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DAWSON CONTRACT PILING

OUR EXPERTISE IS YOUR SOLUTION
A click on the links above will open various Each of the attached Piling Reports encapsulate
piling reports from the Steel Piling Group, the ethos of our company that ‘Our Expertise is
which illustrate quite simply that these types of your Solution’.
projects are normal Sub contract packages for
Dawson Contract Piling Ltd. We can and do consistently save our clients
time and money, in areas of both temporary and
Indeed each one of these projects examples permanent sheet piling works, with enhanced
has an enviromental restraint which requires us quality, performance and reduced programs,
to utilize our in house design and build facility, being standard for us at Dawson Contract
to enable us to meet these enviromental issues Piling Ltd, we feel that any type of contract
head on and come up with new and innovative which involves several individual set ups and
pile installation methods which are capable movements would almost certainly benefit from
of being utilized with already enviromentally our equipments versatility.
modern piling equipment.
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 COMBINATION WALL
PORT OF HAMBURG, GERMANY (2001)

 THAMES PILE EXTRACTION

CANARY WHARF, LONDON, ENGLAND (2005)
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 MS3 & MS4 GANTRY FOUNDATIONS

M1 MOTORWAY (2007-2008)
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 NEW BASEMENT  EDINBURGH TRAM NETWORK

HORNSEY STREET, LONDON TOWER PLACE BRIDGE, SCOTLAND (2010)
(2005)

 WHITE HORSE BRIDGE

WEMBLY STADIUM STATION, LONDON (2006)

 LONDON UNDERGROUND UPGRADE

CHAPEL STREET, LONDON (2010)
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 BASEMENT EXTENSION
RAMBERT SCHOOL OF BALLET, TWICKENHAM, LONDON (2006)

 SUSTAINABLE PILING
THE GROSVENOR WATERSIDE, CHELSEA, WEST LONDON (2006)
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 WHADDON ROAD BRIDGE

MILTON KEYNES, ENGLAND (2003)
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 UNDERWATER PILE DRIVING  CONCRETE PILE EXTRACTION

NORTH SEA (2009) CARPENTERS ROAD, EAST LONDON (2007)

 FLOOD DEFENCE SUPPORT

EASTNEY, PORTSMOUTH (2009)

 PILE EXTRACTION
EASINGTON, ENGLAND (2005)
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WHADDON ROAD BRIDGE

MILTON KEYNES, ENGLAND (2003)
English Partnerships and Pell Frischmann site, hence precluded the use of percussive
agreed on a novel design for an integral driven piles. A new system for installing high
bridge, breaking the mould of typical Milton capacity steel piles was required. Dawson
Keynes bridges. An open structure was chosen Construction Plant Ltd had developed a quiet
with “unique” steel piles, continuing upwards and vibration-less push-pull piling system for
to form the piers and then being cast directly installing high capacity piles. This system was
into the bridge deck, providing a moment chosen for this contract and is described further.
connection. This design was economic, Long term client maintenance liability was
adventurous and sustainable as steel piles can reduced, because the bridge has no bearings or
be extracted and re-used. expansion joints within the deck.
Site ground conditions comprised stiff becoming
very stiff glacial boulder clay, with lenses of
silty sand. Ground water, sustainability and
above ground surface finish issues precluded
the use of concrete augured piles. An existing
housing development was only 50m from the

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TEC. SPEC A piling frame was used to ensure that the
High capacity box piles/piers and abutments piling tolerances of ±25mm (1”) in position
were formed from four Hoesch Larssen 43 and 1 in 200 on verticality could be met. The
sheet piles clutched together. These were eight pier piles were pushed 14m (46ft) into
pushed in sequence using the Dawson push- the ground and the eight abutment piles 9m
pull system. The system has four hydraulic (30ft). Dawson Contract Piling carried out

Technical Specifications
cylinders, each generating 1965kN (200t) of vertical and lateral load tests (shown above
pressing force mounted on a Liebherr LRB255 right) to the satisfaction of the Engineer. The
leader rig. As one cylinder pushes down on a vertical working loads on the piles were:
sheet, reaction is provided by the weight of the abutment piles = 1440kN (147t), pier piles =
rig and by gripping the other three piles, thereby 2760kN (281t).
mobilising ground skin friction.

PILE ELEVATION ADVANTAGES OF THE BOX PILE PUSH-PULL SYSTEM

· Quiet, vibration-less, with no soil removal to landfill

· No ground heave, piles are removable and recyclable
· Fast rate of driving for high productivity
· Factory quality material with low mass/volume material
transport costs
· Measured load capacity and can be loaded immediately·
Cost effective and quick method of construction
· Variety of sheet piles sections can be used (and H piles)
· Steel piers offer a more certain surface finish than
concrete

Dawson Contract Piling Ltd

Chesney Wold,
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Milton Keynes,
MK6 1NE, England
Tel: +44 (0)1908 240300
Fax: +44(0)1908 240222
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MS3 & MS4 GANTRY FOUNDATIONS

M1 MOTORWAY (2007-2008)
An idea for a sustainable and cost effective In 2007/08 Dawson Contract Piling installed
foundation to a motorway signal gantry was 25 MS3 foundations on the M1 motorway.
formulated during discussions within the “Steel The sheet pile box foundation was installed
Piling Group” in the late 1990’s. The idea was in one possession and the “can” in a second
to construct a foundation from a ring of six possession. This can be compared to at least
individual sheet piles, joined with omega bars. 3-4 weeks work with a conventional base.
The top 1.5m of the sheet pile box is left above
ground and allows a bolted connection to a
“can” which in turn offers a bolting face for the
gantry mast.

Main contractor Nuttall Hynes, consultants

Mouchel Parkman and Atkins Odlin along with
Dawson Contract Piling Ltd took the concept to
the highways and obtained AIP.

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After completion of ground preparation and The hole template was then swung into
leveling. Pre-augering began Ø600x 6-8m deep position and holes drilled into the piles. The
through a template. A sheet pile guide fixture template was removed and the can fitted
was secured with 305x305 H-piles. and bolted into place, ready for the gantry.
The 8-12m long PU22 piles were positioned

Technical Specifications
in a ring of 6, connected with an omega bar in
the ground fixture and driven with a 16m leader
rig and a 20kgm eccentric moment vibrator. If
required, the piles were back driven with an
impact hammer - Dawson HPH2400.

ADVANTAGES OF THE DAWSON FOUNDATION SYSTEM

· With the possibility of the M1 being widened, the

foundation can be easily removed and partially re-used if
necessary.

. This foundation is exceptionally quick and easy to

construct, leading to minimal traffic management. The
sheet piles can be extracted relatively easily if the
motorway had to be widened or the signage becomes
obsolete.

. The foundation is versatile, where different pile types,

lengths and installation techniques can used to suit the
geology and load conditions.

Hole template Piles with bolt Can fully bolted Can finished and
in position holes drilled in position ready gantry
Dawson Contract Piling Ltd
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Bleak Hall,
Milton Keynes,
MK6 1NE, England
Tel: +44 (0)1908 240300
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UNDERWATER PILE DRIVING

NORTH SEA (2009)
Dawson Contract Piling Ltd supplied piling All work was carried out on time and to
equipment and personnel to Subsea 7, requirements. Subsea 7 highlighted the
who carried out works on the Centrica Grove performance of the team with the following
Extension and Seven Seas Development statements;
project.
Subcontractors - “Dawson Contract Piling
A total of 4 structures were secured to the sea performed outstandingly well in the delivery and
bed using 4 tubular piles each. preparation of their piling spead”.
1. Seven Seas Well Head Protection System.
2. Seven Seas Valve Control Skid Equipment - “ Dawson Contract Piling, piling
3. Grove West Choke Skid. hammer and staff performed exceptionally
4. Newsham Valve Control Skid. well and should be remembered for future
construction jobs of this nature”.
These structures were to be located at various
locations through out the North sea, making
the need for all the Dawson Contract Piling
equipment/spares and personnel to be on the
Seven seas ship at all times.
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Each structure was secured with four tubular the required penetration, and that prediction
piles of Ø30” and total lengths varying from held true.
approximately 12-18m. Required penetrations
varied from approximately 4-8m less than the A new HPH15000 was also held on the
total pile length. shore line should the piles need a greater

Technical Specifications
The first structure was piled commencing 1st driving force, but wasn’t required.
April 09 and the final structure piled 23rd April 09. Summary of Soil Conditions BLOCK 48/7
undrained shear strength value of excess of 200kPa SEVENS SEAS
DEVELOPMENT AREA
The primary hammer, a Dawson HPH9000, Layer Depth Range of Soil Soil Description
successfully drove all sixteen piles to the units (m BML)

required penetration in upto 40 metres of water. Top Base

The hammer drivability studies carried out prior 1 0.0 0.5 Fine SAND with organic matter and traces of micra and shell
fragments with a putrid odour
to commencement of piling works predicted that 2 0.5 2.5 Dense to very dense SAND
the HPH9000 would be working at its upper 3a 2.5 10.1 Stiff to very stiff CLAY with fine gravel
limits for all structures, apart from the Grove 3b 10.1 10.9 Medium dense SAND
West Choke Skid, to drive the piles to 3c 10.9 16.0 Stiff to very stiff CLAY with fine gravel
4 16.0 24.4 Dense to very dense fine SAND with shell fragments

GROVE WEST WELL

GROVE WEST WELL

VALVE SKID

GROVE EAST WELL

GROVE WEST SKID

LOCATION FOR Ø30

TUBULAR PILES

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COMBINATION WALL
PORT OF HAMBURG, GERMANY (2001)
Contractor F R Holst understood the benefits Work began in early in 2001 with the caissons
offered by the HPH6500 hydraulic hammer being driven using a PTC vibrator supplied
when they chose to use one on their project in by Dawson’s German distributor Robb
the port of Hamburg, Germany. Baumaschinen GmbH. However, the vibrator
was unable to drive these piles to specified
The vibrator was used to install the AZ18 sheet depth and the HPH6500 was called in to finish
piles but the tieback piles had to be installed drive. A special guide sleeve was produced
using the Dawson HPH6500 mounted on a by Dawson so as to permit the hammer to fit
suspended lead system. The special guide around the sheet pile interlocks welded to the
sleeve was exchanged for a standard anvil outside of the caissons.
and retainer set-up that permits the hammer to
driven a vast array of bearing piles mounted to
numerous lead designs.

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Holst needed to drive a continuous combination
wall of Æ1420mm x 30.3m caissons and
interlocking Arbed AZ18 sheet piles up to 25.4m
long. The entire wall was to be tied back with
47m long HP400/122 kg/m H-piles driven at a

Technical Specifications
rake (batter) of 1:1.4 (32° to the horizontal).

Summary of Soil Conditions

Layer Depth Range of Soil Soil Description
units (m BML)
Top Base
1 0.0 1 Mixed soil
2 1 3.5 Rock
3 3.5 4.5 Sand
4 4.5 8.5 Rock
5 8.5 12 Sand
6 12 - Sand / Gravel / stones

CROSS SECTION ADVANTAGES OF USING HAMMER

. Unrivalled production rates - rapid blow rates save time and

money, shortening project duration
. Rapid blow rates - “chisel” through compacted sands,
out-driving heavier, slower hammers
. High energy transfer efficiency to the pile - smaller hammer
outperforms older more cumbersome equipment
. Variable energy output - stepless adjustment between limits at
the touch of a button, with single or automatic blow regulation,
these hammers offer complete control of the driving process
. All hydraulic operation - omitting electrical components results
in simple, robust hammer design
. Compact, enclosed design - simplifies application and
handling whilst protecting vital components
. Simple integration with alternative power sources - can be
operated from hydraulic excavators, hydraulic crawler cranes
or non-Dawson hydraulic power packs

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MK6 1NE, England
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Fax: +44(0)1908 240222
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FLOOD DEFENCE SUPPORT

EASTNEY, PORTSMOUTH (2009)
Eastney Pumping Station manages the pumping station the Ø2.2m pipeline snakes
foul sewage and rainwater for the historic 120m across the site to join two Ø1.8m steel
navel city of Portsmouth. In line with the pipes.
recommendations of the Pitt report and the
increased likelihood of flooding, the flood Excavating the trench for the 2.2m pipeline
defence improvement work involved tapping meant negotiating the numerous underground
into one of the 2 main interceptor sewers obstacles and hidden services. The site was
bringing effluent into Eastney and diverting part restricted by residential properties on one side
of the flow via the 4 new submersible electric and an existing pumping station on the other.
pumps with a new Ø2.2m pipeline transferring
flow upto the storm tanks at Fort Cumberland. “we worked to ensure a silent piling system was
used and all sheet piles were installed with no
The new pumping station sits underground in disturbance to properties neighbouring the site,”
a circular concrete structure, on the side of the explaned site manager for 4 Delivery Martin
concrete cylinder, main contractor 4 Delivery Tresidder.
(a consortium of United Utilities, Costain and
MWH) built a concrete box to receive the inflow
from the interceptor sewers. From the circular
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4 Delivery employed Dawson Contract Piling capacity being used in short busts only, to
to drive a series of 9m long L605 and 7m L604 overcome any minor resistance.
interlocking steel sheet piles to support the side
walls during excavation and installation of the Once the piles had been positioned, the
pipeline. LRB125XL then removed the vibro unit and

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fitted on the Dawson Construction Plant
Work commenced with the LRB125XL fixed revolutionary two cylinder push pull system.
mast leader rig pre-augering through the upper Each cylinder gently pushing the piles to level
strata of dense granular material to the clay using forces from 70-200 tons.
Summary of Soil Conditions interface.
The larger AZ26-700 piles at 15.3m long were
Layer Depth Range of Soil Soil Description
units (m BML) The auger was then removed and a resonance installed as previously described but due to
Top Base free Vibro unit fitted to the LRB125XL. The their greater need for penetration the Dawson
1 0.0 3.10 Made Ground piles were picked up in the traditional way and Construction Plant four cylinder push pull was
2 3.10 4.73 Alluvium installed through the previously loosened upper used for the final drive, using forces ranging
3 4.73 30.00 Clay strata onto the clay interface below, using the from 200-400 tons.
4 - - -
crowd force of the rig only. A max 5% vibro

SITE PLAN

7m L604 piles

location of new ADVANTAGES OF DAWSON SYSTEM

Ø2.2m pipeline
. Fast installation techniques deliver high productivity,resulting
in economic savings.
9m L605 piles . Quiet and vibration-less.
. Easily configured to suit Z, U & H-pile profiles in groups of
between 2 to 6.
. No reaction frame required to start pile installation or for corner
piles - unlike conventional pile presses.
. Standard Z-piles can be installed close to property
boundaries - maximising development footprint.
7m L604 piles . Leader guided operation reduces interlock friction and
produces high quality, accurate installations.
Dawson Contract Piling Ltd
. Piles can be removed, returning site to original ‘greenfield’ Chesney Wold,
AZ26-700 piles condition. Bleak Hall,
. The piling rig can pitch its own piles so no crane required.. Milton Keynes,
MK6 1NE, England
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BASEMENT EXTENSION
RAMBERT SCHOOL OF BALLET, TWICKENHAM, LONDON (2006)
Main contractor Longleys (part of Kier Group) Initially a piling subcontractor using a Japanese
were awarded a contract to build an pressing rig with water jetting was appointed
extension to the Rambert School of Ballet in to install the piles. Piling commenced adjacent
Twickenham. Part of the new works was to to the listed building and almost immediately
build a basement adjacent to a Grade 2 listed problems with the method of installation were
building and surrounding listed brickwork encountered. The water jetting led to a build up
boundary walls. The scheme required the of pressure in the ground beneath the building
installation of permanent sheet pile retaining strip footing. This caused the building to be
wall using 9m long L605 sheets. Due to the locally “jacked up” leading to significant cracking
high water table (the site was close to the river of the external brickwork (see overleaf) and the
Thames) fabricated corners were required and crack carried through to the internal finishes.
the sheet pile clutches were to be welded. Work was immediately halted and an alternative
Ground conditions comprised medium dense, method of installation that did not rely on water
well graded ballast to a depth of 7-8m below jetting was sought.
ground level overlying stiff London Clay Kier Engineering Services recommended
(cohesion in excess of 150kN/m2). The footprint Dawson Construction Plant’s Push-Pull system
of basement formed an “L” shape around to the contractor. This, together with pre-
the listed building with the site being only 6m augering, enabled installation to be completed
wide at its narrowest point. The basement without further damage to the building or the
undermined the listed building and the strip boundary walls.
footings to the boundary wall hence a propping A two-cylinder Push-Pull mounted on a Liebherr
scheme was necessary to limit deflection and LRB125 piling rig was utilised.
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Dawson Contract Piling commenced work with An innovative solution to this problem was
limited pre-augering. A 300mm auger was used at developed. Chains were connected from the press
the interlock positions to a depth of around 3m. The to adjacent piles to develop the additional reaction
sheets were installed as soon as possible after a required to continue driving the piles.
section of pre-augering was completed. The sheets The chains were shortened as the sheets were

Technical Specifications
were delivered on site as pre-clutched loose pairs driven down until the required level was reached.
and were pitched and driven using the rig. Due to
the limited space on site it was not possible to utilise Despite the extremely challenging ground conditions
a crane. Despite the limited space the work initially the combination of pre-augering and developing
progressed efficiently. additional reaction proved successful. The contract
was completed without any further damage to the
Problems were encountered with developing listed building or boundary walls and the piles were
sufficient reaction to the 200t of pushing force driven to the required level.
generated by the push-pull. A two-cylinder Push-Pull This contract showed that a two-cylinder Push-
was mounted on a small LRB125 rig but through the Pull mounted on a small LRB125 rig is a very cost
gravels high end bearing was experienced and little effective and efficient tool for carrying out work in
skin friction was developed to provide reaction. difficult ground and logistical conditions.

RESULT OF WATER JETTING

ADVANTAGES OF DAWSON SYSTEM

. Fast installation techniques deliver high productivity,resulting

in economic savings.
. Quiet and vibration-less.
. Easily configured to suit Z, U & H-pile profiles in groups of
between 2 to 6.
. No reaction frame required to start pile installation or for corner
piles - unlike conventional pile presses.
. Standard Z-piles can be installed close to property
boundaries - maximising development footprint.
. Leader guided operation reduces interlock friction and
produces high quality, accurate installations.
. Piles can be removed, returning site to original ‘greenfield’
condition.
. The piling rig can pitch its own piles so no crane required..
. Quick and simple replacement of front end equipment on piling
rig, saving on time and money with the need for only one
piling rig to do all operations.

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Chesney Wold,
Bleak Hall,
Milton Keynes,
MK6 1NE, England
Tel: +44 (0)1908 240300
Fax: +44(0)1908 240222
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NEW BASEMENT
HORNSEY STREET, LONDON (2005)
Major UK contractor Kier London, in rig alone. The basement had to be watertight,
conjunction with Corus Hydrobarrier, used so the design required the interlocks to be
the Dawson Contract Piling Ltd, to form the welded and the sheets also carried significant
watertight retaining walls of a new rectangular vertical load from the seven storey building
basement. The basement formed part of a new above ground.
£26m development. This contract was to be the
first time that the new “wide” U profile sheets
were to be installed using hydraulic pressing.

The sheets had to be installed quietly and

without vibration, because of their close
proximity to housing and the East Coast Main
Railway Line. In the vicinity of the railway line
a crane was not permitted, hence the pitching
and driving of the sheets had to be done by the

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Dawson Contract Piling used a Liebherr achieved despite the restrictions due to
LRB255 rig and four-cylinder Push-Pull the railway. The productivity was combined
attachment, to install 150No, AU16 sheets. with excellent positional accuracy (within
The sheets were between 6.5m and 8.5m long ±25mm) and verticality using only a ground
(fully driven into stiff London Clay - cohesion in beam.

Technical Specifications
excess of 150kN/m2) and were used to form the
watertight retaining walls of a new rectangular Significant cost savings were offered to the
basement. client by using “AU” sheets, specifically:
· Efficient use of steel
The sheets and corners were installed within 10 · Handling and installation savings
working days without the use of pre-augering · 20% saving in welding of interlocks
or water jetting. This high productivity was

Layer Depth Range of Soil Soil Description

units (m BML)
Top Base
1 0.0 1.2 Mixed soil - Soft to firm
2 1.2 2.2 Sandy Clay - London Clay Formation
3 2.2 3.2 Clay - London Clay Formation
4 3.2 - Clay - London Clay Formation

ADVANTAGES OF DAWSON SYSTEM

. Fast installation techniques deliver high productivity,resulting

in economic savings.
. Quiet and vibration-less.
. Easily configured to suit Z, U & H-pile profiles in groups of
between 2 to 6.
. No reaction frame required to start pile installation or for corner
piles - unlike conventional pile presses.
. Standard Z-piles can be installed close to property
boundaries - maximising development footprint.
. Leader guided operation reduces interlock friction and
produces high quality, accurate installations.
. Piles can be removed, returning site to original ‘greenfield’ Dawson Contract Piling Ltd
Chesney Wold,
condition. Bleak Hall,
. The piling rig can pitch its own piles so no crane required.. Milton Keynes,
. Quick and simple replacement of front end equipment on piling MK6 1NE, England
Tel: +44 (0)1908 240300
rig, saving on time and money with the need for only one Fax: +44(0)1908 240222
piling rig to do all operations. www.dcpuk.com
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OFFSHORE PIPELINE PILE

EASINGTON, ENGLAND (2005)
Main contractor Jan De Nul carried out
construction works for a gas pipeline landfall
at Easington. The offshore pipeline runs for
over 1200 km, making it the worlds longest.

The steel piling included several beach

cofferdams and two parallel lines running out
to sea. All the piles required extraction after
the pipe was laid; the longest were AZ36-630
crimped pairs at 24m, driven to refusal with a
Dawson HPH 6500 impact hammer.

The X1000 operated for several months,

its ability to apply up to 1000t of static pull
force ensured it successfully extracted all the
required piles, even where a PTC 100HD
vibrator (2630kN centrifugal force) failed.

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X1000
A
MAXIMUM EXTRACTION FORCE 9700kN 1090t (US)

RAM SPEED 3m/min 118”/min

MAXIMUM HYDRAULIC OIL PRESSURE 350bar 5075psi

Technical Specifications

B
MAXIMUM HYDRAULIC OIL FLOW 400l/min 106gpm (US)

EXTRACTION DISTANCE (EACH STROKE) 500mm 19.7”

DIMENSION A 3780mm 148.8”

DIMENSION B 2100mm 82.7”

DIMENSION C - RETRACTED 2650mm 104”

DIMENSION C - EXTENDED 3150mm 124”

C
DIMENSION D 1180mm 46.5”

G
DIMENSION E 3580mm 14.1”

DIMENSION F 1900mm 74.8”

D F
DIMENSION G 1524mm 60”
E
TOTAL WEIGHT 26500kg 58400lbs

OVER VIEW

ADVANTAGES OF USING X1000 EXTRACTOR

. Quiet and vibration-less hydraulic pile extraction system

. 400 tonne to 1000 tonne extraction force
. Can extract ‘H’ piles, ‘U’ and ‘Z’ profile sheets. With
modification it can be used to extract tubular piles.
. Typical extraction rate: 3m/min (118”/min)
. Uses the ground as reaction (as opposed to other piles)
hence stand alone piles can be extracted.
. Safer than extracting piles using a vibrator or pulling with Dawson Contract Piling Ltd
a crane. Chesney Wold,
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SUSTAINABLE PILING
THE GROSVENOR WATERSIDE, CHELSEA, WEST LONDON (2006)
During work to construct a complex of Because the piles were buried in extremely wet
apartment blocks in Chelsea, a number of ground, they were relatively easy to remove.
old steel piles were discovered. The 4m piles The water also prevented corrosion and the
dated back to 1900’s and were in the way of the piles were in excellent condition. This job
new work. demonstrated the durability of steel, even after
nearly a 100 years of service life, it doesn’t
The main contractor for the ground works Laing necessarily corrode.
O’Rouke, sub-contracted the work to remove
the piles out to Dawson Contract Piling. Laing O’Rouke called back Dawson Contract
Piling to extract more piles for removal that were
As the site was in the middle of a recently preventing build work on a new quay wall. This
populated residential area, a quick and more time the piles were 5 years old and right against
importantly, quiet and vibrationless method of an existing wall. DCP employed it’s 3 Ram Push
extraction was needed. DCP brought one of it’s Pull to extract them.
Push Pull units to site, capable of generating
extracting forces upto 200t.

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Dawson Contract Piling commenced work with a 2 the piles to release some of the ground pressure.
Ram Push Pull machine mounted on a 50t Liebherr The piles were ear marked for re-use on another
job.

Technical Specifications
Piling Rig. The equipment consisted of 2 powerful
hydraulic cylinders, capable of generating upto 200t
of pile extraction force through a set of hydraulic A 3 cylinder hydraulic Push Pull was used and as
actuated taper wedge jaws. the piles were right against an existing wall, the
machine extracted them by pulling on a convex
It was tasked to remove 80 year old 4m piles. With faced pile with one hydraulic cylinder, while the other
the equipment able to remove at least 2 piles at a two resisted the uplift by pressing on convex faced
time, Dawson Contract Piling pulled out 36 piles in piles either side.One adjoining concave pile was
five separate areas. welded to each convex one so that it was lifted at
the same time.
Phase 2 of the work consisted of extracting a sheet
pile cut off wall built from about 123, 10m long 60 piles were extracted in this manner and were all
PU22’s. This meant pre-augering down the front of in reasonably good and reuseable condition.

ADVANTAGES OF DAWSON SYSTEM

. Quiet and vibration-less

. Powerful Push-Pull force of up to 200 tonnes on each ram for
effective installation and extraction
. Fast installation or extraction rates deliver high productivity
and economy
. Ready configured to suit Z, U & H-pile profiles in groups of
between 2 to 6
. Offers truly recyclable foundation solutions
. Standard Z-piles can be installed close to property
boundaries - maximise development footprint
. Leader guided operation reduces interlock friction and
produces high quality, accurate installations
. Piles can be removed, returning site to original ‘greenfield’
condition
. Piles can be threaded without the use of a crane
. No spoil removal to landfill
. No ground heave

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WHITE HORSE BRIDGE

WEMBLEY STADIUM STATION, LONDON (2006)
Main contractor Edmund Nuttall Ltd, were The work was carried out successfully and
awarded a challenging contract to construct safely, well ahead of schedule. This allowed the
a new bridge and associated infrastructure, to main contractor to complete the possession and
service the new national stadium. An additional return the line to Chiltern railways well ahead of
challenge was to cause minimal disruption to schedule.
the railway line, local businesses and residents
during construction. Dawson Contract Piling
were awarded seven different subcontracts to
carry out a wide variety of sheet pile installation
and extraction works. For some applications
innovative equipment was developed and new
methods of working had to be implemented with
safety paramount.

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Much of the work was carried out at night or Two 80t mobile cranes and two excavators
with weekend railway possessions. Pictured were also used to move equipment, build
here is a 50-hour weekend possession to install access ramps and provide piling platforms.
nearly 400No x 9.5m long x L604 piles to form Pre-augering was carried out at night and
a safety barrier between the works area and the vibratory driving was carried out during the

Technical Specifications
railway line. Ground conditions comprised stiff day to limit disturbance.
London clay with cohesions in excess of 150kN/
m2. Three ABI telescopic leader rigs were used
to pre-auger and then to drive the sheets using
92.5t variable moment resonance free vibrators.
Layer Depth Range of Soil Soil Description
units (m BML)
Top Base
1 0.0 1.2 Mixed soil - Soft to firm
2 1.2 2.2 Sandy Clay - London Clay Formation
3 2.2 3.2 Clay - London Clay Formation
4 3.2 - Clay - London Clay Formation

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CONCRETE PILE EXTRACTION

CARPENTERS ROAD, STRATFORD, EAST LONDON (2007)
Main contractor Edmund Nuttall awarded level to allow access to the inner steel tube for
Dawson Contract Piling the contract to extraction.
remove 14 single 5 metre long concrete piles,
with a diameter of no greater than 450mm. At this stage the skin friction is release from
the outer side of the inner tube and the inner
The concrete pile location was in the direct line tube is pulled out. The special fabricated shoe
of a new high mod wall being constructed for will assist in a plugging effect within the clay
the London Olympic site. The site was situated material resulting in the inner tube extracting
on old industrial land. the concrete pile in the proccess.

Dawsons proposed to install an inner steel tube Extraction was successful and the piles once
over the concrete pile with a special fabricated extracted had no value and needed to be
shoe - driven by means of a vibro and impact broken up. The material, being dirty at best,
hammer to a level approx 1.5m below the was crushed and re-inserted in the hole left by
existing toe level of the concrete pile. Once this the pile.
has been completed a second outer steel tube
is driven by means of a vibro / impact hammer
over the inner steel tube to an acceptable
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TEC. SPEC
The work was carried out using a SM 12/16 For the extraction the piling rig with vibro
Piling rig with a resonance free vibro attachment attachment is attached to the inner steel
to gently vibrate the inner and outer tubes tube via a widow previously cut into the
into the inital position over the concrete pile. outer tube, with the outer steel tube remaing

Technical Specifications
The final driving of the Ø578 O.D. 11m inner in situ.
tube, and the Ø679 O.D. 11m outer tube to
the required level to acheive the design plug The anticipated duration for the concrete pile
strength, was acheived using a DCP HPH2400 extraction was 7/9 days and was achieved.
hydraulic hammer suspened from a 70 ton
crawler crane.

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THAMES PILE EXTRACTION

CANARY WHARF, LONDON, ENGLAND (2005)
Contractor Dawson-WAM selected the frame was utilised, sitting on the dock bed, to
X1000 pile extractor to remove more than enable the X1000 to work above water level.
1500 sheet piles at the prestigious Canary
Wharf development in central London. The 22m WAM’s enjoyed the benefit of silent and
(72’) long Corus LX25 piles had been driven as safe extraction, as did the local residents,
pairs to refusal with a 7t hydraulic drop hammer businesses and authorities.
some 6 years earlier. Extraction had to be
undertaken safely, without vibration and at low
noise levels.

WAM’s knew the 1000 metric tonnes of

extraction force would ensure the piles came
out first and every time. Production was
impressive, with a pile being fully extracted in
30-35 minutes.

With the additional challenge of the piles sitting

in 10m (33’) of dock water a pre-fabricated
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X1000
A
MAXIMUM EXTRACTION FORCE 9700kN 1090t (US)

RAM SPEED 3m/min 118”/min

MAXIMUM HYDRAULIC OIL PRESSURE 350bar 5075psi

Technical Specifications

B
MAXIMUM HYDRAULIC OIL FLOW 400l/min 106gpm (US)

EXTRACTION DISTANCE (EACH STROKE) 500mm 19.7”

DIMENSION A 3780mm 148.8”

DIMENSION B 2100mm 82.7”

DIMENSION C - RETRACTED 2650mm 104”

DIMENSION C - EXTENDED 3150mm 124”

C
DIMENSION D 1180mm 46.5”

G
DIMENSION E 3580mm 14.1”

DIMENSION F 1900mm 74.8”

D F
DIMENSION G 1524mm 60”
E
TOTAL WEIGHT 26500kg 58400lbs

ADVANTAGES OF USING X1000 EXTRACTOR

. Quiet and vibration-less hydraulic pile extraction system

. 400 tonne to 1000 tonne extraction force
. Can extract ‘H’ piles, ‘U’ and ‘Z’ profile sheets. With
modification it can be used to extract tubular piles.
. Typical extraction rate: 3m/min (118”/min)
. Uses the ground as reaction (as opposed to other piles)
hence stand alone piles can be extracted.
. Safer than extracting piles using a vibrator or pulling with Dawson Contract Piling Ltd
a crane. Chesney Wold,
Bleak Hall,
Milton Keynes,
MK6 1NE, England
Tel: +44 (0)1908 240300
Fax: +44(0)1908 240222
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LONDON UNDERGROUND UPGRADE

CHAPEL STREET, LONDON (2010)
The new ‘S’ stock trains that are to be 132/22kv double –secondary transformers
introduced on the SSL network have a higher and a host of other electrical equipment which
power rating than the existing fleets. Their includes panel switchboards, 110v batteries and
increased tractive effort and larger auxiliary (air chargers and metering transformers associated
conditioning etc.), together with an enhanced with the grid transformers.
timetable, will increase the power demand on The BSP superstructure will be a reinforced
the present SSL supply infrastructure. concrete frame building which will consist
To support the increased load on the of two sub basements levels constructed in
Metropolitan, Circle and District Lines and a sheet pile cofferdam located between the
the power upgrades on the deep level tube railway siding at Edgware road station and
lines, reinforcement works also need to be Chapel Street. The sub basements will hold
undertaken on the 22kV and the 11kV cable the switchgears while the Chapel Street level
distribution network. A new bulk supply point which will be about 10m high will house the
(BSP) is to be provided at the Griffith House, transformers.
connecting to the DNO supply at St John’s
Wood at 132kV. The BSP will house two

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Initially the LRB125 rig commensed pre- LRB125 then took up its postion as the back
augering work with a 300-350mm diameter driving rig at the starting point of the pile line
auger. Following this the LRB255 fixed mast and following the LRB255 jacked the piles
leader rig was fitted with a resonance free into the ground continuing until all piles were
vibrator. The rig pitched and guided the AZ37- to level or refusal.

Technical Specifications
700 17m piles through the previously agitated
ground using the pre-stressing force of the As soon as the last pair of the 17m long
machine assisted with the minimum vibration of AZ37-700 sheet piles had been installed by
10%. The piles were pitched to a depth of more the LRB255, the vibrator was removed and
than 50% of its length or when the toe of the a 4 cylinder push pull system was fitted.
sheet pile had reached the cohesive soil.
This followed the 3 cylinder push pull on the
The LRB125 auger rig continued moving ahead LRB125 jacking any remaining piles to level.
of the LRB255 until all the pre-augerwork was
complete. Then the auger was removed and
a 3 cylinder push pull system was fitted. The

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EDINBURGH TRAM NETWORK

TOWER PLACE BRIDGE, SCOTLAND (2010)
Edinburgh’s urban population continues to Contractor / client - Mc Kean & Company
grow. Between 2004 and 2024, the awarded Dawson Contract Piling the contract
population in Edinburgh is estimated to grow to install 8 permanent piles which will support
by around 45,000 putting greater demands on an extention to an existing bridge. The
public transport and roads. Without trams, the extension will allow the proposed tram network
cites roads will not cope. to link with a new planned housing estate. The
extended bridge including two planned tram
North Edinburgh is expected to continue to lines, will have a new footpath and a duct to
grow and West Edinburgh has been identified hold all the required cabling.
by the Scottish Government as a national
growth point. The tram connects both of these Work commenced on the 1st of April 2010 and
development areas via the city centre. was complete on time and budget, meeting all
the clients demands.

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Initially the LRB125 fixed mast leader rig was finished with the LRB125 which had its front
fitted with a resonance free vibrator. This then end equipment changed from the vibrator to
pitched and drove the 7-8m long temporary an auger motor.
tubular piles (with an inside diameter to
accommodate the permanent tubular piles). To complete the final stage of permanent

Technical Specifications
pile installation, a resonance free vibrator
Once the temporary work was completed, was used for the initial penetration through
stage 2 involved the pre-augering inside the the weak strata founding in the clays. This
temporary tubular piles to an agreed depth. was then removed and replaced with a
The aim was to loosen the ground and aid the Dawson crane suspended hydraulic hammer
alignment & position of the permanent tubular driving the piles to refusal.
piles during their installation, without causing
any contamination to the river. With all the work complete the temporary
piles were removed using the leader rig and
This was achieved with the Dawson Hitachi the resonance free vibrator.
Excavator fitted with a Lodril attachment and

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Tyne and Wear NE37 2SA
Glasgow
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