

=0.4mm for 100years

Joint part between pier and

reclamation by steel sheet piles

Double steel sheet pile wall

Steel pipe driving work

Construction of revetment

Corrosion protection of steel for a

designed 100-year service life
Slab
1a titanium cover plate system for girder
2a dehumidifier system for the enclosed
girder-inside section

Pile
3 seawater-resistant stainless steel
sheathing for pile in air
cathodic protection for pile in water

a dehumidifier system for the

enclosed girder-inside section

circulation fans, air-supply ducts,

Allowable humidity is within 50%

Titanium protection panel

Construction of PC slabs

Tokyo Port Bay Bridge (tentative name)

Construction site
Waste reclaimed land

3rd navigation
channel

Man-made island

Determination of bridge scale

Total length :1618m

Characteristics of foundation design

Steel pipe sheet pile foundation
Large diameter of 1500mm,
Shearing resistance of pile vertical joint
Thick soft layer to about -80m

Purpose of field test

To know bearing & friction force with 1500mm
pile with open end for gravel layer & hard sand
soil
To compare with design value & to modify it

Field investigation of pile bearing capacity

for large diameter pile

Static axial compressive loading test

Hydraulic jack

Impact (rapid) loading test

absorber
Counter weight

stone

Gas expansion

pile

Steel pipe sheet pile foundation

Pier

Pile driving by hammer

Inside excavation

Main pier on the foundation

Summary for steel pipe

for marine structures
1.High strength for earthquake resistance
2.Excellent workability
3.Rapid construction term
4.Large bearing capacity & horizontal reaction
5.Advanced anticorrosion technology