METHOD OF GROUTING A PILE IN A HOLE INVOLVING THE VIBRATION OF THE GROUTING MATERIAL

• US 3,839,874 A
• Filed: 09/13/1973
• Issued: 10/08/1974
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/1973
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Reece E. Wyant
• Original Assignee: Reece E. Wyant
• Inventors: Wyant, Reece E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Shapiro, Jacob
• Application Number:
  US05/396,934
• Time in Patent Office: 390 Days
• Field of Search: 61/53.5,53,63,53.52,53.64,53.66,50,46,11,36
• US Class Current: 405/233
• CPC Class Codes: E02D 27/32 Foundations for special purposes for paving of roads E01C3/00
• CPC Class Codes: E02D 5/38 making by use of mould-pipes or other moulds
• CPC Class Codes: E02D 5/54 Piles with prefabricated supports or anchoring parts; Anchoring piles E02D5/44 takes precedence; ground anchors E02D5/80; anchored foundations E02D27/50
• CPC Class Codes: E02D 7/18 Placing by vibrating vibrators for soil compacting E02D3/046

Abstract

A pile is placed in an earth borehole which may or may not have a protective casing along at least a portion of its length. A predetermined amount of water is metered into the bottom of the hole in the annulus exterior to the pile and then dry sand is added to the water in the annulus. Various means are provided for vibrating either the pile or the external protective casing or the sand and water mixture itself. The sand and water mixture itself can be vibrated by one or more vibrating rods inserted into the mixture or by a multi-fingered sleeve which fits over the pile and into the annulus external to the pile. In some of the embodiments, the vibrated apparatus is removed while vibrating to successively compact the sand and water mixture beginning at the bottom of the hole. When using a pipe pile, the bottom of the pipe pile can be plugged during the compaction of the sand and water mixture and then removed if necessary. Dry sand is used as a ballast to prevent the pipe pile from floating when using a closed end.

Claims

1. A method of grouting a pile in a hole, comprising:

placing a pile in a hole;

metering a predetermined amount of water into said hole within the annulus external to said pile;

placing sand in said water to form a sand and water mixture after said water is in place in the bottom of said hole; and

vibrating said sand and water mixture, said mixture having enough water to remain fluidized during said vibration.

2. A method of grouting a pile in a hole, comprising:

placing a pile in a hole;

adding water to said hole;

adding sand to said water to form a sand and water mixture within the annulus external to said pile after Said water is in place in the bottom of said hole; and

vibrating said sand and water mixture, said mixture having enough water to remain fluidized during said vibration.

3. A method of grouting a pile in a hole, comprising:

placing a pile in a hole;

adding water to said hole;

adding sand to said water to form a sand and water mixture within the annulus external to said pile after said water is in place in the bottom of said hole; and

vibrating said sand and water mixture as said sand is added, said mixture having enough water to remain fluidized during said vibration.

4. A method of grouting a pile in a hole, comprising:

placing a pile in a hole;

adding water to said hole;

adding sand to said water to form a sand and water mixture within the annulus external to said pile after said water is in place in the bottom of said hole; and

vibrating said pile while said sand is being added to said water, said mixture having enough water to remain fluidized during said vibration.

5. A method of grouting a pile in a hole, comprising:

placing a pile in a hole;

adding water to said hole;

adding sand to said water to form a sand and water mixture within the annulus external to said pile after said water is in place in the bottom of said hole;

vibrating said sand and water mixture; and

ceasing to vibrate said sand and water mixture while said mixture is still fluidized.

6. A method of grouting a pile in a hole, comprising:

placing a pile in a hole;

adding water to said hole;

adding sand to said water to form a sand and water mixture within the annulus external to said pile after said water is in place in the bottom of said hole;

vibrating said pile while said sand is being added to said water; and

ceasing to vibrate said pile short of adding sand in such an amount that said sand and water mixture would no longer be fluidized.

7. A method of grouting a pile in a hole, comprising:

placing a pile in a hole;

adding water to said hole;

adding sand to said water to form a sand and water mixture within the annulus external to said pile after said water is in place in the bottom of said hole;

vibrating at least one rod in said mixture; and

withdrawing said at least one rod from said mixture during said vibration, said mixture having enough water to remain fluidized in near proximity to said vibrating rod while going into compaction in the areas beneath said at least one rod during withdrawal.

8. A method of grouting a pile in a hole, comprising:

placing a pile in a hole;

adding water to said hole;

adding sand to said water to form a sand and water mixture within the annulus external to said pile after said water is in place in the bottom of said hole;

vibrating a multi-fingered sleeve in said mixture, said sleeve fingers being located in the annulus of said hole external to said pile; and

withdrawing said sleeve from said hole while continuing the vibration, said mixture having enough water to remain fluidized in near proximity to said vibrating fingers while going into compaction in the areas beneath said fingers during withdrawal.

9. A method of grouting a pile in a hole, comprising:

placing a pile in a hole havinag a protective casing;

adding water to said hole;

adding sand to said water to form a sand and water mixture within the annulus external to said pile after said water is in place in the bottom of said hole;

vibrating said protective casing; and

withdrawing said casing during said vibration, said mixture having enough water to remain fluidized in near proximity to said vibrating casing while going into compaction in the areas beneath said casing during withdrawal.

10. A method of grouting a pipe pile having a closed bottom end in a hole, comprising:

placing a closed bottom pipe pile in a hole;

adding sand to the interior of said pipe pile;

adding water to said hole exterior to said piPe pile;

adding sand to said water to form a sand and water mixture after said water is in place in the bottom of said hole;

vibrating said sand and water mixture, said mixture having enough water to remain fluidized during said vibration, and removing said sand from the interior of said pipe pile.

11. The method according to claim 10, including the additional step of removing said bottom end of said pipe pile.

12. A method of grouting a pile in a hole, comprising:

placing a pile in said hole;

adding water to said hole;

adding sand to said water to form a sand and water mixture within the annulus external to said pile after said water is in place in the bottom of said hole; and

successively inducing vibration of said mixture along the length of said pile, said mixture having enough water to remain fluidized in the areas being in proximity to the induced vibration while going into compaction in the areas beneath said induced vibration.