SPIRAL STEEL PILE
(57) Abstract: An object of the invention is provide a new pile for replacing conventional foundation piles so that piles can be driven into the ground with little vibration and noise and residents in the neighborhood are not bothered, and in particular, to provide a spiral steel pipe pile that can be smoothly driven into the ground even when the outer diameter exceeds 100 mm. The spiral steel pipe pile has a steel pipe (3), a spiral portion (4) gained by twisting flat steel having the same or a greater width than the outer diameter of the steel pipe, and a spiral slit (5) through which the spiral portion is inserted at the lower end of the steel pipe, and is characterized in that the spiral portion is inserted into the slit and the steel pipe and the spiral portion are welded together in such a state as to share the same center line, and a cover (6) in conical form is welded to the lower end of the steel pipe so that a hole in the spiral insertion portion is covered.
The present invention relates to a foundation pile for the foundation of a building.
BACKGROUND ARTAs shown in
A method for driving a pile using a hammer is generally used to build conventional foundation piles, but this causes strong vibrations in the ground, as well as noise. As a result, residents in the neighborhood are bothered by vibration and noise.
Meanwhile, the present applicant proposed a spiral pile as a pile causing little vibration and noise when driven into the ground and made the product available on the market (see Patent Documents 1 to 4).
Patent Document 1: Japanese Unexamined Utility Model Publication S59 (1984)-19639 Patent Document 2: Japanese Translation of International Unexamined Patent Publication H10 (1998)-513237 Patent Document 3: Japanese Patent Application 2002-172089 Patent Document 4: Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication H10 (1998)-296342However, conventional spiral piles generally have an outer diameter of approximately 100 mm or less, and therefore, products are in such a form that the entirety of the pile is spiral or a spiral portion is inserted at the end of a cylindrical pile. However, the present inventor conducted diligent research, and as a result found that steel pipes used as foundation piles have an outer diameter of no less than 100 mm and the resistance in the steel pipe portion when it is driven into the ground becomes greater than the force with which the spiral portion pulls the steel pipe, and that it is thus difficult for conventional piles in spiral form to be smoothly driven into a foundation. In some cases, a problem arises, such that the joint between the steel pipe portion and the spiral portion breaks.
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problem to Be Solved by the InventionAn object of the present invention is to provide a new pile to replace conventional foundation piles, so that piles can be driven into the ground with little vibration and noise, and thus do not bother residents in the neighborhood, and in particular, to provide a spiral steel pipe pile that can be smoothly driven into the ground even when the outer diameter is more than 100 mm.
Means for Solving ProblemAs shown in
Here, the present applicant successfully developed technology for manufacturing this spiral portion for the first time, and spiral portions are currently manufactured using a spiral manufacturing machine and sold (see Patent Document 4).
Though conventional foundation piles are driven into the ground using a hammer, this spiral steel pipe pile is pressed into the ground while being rotated. As a result, there is little vibration and noise when the pile is driven into the ground.
The spiral steel pipe pile has another excellent feature. It has strong resistance against loads in the vertical direction.
The reason is as follows. Conventional foundation piles bear a load and support the building in the vertical direction with a force of friction around the surface and a supporting force at the end.
In contrast, the spiral steel pipe pile has a spiral portion that is screwed into the ground, and thus has a strong resistance to loads in the vertical direction, so that the pile cannot be pushed in or pulled out unless the stratum around the pile is broken.
Effects of the InventionFirst, when a spiral steel pipe pile is used as described above, the pile is driven into the ground with little vibration and noise, and therefore does not bother residents in the neighborhood very much.
Second, the resistance to the load in the vertical direction is greater than that of conventional foundation piles, and the pile according to the invention has excellent resistance to loads, particularly in soft ground. Here, the resistance to the load in the horizontal direction is almost the same between the two.
Furthermore, according to the present invention, the joint between the steel pipe and the spiral portion is stronger, and the cover in conical form provided at the lower end of the steel pipe so as to cover the hole in the spiral insertion portion makes it possible to drive a steel pipe pile smoothly into the ground.
1 spiral steel pipe pile
2 foundation pile
3 steel pipe
4 spiral portion
5 slit
6 cover
7 foundation
8 welded portion
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTIONAs shown in
In accordance with one method for joining the spiral portion to the steel pipe, first a spiral portion (4) is fabricated by twisting flat steel having the same or a slightly greater width than the outer diameter of the steel pipe.
As shown in
When a steel pipe (3) and a spiral portion (4) are joined together for a conventional spiral pile, the spiral portion is inserted into the cylindrical steel pipe before welding, and therefore, the two can be welded together only at the opening for insertion, and sufficient strength cannot be gained. According to the present invention, the spiral portion is gained by twisting flat steel that is slightly wider than conventionally, so that the outer edges stick out from the steel pipe, making welding easy and the welded portion sufficiently long, and therefore, it becomes possible to attach the spiral portion firmly to the end of the steel pipe while allowing it to maintain its own strength.
Here, the width of the flat steel may be the same as the outer diameter of the steel pipe, but this is the minimum width, and a slightly greater width makes welding more effective.
Furthermore, there is a hole in the spiral insertion portion at the lower end of the steel pipe, and therefore, a cover (6) in conical form as that shown in
This cover is made of a steel plate in conical form, as shown in
The two pieces of the cover are welded to the pile from the front and rear of the spiral portion, and thus, soil can be prevented from getting into the steel pipe when the spiral steel pipe pile is screwed into the ground, making it easy for the steel pipe to be driven into the ground.
Next, the bucket is removed from a backhoe and instead the spiral steel pipe pile attached to the hydraulic auger, or the spiral steel pipe pile is attached to the auger of a bore piling truck, and then the spiral steel pipe pile is screwed into the ground. Alternatively, the spiral steel pipe pile may be screwed into the ground using a dedicated machine. At this time, the spiral steel pipe pile is rotated and pressed in at a rotational speed and speed of insertion in accordance with the pitch of the spiral.
Thus, the spiral portion is screwed into the ground without disturbing the stratum at all. Thus, the steel pipe portion is pushed into the ground while spreading the soil outward after the cover (6) portion hits the ground, and therefore, there is little friction between the soil and the surface of the steel pipe, and the resistance to loads in the vertical direction is high.
First EmbodimentNext, the foundation for the spiral steel pipe pile is described using the first embodiment in reference to
In the case of a foundation for a larger building, a number of spiral steel pipe piles are used, so as to increase the resistance to loads.
In one example of the present spiral steel pipe pile, the spiral portion has a width of 150 mm, a thickness of 190 mm and a length of 1800 mm, and the steel pipe has a diameter of 114.3 mm, a thickness of 4.5 mm and a length of 5500 mm, which makes the total length 7200 mm with an insertion portion of 100 mm.
This spiral steel pipe pile can be used for various applications, including structures, buildings and bases for road signs.
In particular, the spiral portion has excellent resistance to the ground in the vertical direction, and therefore, a long spiral portion has excellent performance in soft ground.
Furthermore, the present invention makes it possible to fabricate a larger spiral steel pipe pile, and as a result, it becomes possible to use spiral steel pipe piles for foundations for medium- to large-sized buildings and medium-sized bridges.
Claims
1. A spiral steel pipe pile, comprising:
- a steel pipe,
- a spiral portion formed by twisting flat steel having a same or a greater width than an outer diameter of the steel pipe, and
- a cover in conical form, wherein
- a spiral slit is formed in the steel pipe through which the spiral portion is inserted at a lower end of the steel pipe,
- the spiral portion is inserted into the slit and the steel pipe and the spiral portion are welded together in such a state as to share a same center line, and
- the cover is welded to the lower end of the steel pipe so that a hole in the a spiral insertion portion is covered.
Type: Application
Filed: Apr 4, 2008
Publication Date: Jul 22, 2010
Inventor: Tsuneo Goto (Kumamoto)
Application Number: 12/450,630
International Classification: E02D 7/22 (20060101);