FRANKIPILE

High Pile Loads

Optimum Adaptation to Foundation Soil
Low-noise Manufacturing Process
The FRANKIPILE Manufacturing process

Application possibilities
The FRANKIPILE can be used in a wide range of foundation 1 2 3
Set driving pipe Ramming in the driving Formation of the pile
soil conditions as a deep foundation element for all types of in place, fill in pipe through inner base through ramming
constructions such as, e.g. bridges, roads, tunnels, industrial stopper concrete ramming with free down the concrete
and ram in fall pile hammer
and office buildings, dock bases, craneways, wind power plants
and many more. It offers particular advantages in places where
high loads have to be transferred or where good, load-bearing
driving pipe
foundation soil only occurs very deep down in the ground. pulling
Where very high loads have to be transferred in restricted areas, free fall pile during
hammer base
a further development is available in the form of the Megapile, formation
which enables pile loads of up to R2,K = 6000 kN, depending stopper
made of
on the foundation soil (see separate brochure). The pile system concrete refilling
has a wide variety of designs enabling it to be ideally adapted or gravel concrete
individually to the various types of foundation soil conditions and
building site situations. pile drive onto
the stopper
Vertical piles as well as sloping piles tilted up to 4:1 are available. GW
Due to its base expansion the FRANKIPILE is also well suited to
non load-bearing always water-
absorbing tensile loads. resistant closing
foundation soil
The dimensioning and the manufacturing of the FRANKIPILE with stopper
are carried out according to DIN 1054 and DIN EN 12699. For penetration
load-bearing
preliminary dimensioning, dimensioning curves are given for into the earth ramming
foundation soil
down the base
the FRANKIPILE in the “EA piles” for both non-cohesive and
cohesive soils.
Manufacturing process
The FRANKIPILE is a cast-in situ concrete foundation pile with a
recovered driving pipe. This is closed watertight underneath by
FRANKIPILE Rig
means of a stopper made of dry concrete or grit. A free fall pile
hammer working in the pipe strikes onto this stopper, thereby
driving the pipe into the ground.
The resulting pile driving work (number of strikes/m) is a measure
of the load-bearing capacity of the ground at the respective
pile location. After reaching the target depth and the pile driving
criteria respectively, the stopper is detached and the necessary
base concrete quantity is rammed down. Finally a reinforcing
cage is adjusted, concrete filled in and the driving pipe pulled up Inclination up to Inclination
again. max. 6:1 depen- up to. 4:1
Should the in-situ ground have insufficient load-bearing capa- ding on rig type depending
city at the intended settling depth, ground improvement can on rig type
be carried out before manufacturing the pile base by means of
gravel pre-compression. In this case the ground is improved in a
corresponding area below and above the pile settling depth by
means of ramming down gravel.
Environmental friendliness
The manufacturing of the FRANKIPILE takes place with low
emissions due to internal pile driving. In the case of favourable
boundary conditions it is also possible to carry out the foun-
dation work with this pile system in the proximity of existing
buildings. Due to the full earth displacement it is not necessary necessary working area
to transport earth, this therefore excludes the earth becoming depending on rig type
loosened. Rammed out base
The pile system has proven itself many times in building projects of the FRANKIPILE
on contaminated sites.
Economic efficiency
The specific adaptation of the possible design variations to the Specification Applications
foundation soil and the building site situation result in optimum • Very high pile loads • All types of constructions
utilisation with regard to the load-bearing capacity and pile • Very low settlement • Contaminated foundation soil
length. Its almost 100-year application in building works is based • Full ground displacement • Fluctuating foundation
on its perfected technology, high manufacturing standards and • Optimum adaptation soil conditions
excellent economic efficiency. to the foundation soil
• Base expansion
Frontispiece: Berth 25, Rostock Overseas Port • Diameter 42, 51, 56, 61 cm
 Manufacturing process with gravel pre-compression

4 5 1 2 3 4 5
Fitting the rein- Capping the pile Ramming in the driving pipe Ramming down Ramming back Forming a pile Capping the pile
forcing cage head; arranging through inner ramming with the gravel whilst the pipe into the base through head; arranging
and concreting the connecting free fall pile hammer until the pulling the pipe gravel previously ramming down the connecting
the shaft reinforcement load-bearing foundation soil rammed down concrete reinforcement
is reached

pulling
the driving the pile is
finished and pulling
pipe when the pile is
after harde- finished and
ning ready to forming
refilling base after harde-
concrete bear loads ning ready to
refilling bear loads
fitting the refilling of
reinforcing of gravel
concrete
cage

non load-bearing
foundation soil
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always water- ramming

resistant closing down the
load-bearing
with stopper base
foundation soil
compressed
penetration foundation
into the earth soil

Building practice

Power Plant Moorburg, Hamburg Logistic Center IKEA, Dortmund

Office Building Unilever + Marco-Polo-Tower, HafenCity Hamburg Extension Dock 2, Meyer-shipyard, Papenburg
The old and new “Störbrücke”, Schleswig-Holstein – 426 piles Marco Polo Tower Hamburg – 258 piles

CentrO, Oberhausen – 6424 piles

HKW Tiefstack, Hamburg – various foundations with FRANKIPILES Mercedes-Benz Museum, Stuttgart –
1400 piles with gravel pre-compression
 Foundation soil · Load

Test load of a Ground profile Pressure sounding Resistance - Settlement – Line

FRANKIPILE in
non-cohesive ground, 0
0
0
0 50
0
5 10 5 10 1510 15 2015 qc [MN/m 2
20 q20 2
] 0 2]
qc [MN/m
c][MN/m
0 0
0 1,00
0
1,0 2,01,0 6,0 [MN]
2,0 3,02,0 3,0 4,03,0 4,05,04,0 5,0 6,05,0 Load Load [MN]
6,0Load [MN]

pile diameter 51 cm Filling FillingFilling 2

] 0 2] 6,0Load [MN]
Load [MN]
0 0 50 5 105 10 1510 20 q20
15 2015 qc [MN/m 2 [MN/m
c] qc [MN/m 0 1,00 1,0 2,0
1,0 2,0 3,0
2,0 3,0 4,0
3,0 4,0 5,04,0 5,0 6,0
5,0 Load [MN]
6,0
20 02 02 0 0 0
10 10 10
Filling FillingFilling0 50 105 1510 2
2015 qc [MN/m20 ] qc [MN/m0 2] 1,00 2,0
1,0 3,0
2,0 4,0
3,0 5,04,0 6,0
5,0 Load [MN]
6,0 Load [MN]
Clay soil Clay soil420 soil 24
Clay 240 0 0
10 10 10
20 20 20
Filling Filling
Clay soilClay
Peat Peat soil
642 soil 46
Clay
Peat 462
10 10
20 20 20
30 30 30
864 soil 68
Clay soilPeat Peat
Clay 684
Peat
20 20
Clay 30 30 30
1086 soil 10
Clay soil Clay soil 8 86
10 40 40 40
Peat Peat

Clay soilClay soil

Clay 30 30
108 soil 10
12 12 12
10
8 40 40 40
50 50 50
Peat Peat Peat Setting [mm] [mm] [mm]
SettingSetting
Clay soil 14
10 soil 14
Clay
12 12 14
12
10 40 40
50 50 50
Sand Peat Sand
Sand Peat Setting [mm] [mm] [mm]
SettingSetting
Peat
Clay
12 Soil 14
16
Clay SoilClay Soil
14 16 16
14
12
50 50
Sand Sand Sand Setting [mm] Setting [mm]
Peat Sand Sand
Sand Peat
Clay SoilClay 18
14 Soil 16
Soil
Clay
16 18 18
16
14
Sand Sand
Clay SoilSand Sand
Sand 20
18
Clay 20 18
16 Soil 18 20
16
DepthDepth
Depth [m] [m] [m]
Sand Sand
20
18 20 2018
DepthDepth
Depth [m] [m] [m]
20 20
Depth [m] Depth [m]

Test load of a GroundTopsoil

profile 0 Pressure
TopsoilTopsoil 0 50 5 10 sounding
5 10 1510 15 2015 qc [MN/m 2
20 q20
c][MN/m
2
] 0 2]
qc [MN/m Resistance
0 1,00 -2,0Settlement
1,0 2,01,0 2,0 3,0 3,0 4,03,0 4,05,04,0– 5,0
Line
6,05,0 6,0 [MN]
Load Load [MN]
6,0Load [MN]
0 0 0 0
FRANKIPILE in 0
CourseCourse
Course clay clay clay
0

cohesive ground,
2 2
Topsoil Topsoil
Gravel/Stones 0
Topsoil
Gravel/Stones
Gravel/Stones 0 50 5 105 10 1510 20 q20
15 2015 qc [MN/m 2 [MN/m
c] qc [MN/m
] 0] 0 1,00 1,0 2,0
1,0 2,0 3,0
2,0 3,0 4,0
3,0 4,0 5,04,0 5,0 6,0
5,0 Load 6,0Load [MN]
6,0 [MN] Load [MN]
20 02 02 0 0 0
10 10 10
pile diameter 56 cm Course
Sand Course
Course clay
Sand clay clay
Sand
0 50 105 1510 2
2015 qc [MN/m20 ] qc [MN/m0 2] 1,00 2,0
1,0 3,0
2,0 4,0
3,0 5,04,0 6,0
5,0 Load [MN]
6,0 Load [MN]
Topsoil Gravel/Stones
Gravel/Stones Topsoil
Gravel/Stones
420 24 240 0 0
Gravel/Stones Gravel/Stones
Gravel/Stones 10 10 10
Course clay
Sand Course clay
Sand Sand 20 20 20
Gravel/Stones
Sand Gravel/Stones
642
Sand Sand 46 462
Gravel/Stones
Gravel/Stones Gravel/Stones 10 10
Sand Sand 20 20 20
30 30 30
Sand Sand Sand 864 68 684
Gravel/StonesGravel/Stones
20 20
30 30 30
Sand 1086
Sand 108 10
86 40 40 40

12 12 128Gravel pre- 30 30
108 10 10 GravelGravel
pre- pre- 40 40 40
Clay Clay Clay compressing 50 50 50
compressing
compressing
Setting [mm] [mm] [mm]
SettingSetting
14
12
10 14
12 14
12
10Gravel pre-
GravelGravel
pre- pre- 40 40
Clay Clay 50 50 50
Clay compressing
compressing compressing
Setting [mm] [mm] [mm]
SettingSetting
16
14
12 16
14 14 16
12Gravel pre- Gravel pre-
Clay DepthDepth
Depth [m]
Clay [m] [m]
compressing compressing
50 50
Setting [mm] Setting [mm]
16
14 16 16 14
DepthDepth
Depth [m] [m] [m]

16 16
Depth [m] Depth [m]

pipe Driving
Driving Driving pipe pipe loadWorking
WorkingWorking load in WorkingWorking
in load in loadWorking load in Driving Driving
in load in pipe Driving
pipe pipe loadWorking
WorkingWorking load in WorkingWorking
in load in loadWorking load in
in load in
diameterdiameter Ø Ø non-cohesive
Ø diameter non-cohesive
non-cohesive ground ground ground
half-solid half-solid
half-solid
cohesive cohesive
cohesive
ground ground
ground diameter
diameter Ø Ø non-cohesive
Ø diameter non-cohesive
non-cohesive ground ground ground
half-solid half-solid
half-solid
cohesive cohesive
cohesive
ground ground
ground
Technical data Characteristic
Driving Driving
pipeDriving
pipe pipe pile
WorkingWorking resistance
loadWorking
in in in R
load load pressure
2,K Working
Working loadWorking
in load load
in in Driving Driving Characteristic
pipeDriving
pipe pipe
WorkingWorking in loadpile
loadWorking in inresistance
load WorkingWorking Rin2,K
loadWorking tension
load load
in in
diameterdiameter Ø
Ø diameter
with Ø non-cohesive
non-cohesive
standard
with non-cohesive
with ground
standard
standard ground
with basewith ground
with
base base
with half-solid
half-solid
standard half-solid
withcohesive cohesive
with standard
standardwith cohesive
ground
base ground
with ground
with
base base diameter
diameter Ø
Ø diameter
with Ø non-cohesive
non-cohesive
standard
with non-cohesive
with ground
standard
standard ground
with basewithground
half-solid
with
base
with base half-solid
standard
with half-solid
cohesive
with cohesive
standard
standard with cohesive
ground
base ground
with ground
with
base base
pile drive
Driving pipeDriving pile
pipework
Workingpileload
drive driveinwork
dimensioning
work
Working dimensioning
dimensioning
load pile
in drive pile
work
Workingpileload
drive drive
work inwork
dimensioning
Working dimensioning
dimensioning
load pile drive
in Driving pipeDriving pile
work
pipe pileload
drive
Working drive
work inwork
dimensioning dimensioning
dimensioning
Working load pile
in drivepile
workpile load
drive
Working drive
work workdimensioning
dimensioning
Working
in dimensioning
load in
diameter Ø diameter
with Ø
non-cohesive
standard non-cohesive
ground
with standard
with standard
with basewith ground
base half-solid
withwith
base withcohesive
standard half-solid
standard
with ground
cohesive
standard
with basewith base
with diameter Ø diameter
ground
base with Ø standard
non-cohesive
with
standard non-cohesive
with ground
standard
with basewith ground
half-solid
base
with
with base withcohesive
standard half-solid
standard
with ground
standard
with cohesive ground
with base
base with base
mm mmpilemm kNpile
drive work kN kN
kN work
drive
pile drive work
dimensioning kN
dimensioningkNdrive
dimensioning
pile kNpile
work kN
drive kN kN
pile work
drive work kN kN
dimensioning
dimensioning dimensioningmm mmpilemm kNpile
drive kN work
drive
workpile kN kN
drive work kN pilekNdrive
dimensioning
dimensioning kNpile
dimensioning kN work
drive
workpile kN work
drive kN dimensioning
dimensioning kN kN
dimensioning
with standardwith standard
with base withwith
base
standardwith standard
with base with base with standardwith standard
with base withwithbase
standardwith standard
with base with base
420 mmpile
mm 420 mm
420 kN work
drive
1350 kN drive
pile
1350 kN1800
1350 kN
dimensioningkN
work 1800 kN1350
pile
1800 kN work
dimensioning
drive kN kN1400
pile1350
1350 drivekN kN
dimensioning
work 1400 kN
dimensioning
1400 mm
420 mmpile
420 mm
420 kN work
drive
400 kN drive
pile
400 kN700
kN
dimensioning
400 kN
work 700 kNdrive
kN work
dimensioning
pile
700 400 kN drive
pile
400 kN kN kNdimensioning
dimensioning
400 work 500
500 kN
500
510 510 5101600 16001600 2200 22002200 1600 16001600 1800 18001800 510 510 510 500 500 500900 900 900500 500 500700 700 700
mm 420 420
420 mm kN 13501350
1350 kN 18001800
kN1800 kN 13501350
kN1350 kN 14001400
kN1400 kN mm
420 mm400
420 420 kN 400 400 kN700kN 700 700 kN 400 400
kN400 kN 500 500
kN500 kN
560 560 5602000 20002000 2800 28002800 2000 20002000 2200 22002200 560 560 560 630 630 630 1000 10001000 630 630 630800 800 800
510 510 5101600 16001600 2200 22002200 1600 16001600 1800 18001800 510 510 510500 500 500900 900 900500 500 500700 700 700
420 610 610
610 4201350 24002400
2400 13501800 35003500
3500 1800 1350 24002400
2400 13501400 26002600
2600 1400 610 420 610 610
420 400 710 710
710 400 700 11001100
1100 400 710 710
700710 500 900 900
400900 500
560 560 5602000 20002000 2800 28002800 2000 20002000 2200 22002200 560 560 560630 630 630 1000 10001000 630 630 630800 800 800
510 5101600 16002200 2200 1600 16001800 1800 510 510500 500900 900500 500700 700
610 610 6102400 24002400 3500 35003500 2400 24002400 2600 26002600 610 610 610710 710 710 1100 11001100 710 710 710900 900 900
560 5602000 20002800 2800 2000 20002200 2200 560 560630 630 1000 1000 630 630800 800
610 610
2400 3500
2400 2400
3500 2600
2400 2600 610 610710 1100
710 710
1100 710900 900

Loads up to R2,K = 6000 kN are possible with the Megapile (see separate brochure).
The loads and pipe diameters must be selected for the relevant ground conditions.

We will be happy to advise you!

 FRANKIPILES in contaminated soils

Manufacturing process 1. Ramming through and lateral

of a FRANKIPILE with 1 2 3 displacement 2
1 contaminated layer 3
displacement tip with pile tip
Ram pipe finished
FRANKIPILE
2. Ramming in the load-bearing
foundation soil
contaminated
foundation soil 3. Ramming out the pile base
and manufacturing the pile shaft
Barrier
layer

60°

Load-bearing
foundation soil Lost tip

Manufacturing process 1. Ramming in the driving pipe

2 3
of a FRANKIPILE 1 2 3 for the seal into the barrier layer
with seal Driving pipe for finished
the seal FRANKIPILE 2. Pulling the pipe and simultaneously
filling the released cross-section with
jointing compound
contaminated
foundation 3. Ramming through the jointing
soil compound with the ram pipe and
manufacturing the FRANKIPILE in
Barrier Jointing accordance with the standard
layer compound
manufacturing process

Load-bearing
foundation soil

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