re-handling of the sheet pile to enable a just-in-time style
delivery to an already compact site. This permitted finishing
work on Phase 2 and preparatory work on Phase 3 to take
place unimpeded by the Phase 3 materials,” said Erik Dean,
general superintendent, Dean Construction.
The Port of Hamilton sits on reclaimed land that has had
mixed use for the last 50 years. The conditions at the site
range from loose silt, down to very hard clay till at the tip of
the driven sheets. The conditions of the site varied from the
west side of the pier to the east side. Dean Construction used
the newly purchased 500 HPSI vibratory hammer to take the
17.8- to 19.8-metre-long AZ 38-700N sheet pile down to the
design toe of 10 metres into the lakebed.
“Typical driving conditions varied from Pier 12 West to
Pier 12 East. However, with the use of the heavy vibratory
hammer, no impact hammer was required to achieve proper
design toe elevation,” said Justin Soudant, project manager,
Dean Construction.
At each phase of construction, the new sheet pile walls
were driven within one metre of the existing sheet pile wall.
The sheet piles were driven in the first quarter of 2020, with
the out of water work being done in the second quarter.
PROJECT SPOTLIGHT
PHOTOS: HOPA PORTS Installing a helical pile at
the Port of Hamilton
Guiding the sheet pile interlocks
into place at Pier 12
A crane is used to move the sheet
pile around the Port of Hamilton
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