a Panasonic Toughbook CF-19 with a
10-inch screen was used.
Cheston VanAlstyne, install technician
for Measutronics, positioned
the cables so they were out of the way
and would not interrupt the normal
operation. The GPS and pitch and
roll sensors were hardwired through
the equipment to get the data to the
computer, which eliminated external
cables for those functions.
After installation of the equipment
bracket, followed by three days
of installation, calibration and training
by Measutronics, the system was
put to work. The pile driving portion
of the project was 65 per cent complete,
and during the remainder of the
project, the time for placing the piles
decreased dramatically, says Tramble.
For the vertical piles, it took 40 to 50
per cent less time, and the only necessary
human contact with the pile was
during loading and for one person to
unpin the pile from the lead after it
was driven.
For the raked piles, the time savings
was about 25 per cent, says Tramble,
After installation of the equipment
bracket, followed by three days
of installation, calibration and
training by Measutronics, the
system was put to work.
but he expects this to improve to 50 per
cent after the operator becomes more
familiar with the system.
For this project, Alva didn’t include
a component that would position the
barge in a location that would allow
the maximum possible piles driven
per setup. The crew reported that this
feature would be helpful, and Tramble
intends to add it to the system before
the next project.
Alva used a Terex crawler crane
mounted on floating seven-foot-deep
Poseidon P2 barges stabilized with two
spuds during operation. The pile driver
was a fixed lead Bermingham VTL
system with a Pileco diesel hammer.
The $4.44-million project was awarded
by Public Works and Government Services
Canada/Department of Fisheries
and Oceans. The old L-shaped wharf
was demolished, leaving the main
stem for use by fishing boats during
construction of the new wharf 100
feet away.
The wharf consists of two sections,
the first is a cribwork section with
reinforced concrete deck, nine meters
wide by 33.2 metres long. The second
is a timber pile section, which turns 90
degrees to the first section, and is 70
metres long and 6.1 metres wide. It will
be completed with a reinforced concrete
cap and deck.
The project is expected to be complete
in November of this year.
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