Application of Sheet Pile Wall

Sheet pile walls are retaining walls constructed to retain earth, water or any other fill material. These walls are thinner in section as compared to masonry walls. Sheet pile walls are generally used for the following:
1. Water front structures, for example, in building wharfs, quays, and piers.
2. Building diversion dams, such as cofferdams.
3. River bank protection.
4. Retaining the sides of cuts made in earth.

Materials of Sheet Pile Walls
Sheet piles may be：
Timber
Reinforced concrete
Steel

The advantages of using steel sheet piling
1. Provides higher resistance to driving stresses;
2. Is of an overall lighter weight;
3. Can be reused on several projects;
4. Provides a long service life above or below the water table;
5. Easy to adapt the pile length by either welding or bolting;
6. Their joints are less apt to deform during driving.

Sheet Pile Structures
Steel sheet piles may conveniently be used in several civil engineering works. They may be used as:
1. Cantilever sheet piles
2. Anchored bulkheads
3. Braced sheeting in cuts
4. Single cell cofferdams
5. Cellular cofferdams, circular type
6. Cellular cofferdams(diaphragma)