Precast

Capping
Beam
Formers

Technical Data

Application
Ideal for all Bored pile walls,
contiguous or secant, with a
simple capping beam
where the precast units
can be left in-situ

For walls with a capping beam

that has beam, slab or column
connections, the units are
removed and piles are
left at cut-off level

Both applications eliminate

the need to break down piles

Advantages
• Pile position tolerance
is reduced to the
practical minimum
• Pile alignment is
significantly improved
• Pile positions are
immediately known,
there are no delays
trying to find pile All Bored pile walls require a capping trowelled off level with the top. On completion
setting out pins or beam to connect the piles together. of piling excavation in front of the wall can
replace them
• No breaking down of piles
Cementation Skanska has developed a commence immediately.
• Excavation on pile system that enables the formation of the
completion so capping beam using high quality Precast Secant Pile Walls
programme time concrete units. The units are initially positioned for the firm
is saved
• The works are more (female piles) and after installing each pile, the
environmentally friendly The Process concrete is scooped out down to blinding level.
and look professional Precast units of normal depth 500mm and When all female piles are installed the precast
Patents width equal to the pile diameter plus units are then repositioned half a pile spacing
UK Patent No. GB2349395 300mm are cast with holes corresponding by sliding the units along the blinding. They
Europe Patent No. EP1090189 to the bored pile wall pile spacing. The are now in position for installation of hard
(Sweden, France, Netherlands)
US Patent No. 6394703
maximum length is about 4m so that they (male) piles. The male piles are then installed
Germany Patnt No. 60002810 can be handled by a normal excavator. in the same way as normal Contiguous piles.
International Patent No. On site, a trench is dug to a depth to suit
PCT/IB00/00504 (EP, US) the cut-off level of the piles and the trench Capping Beam Variations
is blinded over the capping beam width. If the capping beam forms part of the
The precast units are placed in the subsequent structural works, the concrete in
trench to a give a pile positional tolerance the male pile is also scooped out so the units
of +/-10mm. The sides of the trench are can be removed.
protected by plywood sheeting and With the precast units removed , the result is a
leanmix concrete placed around the units blinded, shuttered trench with all piles at cut-
to fix them in position. off level, ready for in-situ capping beam
construction. †
Contiguous Bored Pile Walls
The piling rig installs the piles though the
precast units and the pile concrete is
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Capping
Beam
Formers

Further information

Cementation Skanska
Maple Cross House
Denham Way
Maple Cross
Rickmansworth
Hertfordshire
WD3 9SW
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)1923 423100
Fax: +44 (0)1923 423681 Profile when precast unit removed

cementation@skanska.co.uk
www.skanska.co.uk

Offices
Head Office +44 (0)1923 423100
North +44 (0)1302 821100
South West, Midlands & Wales
+44 (0)1454 453200
Scotland +44 (0)1698 735899
Northern Ireland +44 (0)28 9024 2746
Republic of Ireland +353 (0)1296 0790 Profile when precast unit left in

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