Abstract: The invention is directed to a foundation pile (1) comprising a tubular housing (2) having an upper end (3) and an open lower end (4) and wherein at the upper end or near or at the open lower end (4) vibration means are present and wherein at the open lower end means (6) to discharge a fluid into the interior space (20) of the tubular housing and means (7) to discharge a fluid from the lower end (4) of the tubular housing (2) in a direction which has a downward directional component. The means (6) to discharge a fluid into the interior space (20) of the tubular housing have can fluidise the soil present in this interior space.
Abstract: A foundation pile end piece is provided that includes a ring-shape connection housing, where a proximal end of the ring-shape connection housing is configured to secure to a bottom end of a foundation pile, a moveable tip, where a distal end of the ring-shape connection housing is configured to fixedly hold the moveable tip, where the moveable tip is disposed to oscillate transversely with respect to a central axis of the ring-shape connection housing, where the moveable tip is configured to displace soil from the bottom end of the foundation pile according to actuation of the oscillation.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 27, 2017
Date of Patent:
March 24, 2020
Assignee:
GBM Works B.V.
Inventors:
Bernardus Johannes Maria Arntz, Nicolaas Michiel Noordam