By David on
3/25/2010 11:00 AM
I get this question asked alot, since the use of sheet piling in the form of temporary or permanent works, is well established for steel but not so for plastic. On one hand I believe the range of plastic sheet piles we have now can offer an excellent solution to the construction of basements, but on the other hand it is not a core application that we have much experience with.
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By David on
3/19/2010 9:28 AM
I came across this almost by accident on Google a while ago, and it is now posted on nearly 125,000 Google results. On this it appears a new email scam started around 2 years ago, whereby the name of a reputable long established Company, is offering a job whereby the recipient is sent cheques to bank, and in return takes a 10% commision. Unfortunately, when investigated further many potential victims find out that whilst the cheques are legitimate and so is the Company, the bank accounts and the jobs are not, and hence a potential money laundering scheme. It is unclear how many victims there have been, but one thing is clear the story has gone viral!
See for yourself type "Job Scam Plastic" in google
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By David on
3/17/2010 3:42 PM
Due to so many requests I have finally got around to creating a list of contractors that have experience in plastic piling. If you are a user let me know if this layout works for you. If you are a contractor and are listed let me know of any modifications you want.
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By David on
3/8/2010 10:34 AM
We often get asked what is the most popular application or type of application our sheet piling is used on. This blog entry discusses several key applications for APE plastic sheet piling to date.
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By David on
3/5/2010 9:01 PM
Feeling kinda vocal tonight! Okay, the point I wish to raise here is that there are several plastic piles available that boast some very respectable bending moments - that is a fairly decent ability to support soil or water without bending over.
They achieve this through the creation of a very deep profile, but quite frankly a very modest thickness. What is not so easily appreciated is that whilst increasing section depth is a valid means of increasing strength - flat sheet versus a corrugated one, there are limitations to this .... at some point the profile will get so slender that it becomes prone to buckling.
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By David on
3/5/2010 8:54 PM
Plastic Piling has been used in ditch blocking for many years, all over the internet you will find advise and guidance, and they pretty much all seem to stem from the Appendix XVII. They therefore have in common one failing ..... plastic piling is discussed in such a way that the researcher would be quite right in thinking that plastic piling is a term for a specific light weight Z pile .......
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By David on
3/5/2010 8:24 PM
I get asked this question frequently, and for many years the answer has always been generic, it last long, does not rust or rot, is light weight so manual handling is good, but with the recent advances in plastic sheet piling, I believe there are some real tangible benefits that steel piling can never compete with.
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