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    Secant pile walls are constructed by intersecting reinforced concrete piles that are installed in sequence. Primary piles are installed first, then secondary piles are constructed between them with a small amount of overlap. This creates a continuous reinforced concrete wall. Secant pile walls provide construction flexibility and stiffness, and can be used in difficult ground conditions, though they have higher costs and challenges achieving waterproofing compared to sheet pile walls. Tangent pile walls are a variation without overlap between piles.

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    Secant pile walls are constructed by intersecting reinforced concrete piles that are installed in sequence. Primary piles are installed first, then secondary piles are constructed between them with a small amount of overlap. This creates a continuous reinforced concrete wall. Secant pile walls provide construction flexibility and stiffness, and can be used in difficult ground conditions, though they have higher costs and challenges achieving waterproofing compared to sheet pile walls. Tangent pile walls are a variation without overlap between piles.

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    Secant pile walls are constructed by intersecting reinforced concrete piles that are installed in sequence. Primary piles are installed first, then secondary piles are constructed between them with a small amount of overlap. This creates a continuous reinforced concrete wall. Secant pile walls provide construction flexibility and stiffness, and can be used in difficult ground conditions, though they have higher costs and challenges achieving waterproofing compared to sheet pile walls. Tangent pile walls are a variation without overlap between piles.

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    Secant pile walls are constructed by intersecting reinforced concrete piles that are installed in sequence. Primary piles are installed first, then secondary piles are constructed between them with a small amount of overlap. This creates a continuous reinforced concrete wall. Secant pile walls provide construction flexibility and stiffness, and can be used in difficult ground conditions, though they have higher costs and challenges achieving waterproofing compared to sheet pile walls. Tangent pile walls are a variation without overlap between piles.

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    Secant Pile Wall Construction

    Secant pile walls are formed by constructing


    intersecting reinforced concrete piles. The secant piles
    are reinforced with either steel rebar or with steel
    beams and are constructed by either drilling under
    mud or augering. Primary piles are installed first with
    secondary (male) piles constructed in between primary
    (female) piles once the latter gain sufficient strength.
    Pile overlap is typically in the order of 3 inches (8 cm).
    In a tangent pile wall, there is no pile overlap as the
    piles are constructed flush to each other.

    The main advantages of Secant Pile Walls are:

    a. Increased construction alignment flexibility.


    b. Increased wall stiffness compared to sheet piles.
    c. Can be installed in difficult ground
    (cobbles/boulders).
    d. Less noisy construction.

    The main disadvantages of secant pile walls are:

    a. Verticality tolerances may be hard to achieve for


    deep piles.
    b. Total waterproofing is very difficult to obtain in
    joints.
    c. Increased cost compared to sheet pile walls.

    Secant pile wall design when steel beams are used


    involves the use of weaker than normal concrete. The
    pile that is lagging the wall between two main beams
    has to be examined for shear and compression arching.

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    Tangent Pile Wall

    Tangent pile walls are a variation of secant pile walls


    and soldier pile walls. However, tangent pile walls are
    constructed with no overlap and ideally one pile
    touches the other. Compared to secant pile walls,
    tangent pile walls offer the following advantages:

    a. Increased construction alignment flexibility.


    b. Easier and quicker construction.

    The main disadvantage of tangent pile walls is:

    They are can not be used in high groundwater tables


    without dewatering.

    Secant Pile Wall – Hard/Soft or Hard/Firm

    Where short term water retention is required this


    system offers the most cost-effective and rapid
    solution. The wall consists of interlocking bored piles.
    Primary piles are constructed first using a ‘soft’
    cement-bentonite mix (commonly 1N/mm2) or ‘firm’
    concrete (commonly 10N/mm2). Secondary piles,
    formed in structural reinforced concrete, are then
    installed between the primary piles with a typical
    interlock of 150mm. These walls may need a reinforced
    concrete lining for permanent works applications,
    depending on the particular requirements of the
    project.

    Secant Wall – Hard/Hard

    Hard/hard wall construction is very similar to a


    hard/firm wall but in this case the primary piles are
    constructed in higher strength concrete and may be
    reinforced. Heavy duty rotary piling rigs, using tools
    fitted with specially designed cutting heads, are
    necessary to cut the secondary piles. Since structural
    concrete is used throughout there may be no need to
    provide a lining wall. The end product provides a fully
    concreted face and can be an effective alternative to
    diaphragm wall construction.

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    Sources: deepexcavation.com, skanska.co.uk; pilingcontractors.com.au

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