Eiffel 101: Large Steel H-Pile Applications

Large H-piles are a type of steel pile that are as wide as they are deep, with the same thickness in the flange and web. Because of their design, large steel H-piles provide a better weight distribution over a wider area and can support larger and heavier structures; individual large piles have been tested to withstand loads of 1,000 tons. Due to their high loadbearing capacity, large H-piles have foundational applications in factories, airports, stadiums, bridges, skyscrapers, and more.

Large Steel H-Pile Factory Applications

Large steel H-pile has a high loadbearing capacity, which makes it a common foundational building material in a wide range of large industrial facilities, including warehouses, plastic manufacturing plants, nuclear power plants, oil refineries, chemical plants, fertilizer plants, metal manufacturing plants, food production plants, clothing manufacturers, transportation manufacturers, wood and paper manufacturers, and more.

Large Steel H-Pile Airport Applications

Large steel H-pile is often used as part of the foundation for heavy structures like airports. The steel piles are driven or drilled into the ground in order to help distribute the weight of the airport from the loose topsoil down to the stronger soil or rock below. Without the use of large steel h-pile, it would be difficult to achieve the stability needed to support airports.

Large Steel H-Pile Stadium Applications

Though stadiums originated in ancient Greece, the first modern facilities were constructed in the mid-19th century. The construction of a sports stadium can take up to three years, and typically begins with a site excavation to create the seating bowl, which can be over 50 feet beneath the ground. This is followed by masonry work and the manufacturing and installation of precast components that serve as the foundation for the new stadium. Large steel H-pile commonly comes into play during this phase of construction, as it is utilized in the construction of stadium foundations.

Large Steel H-Pile Bridge Applications

Because bridges must be able to hold not only its own weight, but all of the weight of the traffic traversing the bridge, it’s essential that it is built on a strong foundation. Bridge foundations are constructed by sinking caissons into the riverbed and filling them with concrete. Caissons are large boxes or cylinders that have been made from a variety of materials, including large steel H-pile.

Large Steel H-Pile Skyscraper Applications

Skyscrapers including high rise buildings with over 40 or 50 floors, though the tallest skyscrapers can have over 100 floors. There was a time when it wasn’t possible to continue increasing the width and strength of concrete foundations, which is why mass produced steel and iron has been essential to creating taller buildings. Large steel H-pile is a lightweight material given its loadbearing capacity, and is essential to the construction of skyscrapers.

Common Large Steel H-Pile Sizes

Traditionally, H-pile was made in 8-, 10-, 12-, and 14-inch sizes. In recent years, those sizes have nearly doubled through the addition of 16- and 18-inch pile. Listed below are common sizes of larger-flange h-pile beams:

• HP12: HP12x53, HP12x63, HP12x74, HP12x84, HP12x89, HP12x102, HP12x117

• HP14: HP14x73, HP14x89, HP14x102, HP14x117

• HP16: HP16x88, HP16x101, HP16x121, HP16x141, HP16x162, HP16x183

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