JoelTXCive
Civil/Environmental
- Jul 24, 2016
- 933
We are going to design a small timber headwall. The headwall wall will be partially submerged in fresh water 100% of the time. The headwall is also a temporary structure that will have useful life of 2 years or less.
The client has given me a sample sheet piling board from an older project and I'm having difficulty specifying the dimensions. I've been using the Southern Forest Product Association's (SFPA) Marine Construction Guide, but it does not go into the geometry of the sheet piles.
Below are the dimensions of the sample board the client gave me. The board width (9") does not match up to normal dimensional lumber. Originally, I thought they started with at 2x10 (actual 9.25") and cut the tongues & grooves in, but now I'm not sure.
Questions:
1) Are their standard sizes for these type boards? Or is it all custom milled?
2) Do you start with a normal dimensional S4S board and cut it down? Or, am I incorrect in that thought?
Thank you in advance.
-Joel
The client has given me a sample sheet piling board from an older project and I'm having difficulty specifying the dimensions. I've been using the Southern Forest Product Association's (SFPA) Marine Construction Guide, but it does not go into the geometry of the sheet piles.
Below are the dimensions of the sample board the client gave me. The board width (9") does not match up to normal dimensional lumber. Originally, I thought they started with at 2x10 (actual 9.25") and cut the tongues & grooves in, but now I'm not sure.
Questions:
1) Are their standard sizes for these type boards? Or is it all custom milled?
2) Do you start with a normal dimensional S4S board and cut it down? Or, am I incorrect in that thought?
Thank you in advance.
-Joel
