Publications / 2004 Proceedings of the 21st ISARC, Jeju, South Korea

A Study on Development of the Automated Vertical Controllable Pilot-Type Equipment for PHC Piles

Chang-Yeon Cho, Jae-woo Park, Junbok Lee, Han-Soo Kim, Jeoung-Tae Kim
Abstract:

This research is intended to develop a pilot type of automated pile verticality control equipment for PHC piles and motivated by a desire to address problems inherent in as-is verticality control exercise during pile driving. The paper provides understanding of the current verticality control methods and associated problems, design and manufacturing of the automated equipment pilot type, its testing and discussions of the results.

Keywords: PHC pile, vertical control, pile driver, automated equipment, servo system, pilot type