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Piling & Deep Foundations 2009 goes “Downunder”

Accurate Site Investigations,
Innovative Piling Techniques and
Designing & Testing of Piles.

Piling and Deep Foundations ’09 has been developed on the back of the unprecedented success this event has had in Dubai, Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia. Over 500 piling specialists have already gained critical industry knowledge and valuable partnerships at these events.

Now, for the first time in Australia Piling and Deep Foundations ‘09 will ensure Australia continues in this vein of exceptional events. The excellent line up of speakers and topics will guarantee your challenges are discussed, debated and solutions found. Quite simply you will learn the latest ideas and techniques the Australian industry has to offer.

To be held on 30 November – 2 December 2009 at The Sebel and Citigate King George Square, Brisbane QLD.

ThyssenKrupp Steelcom is excited to be one of the exhibitors to this event.

Various case studies presented will also outline Australia’s leading piling projects such as Gateway Bridge, Airport Link, Soul, amongst many others. A very technically based agenda will be presented by leading piling contractors, geotechnical engineers, ground improvement engineers, consultants and academics.

For more info on the Piling & Deep Foundation Conference call TKSteelcom on 02 9409 1777 to discuss.

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ThyssenKrupp Steelcom
Sheet Pile and Accessories, Piling Machine & Equipment:
All in one source @ ACE EXPO 09.

Come and meet our team at the ACE EXPO 09!
The first major event to be held in 2009, ACE prides itself in being one of Australia's largest trade shows for the earthmoving, civil contracting and quarry industries.

Held every 2 years, it also attracts visitors from the demolition, farming, forestry, mining, road construction, hire & rental and government sectors. The 2009 Expo will be held at Sandown Racecourse (Melbourne VIC) from 26th - 28th February 2009.

ThyssenKrupp Steelcom (The Sheet Piling and Foundation Specialists) is exhibiting at ACE for the first time. The target audience is ideal for the TK Steelcom business and it would be a great opportunity to demonstrate our equipment range and in particular the ABI 13/16 Mobilram, and Variable Vibro Hammers.

Other product features on display will be our excavator mounted vibro hammer, hydraulic impact hammer, and a variety on the sheet pile and anchor accessories.

The ACE EXPO would seem to be an ideal way to increase our exposure and demonstrate that we are a real player in the market. It will also provide us with a focussed effort on equipment sales. We believe it would be a good investment for the business in our future growth.

ThyssenKrupp Steelcom (The Sheet Piling & Foundation Specialists) will be on a stand H14 <Click here for Floor Plan>.  Look for the blue TK flags and our ever friendly sales staff.

If you can’t wait that long to find out more, contacts us now for more information.

Tel: 02 9409 1777     

Curtain Bros – Breaking New Ground!

Australian Contractors, Curtain Bros based in Townsville, Qld have purchased a new piece of equipment to be used in their ground consolidation operations in Papua New Guinea. The machine is an RIC unit (rapid impact compactor) designed by BSP International Foundations Ltd (UK) bought exclusively through ThyssenKrupp Steelcom out of Newcastle, NSW.

This type of machine has been successful for about 8 years in Europe, North America and Middle East, but is the first supplied into PNG. The RIC5000 rig consists of a modified piling hammer mounted on a suitable excavator – in this case a Volvo 290C, supplied by Brisbane dealer CJD equipment.

Hydraulic power is taken from the excavator to operate the hammer.  A unique foot design transfers energy from the dropweight to the ground. The foot remains in contact with the ground during compaction and does not throw up debris like other compaction techniques. As the name suggests, a fast blow rate is achieved and ground is treated by imparting typically 20-80 blows (depending on soil strata) at each compaction point. Instrumentation is fitted to monitor blows and energy from the hammer as well as recording ground penetration and ground settlement.

Assembly of the RIC unit to the excavator was done at Curtain Bros workshop at Motukea Island near the capital Port Moresby. The first site compacted was the Harbour City development in Port Moresby itself. Curtain Bros are constructing new berths on land reclaimed from the sea. Depths of fill are 3 to 5m using sand and gravel quarried from nearby cuttings made through the surrounding mountains during road construction. The site will also be the location for residential development and commercial offices.

The machine is completely self-erecting and can be mobilised on site in minutes. After this job is complete the intention is to transfer the rig up to Tari in Southern Highlands, PNG for work in compacting fill put into large drainage channels alongside the highways known in Pidgin English as “Barats”. These “Barats” up to 3m deep are being filled in and require a fast efficient method for consolidating the fill.

BSP International makes the RIC unit in several models. This 5T unit being the smallest. 7T and 9T rigs have also been mounted on 40-45T excavators, with the largest so far, 12T going on a 60T excavator. The RIC technique is suitable for sand and gravel fills up to 8m (depending on
machine size) and has been successfully used to consolidate land many parts of the world and a wide variety of structures built on the treated ground. From schools, warehouses, and 3-4 story apartments in USA; to large land reclamation works in the Middle East for Oil and Gas treatment plants.

For projects requiring precise record of how the ground has responded to treatment; a full GPS package can be added to colour-map the treatment results and log the progress of RIC across the site.

Technical Details at a glance:  RIC Rapid Impact Compaction

To find out more about this proven technology, or to discuss how we may be able to assist you with your next compaction project, please contact ThyssenKrupp Steelcom  at +61 02 9409 1777 exclusively authorised to supply BSP RIC (rapid impact compaction) and accessories for hire and sale in the Australasia and Oceania (New Zealand, PNG and Pacific Islands) region.

Stephen Harmer Resigns

It is with regret that we advise that Stephen Harmer, General Manager for ThyssenKrupp Steelcom, has decided to move on and further his career elsewhere effective 26 September 2008.

Therefore it is necessary to review our operations in Australia and New Zealand whilst a suitable replacement is sought. Effective immediately and to ensure that Stephen’s clients, regions and areas of responsibility are managed with a little disruption as possible, all future business enquiries should be directed to: -

For all Steel Sheet Pile and other technical queries:
Byung-Yong Jang, Technical Sales Manager
ThyssenKrupp Steelcom, PO Box 840 North Sydney NSW 2059 Australia
Ph: +61 2 9409 1777
Fx: + 61 2 9955 4298
Email: byung-yong.jang@tk-steelcom.com.au

We wish to take this opportunity to thank Stephen for all his efforts and commitment over the past 2 years. Stephen was a valuable and integral part of the Steelcom. We are sure that you will join us in wishing Stephen every success in his future endeavours.

Thank you for your continued support and on behalf of ThyssenKrupp Steelcom (Australia and New Zealand), we look forward to continuing to work closely with you in 2008 and beyond.

With kind regards,

ThyssenKrupp Steelcom Pty. Ltd.

Richard Cook
Managing Director

Resurgence of the Diesel hammer?

Twenty years ago diesel engine powered vehicles were considered inferior to their petrol engine counterparts.  Very few cars on our roads were diesel powered.  Much has changed, however, and modern diesels are now more popular than ever.  The concept is  simple and efficient, delivering performance, economy and reliability  precisely the same attributes of the modern Delmag diesel hammer.

Experienced piling personnel will recall the benefits offered by the humble diesel hammer but associate them with the dirty, inefficient and unreliable hammers of twenty or more years ago.  Many are curious to see how they have improved but are reluctant to go against the current trend.
 
ThyssenKrupp Steelcom Pty Ltd. (formerly Steelcom)is prepared to think outside the box and look for innovatice piling solution and is promoting the use of this modern, reliable diesel hammer technology through its DELMAG Diesel Hammer range.

Typically, hard driving conditions combined with high rebound forces associated with driving long spiral welded tubes, had proven too challenging. The diesel hammers have been regenerated in recent times to serve as an alternative to the hydraulic hammer.

Driveability studies and recent hammer performance data shows that the ABI Delmag D62-22 diesel hammer does the job with minimal impact on the environment.

The use of diesel hammers have been under utilized for more than 15-years.  The diesel hammer has recently operated reliably, efficiently and with entirely acceptable exhaust emissions.  The latest research and projects have found that the hammer used far less fuel per shift than anything else and provides a very cost effective overall solution.

Delmag diesel hammers use modern technology to ensure modern fuels are burnt cleanly and
efficiently.  The diesel hammer cannot be beaten in terms of overall efficiency for turning potential fuel 'energy' into impact energy delivered into the pile - it is essentially a two-cycle single piston engine!  This explains why the diesel hammer consumes significantly less fuel per pile.

The Delmag D62-22 used at Newcastle (UK) was mounted in a rope-suspended lead system.  Basic hammer weight was 12,250kgs which includes a 6,200kg ram weight.  Together with the lead system, drive cap and tubular guide the entire set-up weighs approximately 21,000kgs.  The hammer had a maximum energy rating of 224,000 kNm and a blow rate between 35-50 per minute.  Fuel consumption was around 20 litres/hour plus 1 litre/hour lubrication oil - Delmag diesel hammers can also be run on biofuel or kerosene.

Technical Details at a glance: Delmag 62-22 diesel pile hammer

Delmag hammers can be equipped with a hydraulic starting mechanism where they may be used with hydraulic piling rigs.

To find out more about this proven technology, or to discuss how we may be able to assist you with your next piling project, please contact ThyssenKrupp Steelcom  at 02 9409 1777 exclusively authorised to supply Delmag diesel hammers and accessories for hire and sale in the Australasian and Oceania (New Zealand, PNG and Pacific Islands) region.

Click here for the Delmag Diesel Hammer pdf Brochure

ThyssenKrupp Steelcom NZ attends NZCF Conference

ThyssenKrupp Steelcom NZ Limited was among the exhibitors and sponsors at the 64th Annual Conference of the New Zealand Contractors Federation held last 6-8 August inWellington New Zealand. Building upon last year’s theme of Innovative Infrastructure, this year Contractors - Resourcing our Future, participants explored at the various ways contractors will resource the future.

Thyssenkrupp Steelcom, through its representatives, GM Stephen Harmer and NZ Sales Manager, Andy Fenn - generated a few good lead for live jobs, made a number of new contacts and raised the TK Steelcom profile with a high quality target market.The theme of ‘Contractors - Resourcing our Future’ focuses on the growth in infrastructure projects both locally and globally, and the key issues this raises for the construction industry.

Pictured above: Andy Fenn (right) NZ Sales Manager with a client

BSP CX110 Hydraulic Piling Hammers - Efficient. Reliable. Environmental friendly

After years of producing hydraulic impact hammers, BSP has developed the CX range designed to operate from piling rig leaders or crane suspended suitable to drive a wide variety of bearing and steel sheet piles Guides to suit any leader section are available allowing speedy installation on the mast.

The CX110 has a Dropweight mass 9000kg, max energy of 106 kNm, Blow rate of 36/100 blow/min.

A detachable trip is available to allow the hammer to follow the pile without the continual paying out of the hammer rope.

Available for hire from mid-September, for more info, contact 02 9409 1777.

Pictured: CX100 Shown with Tubular insert

Steel Sheet Piling Handbook

As an all-round supplier of equipment and machinery for harbour construction and specialised civil engineering, ThyssenKrupp Steelcom supplies sheet piles, driving, extracting and drilling systems equipment.

As well as our library of sheet pile brochures, the Sheet Piling Handbook catalogue is now available in electronic and hard copy from ThyssenKrupp Steelcom.

This handbook provides you with extensive basic information on our product range. It also includes basic information relating to design and installation of sheet pile sections and all types of piling.

A MUST HAVE for all engineers and contractors, the handbook provides the foundations of any successful sheet pile design project.

For inquiries, or if you would like a copy of this handy piling handbook, please contact us at 02 9409 1777, email: enquiries@steelcom.com.au or visit www.tk-steelcom.com.au and go to the download section.

Effective Concrete Pile Breaking
Sydney, June 2008

ThyssenKrupp Steelcom, a sheet piling and pile driving equipment specialist, also provides hydraulic concrete pile breakers from supplier TAETS. Commonly known as “munchers“, these pile breakers are available in square and round configurations.

The unique working principle of the concrete pile breaker results in dramatically increased productivity and safer site operations when compared to conventional jack hammer breaking procedures.  The “Muncher“ (pile breaker) – is usually suspended from an excavator or crane over the pile.When activated the breaker makes a horizontal fracture with hydraulic cylinders which drive opposing chisels into the concrete piles. The breaking force seeks the shortest way through the concrete, resulting a horizontal fracture.

Once the fracture is made, the chisels penetrate further into   the concrete and working with the shape of the chisel, in combination   with reinforcing steel, the concrete will break in pieces and   can easily be lifted off the pile. The spoil is retained within   the unit and is easily moved to a convenient location. The Muncher   hydraulic power is provided by the excavator or crane with the   aid of a power pack. 

There is limited cutting out required due to the  small     breaker dimensions and low cut off level. Cracks below the cut     off level are limited and the reinforcement remains largely   intact. 

The pile breaker provides a result with no flying debris, reduced noise or vibration so the process is safer, and quieter than the traditional jack hammer which is important for site  OHS requirements.

Pictured above: TAETS Pile Breaker for Square Piles

Handling and maintenance of the pile breaker is easy and does not require special skills.

Most sites have an excavator. Concrete pile breakers enable contractors to make use of an excavator during its down time to perform a job that is usually sub-contracted out.

There are  five models of the Square Pile Breakers (Type2, 3, 3.5, 4 and 5) to allow the breaking back of a wider variety of pile dimensions. Square piles from 140mm  to 500mm may be broken back and the pile breaker allow for different re-bar configurations in the concrete piles. Two models (Type 314 and 380) cater for circular and octagonal piles from 300mm to 1800mm diameter.

Pictured above: TAETS Type 314 for Round Pile

ThyssenKrupp Steelcom is the Australian, New Zealand and Pacific Islands distributor of TAETS concrete pile breakers. ThyssenKrupp Steelcom hires and sells sheet piling, impact and vibratory piling hammers, vibrolances for vibro compaction, rapid impact compactors plus excavator mounted side clamping vibrodriver and extractor.

For more information on ThyssenKrupp Steelcom, contact 02 9409 1777 or our Sales at 02 4966 0688 or www.steelcom.com.au.

ThyssenKrupp Steelcom’s versatile hammers and attachments
Sydney, April 2008

ThyssenKrupp Steelcom hire and sell a wide range of hydraulic piling equipment including impact and vibro-hammers, both EMV (excavator-mounted) and crane suspended attachments, plus the revolutionary concrete pile breakers.

ThyssenKrupp Steelcom, a Sydney-based firm that services New Zealand, PNG and the Pacific Islands, maintains a large fleet for both hire and sale of ABI, BSP Impact hammers, Muller and PTC vibratory hammers from excavator mounted to crane suspended, in order to, cater for small and large piling jobs.

The PTC 120HD offering a massive eccentric moment of 120m.kg and centrifugal force of 2550kN, was utilized by Austral Construction, working for the Georgiou Group Pty Ltd., in the Port Kembla Berth 6 projects, where 154 tubes of a diameter of 1.5m with a wall thickness of 16mm and 31m long were driven in a hard compacted slag ground. PTC 120HD unit was equipped with an Agriplex clamping head covering single sheet pile applications and a Quadruplex clamping head covering casings from 1.4m up to 3.4m and most box piles.

Most recent Emanon projects included the use of Muller MS-7 HFBS which has an eccentric moment of 7.0 m.Kg and centrifugal force of 604kN.  The new Muller Excavator Mounted Vibro HFBS series are swivel head vibrators. This means that they are able to pick up the pile sections to be driven from the horizontal position. By rotating the boom manually, the clamping device can pick up the piling sections directly.  
Available through ThyssenKrupp Steelcom, the proven ABI Mobilram system is ideally suited to Australian civil drilling and piling requirements. The new ABI 13/16 Mobilram provides the flexibility and capacity to handle compacted ground conditions, with the combination of pre-drilling and sheet pile driving capability in one unit.

The self erecting telescopic mast offers compact transport dimensions and rapid on-site set
up, while the 180 degree slewing capability allows corners and difficult sites to be handled
with ease. Site productivity is delivered through immediate mobilization, the rapid changing device for attachments, straight line wall accuracy and the capacity to drive 16m sheet piles under the vibro hammer.

The advantages are almost limitless! The continual expansion and growth of the construction sector has seen many contractors and construction companies sourcing more reliable and efficient equipment to use in their operation. ThyssenKrupp Steelcom’s piling and driving equipments and attachment’s ease of operation, low maintenance requirements and flexibility are the most economical and dependable choice in all drilling/driving jobs. Make our hammers and attachments part of your project today!
Steelcom hire and sell piling hammers ranging from excavator mounted to large crane slung
units, as well as, sheet pile and foundation equipment.

For additional information on steel sheet piles and a full range of Steelcom products and services, please contact Stephen Harmer at 02 9409 1777 or our Sales at 02 4966 0688. Alternatively, send us a note on enquiries@steelcom.com.au or visit our website www.steelcom.com.au.

Steel Sheet Piles as Flood Protection
Flood disasters, once regarded as once-a-century events are becoming more and more common. Experts agree that urgent action is required. In Europe, flood damage tops the loss statistics.
Some losses are foreseeable and can be prevented by flood protection measures matched to local requirements.

In the Oceania region (Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands), people have settled near rivers and coasts for years. Recent climate changes and increasing environmental disasters require urgent need for new flood protection concepts. Sheet Piles provide one means ensuring lasting protection: They can stabilize dikes for far more than 100 years - and, if necessary, can be extended fast and effortlessly.

Sheet piling has been used in port construction for more than a century. Now, these steel walls are also being used for flood protection. Sheet piling is sunk through the top of the dike and anchored in the ground at a depth of two or three meters below the dike. A newly developed modular system makes it possible to increase the height of the sheet pile wall if required. Depending on the dike, the individual elements can be six to twelve meters long and from six to ten millimeters thick. The technology particularly suited for flood protection was rarely used in dike construction until recently.

Essen-based manufacturer ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik GmbH, ThyssenKrupp Steelcom’s sister company, witnessed first hand the catastrophic floods of August 2002 in Elbe, Germany- effects of
insufficient flood protection, therefore has supplied its watertight steel walls for dike projects in Germany, Russia, the Czech Republic and Spain. The use of sheet pile walls for flood protection is a relatively recent development, as the old dikes served their purpose for a long time. But now it's time for a rethink of an effective protection against floods. Steel sheet piles are driven into the dike, thus sealing it up and stabilizing it. The elements are stuck 2 to 3 m inot the soil underneath the dike -meaning that the sheet pile wall holds up even ifthe entire dike is washed away on the river side.

And that’s not the only advantage speaking in favor of sheet piles. The steel walls can last far longer than 100 years and are fully recyclable. Talk about sustainability! And if the dike has to be shifted, they can simply accompany it by pulling out the sheet pile walls and driving then into the new dike.

Steel sheet pile walls offer an environmentally compatible solution, as they last for more than a hundred years and are fully recyclable. ThyssenKrupp Steelcom offers total solutions, from consultation to implementation, as installing the steel piles calls for special machinery. For more information call +61 2 9409 1777 or 4966 0688 (Australia) and +64 9 576 3977 (New Zealand).

ThyssenKrupp Steelcom relaunches website
In conjunction with the acquisition by ThyssenKruppin December last year, ThyssenKrupp Steelcom is relaunching its ThyssenKrupp Steelcom website!

The new site has taken on the new ThyssenKrupp Steelcom corporate branding to bring it into line with the new look. The new website is user-friendly and easy to navigate. With a number of new features, Thyssenkrupp Steelcom’s website will be the key resource point for communications about the steel sheet piling industry, industry updates and learnings from case studies with job reports published on the new site.

You will have access to free technical information material and loads of downloadable technical data sheets. If you’re wanting to purchase second hand equipment, or simply just want to be kept informed of new developments, new products and equipment, this site is for you.

"Our new website gives us the ability to rapidly communicate information to those who need it, as well as, provides a way for readers to receive regular industry information and latest trends in our Newsletters and ever-growing database of knowledge and project applications."

The new website will play a major part in the drive to provide our customers with better and improved service over the next few years.

For more information, visit our site today!
http://www.steelcom.com.au