Grooved sheet pile and method for production thereof
View Patent ↗To simplify the production and expand the variability of structures to use, a grooved sheet pile having a trough-type body is produced by cutting a cylindrical segment (referred to as a troughlike element) ( 1 ) from a round tube along its length and fixing locking elements ( 2 ) and ( 3 ) to side edges of the troughlike element. The troughlike element ( 1 ) can be reinforced by attaching reinforcing elements ( 4 ) thereto and/or providing annular elements ( 15 ), ( 16 ). The troughlike element ( 1 ) has a section made of material of higher strength and/or corrosion-resistant and/or thickened material. The troughlike elements ( 1 ) can be arranged in parallel and fixed to each other to make a panel.
1. A method of producing a grooved sheet pile, comprising the steps of separately fabricating a trough-shaped body and locking elements, wherein said body is produced by cutting a troughlike element from a round tube along the length of the tube, and wherein each of said locking elements is fixed to a side edge of the troughlike element thus cut or in the vicinity of said side edge.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said troughlike element is cut out of said tube together with an annular element thereof, said annular element adjoining said troughlike element or being located in a middle part thereof.
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said troughlike element is reinforced by reinforcing elements secured thereto or fit therein.
4. A method of producing a grooved sheet pile, comprising the steps of fabricating a panel and locking elements, wherein said fabricating said panel includes cutting troughlike elements from a round tube along the length of the tube, arranging the troughlike elements thus cut in a row in a parallel position with respect to each other and rigidly fixing adjacent troughlike elements together, each of said locking elements being fixed to a side edge of said panel or in the vicinity of said side edge.