Soil mix - Triple pile wall

The triple pile wall (or mixed in place wall) consists of cylindrical overlapping columns, formed without casing where - when using the triple mixing tool - three intersecting piles are made simultaneously. The in situ soil is mechanically blended with a cement-based slurry. The result is a homogeneous mixed-in-place wall used for water cut-off and / or earth retention.

Construction sequence

Triple rod mixing installation process, in accordance with the requirements of standard prEN 14679: "Deep mixing” - Deep Soil Mixing or DSM (wet DMS method

Fields of application

• Alternative solution to the ‘Berlin’ retaining wall or the secant pile wall

• Economical solution

• No decompression of soil

• Depending on the calculations and the desired function of the wall:

  • sheet piles could be vibrated in

  • profiles could be inserted (Berliner wall induced by the development of arching)

  • anchors could be made (for anchorage of MIP as a retaining wall)

Environmental impact

• Provision should be made to remove from the working platform the excess volume of cement slurry

• Vibration-free

• Limited noise pollution

Technical specifications

• Retaining function: depending on the geotechnical design

• Construction of a cutt-off wall with mixed in place columns (sealing): depending on the calculations, the properties of the slurry and the overlap between the secant columns. 

• Thickness: 0.40 m

• Depth: standard less than 20 m

• The soil is loosened and mixed with the suspension by means of a mixing unit consisting of slightly overlapping, multiple augers fixed on rods, all on the same line, attached on a rig.

• For structural purposes (withstanding bending moments), subsequent insertion of reinforcement elements or profiles in the freshly made columns is done.  

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