HOME PRESTRESSED PILING
FIELD HANDLING GUIDELINES
Pile Handling Case 1
CASE 1
(Note 2 Below)		 Pile Handling Case 2
CASE 2
(Note 2 Below)
Pile Handling Case 3
CASE 3
(Note 3 Below)		 Pile Handling Case 4
CASE 4
(Note 3 Below)


NOTES:

  1. Refer to Pile Properties for definitions of high and low prestress levels.
  2. For cases 1 & 2, do not allow pile tip to bear on other piling stored in a lower layer.
  3. For cases 3 & 4, tilt the pile in the air, do not allow the pile to touch the ground.
  4. The minimum angle between the pile and the lifting strap is 60 degrees when the pile is in the horizontal position.
  5. The contractor is cautioned that storing piling without regard for proper bunking will result in breakage due to "highcentering" or other stress due to unplanned, incorrect support points.
  6. Dragging a prestressed concrete pile across the ground into the leads may overstress the pile by impacts greater than those assumed in the preparation of these guidelines.
  7. These guidelines do not apply to piling of a different size than shown, or to piling produced by other fabricators.
  8. Solid end plugs in hollow piles, and driving tips on solid or hollow piles, will decrease the maximum lengths shown in the tables.
  9. Concrete strength during field handling is assumed to be 6000 psi.
  10. Impact on the dead weight of the pile is assumed to be 50%.
  11. Tensile stress in the pile during field handling is limited to 3c  or 232 psi.

    MAXIMUM FIELD HANDLING LENGTHS

    HIGH Prestress Level (Note 1)
    PILE
    SECTION    		 Outside
    Dimension
    (in.)     		Maximum
    Length
    Case 1
    ft.    		 Maximum
    Length
    Case 2
    ft.     		Maximum
    Length
    Case 3
    ft.     		Maximum
    Length
    Case 4
    ft.
    12 in. square pile 12 60 85 114 170
    Octagonal pile 14 58 83 111 165
    16½ 63 90 120 178
    18 66 93 125 186
    20 70 99 132 196
    24 75 106 142 211
    24 in. Hollow Pile 24 90 127 170 253
    Round Hollow Pile 36 112 159 212 316
    54 144 203 272 405



    LOW Prestress Level (Note 1)
    PILE
    SECTION    		 Outside
    Dimension
    (in.)     		Maximum
    Length
    Case 1
    ft.    		 Maximum
    Length
    Case 2
    ft.     		Maximum
    Length
    Case 3
    ft.     		Maximum
    Length
    Case 4
    ft.
    12 in. square pile 12 60 85 114 170
    Octagonal pile 14 49 69 92 138
    16½ 53 75 101 150
    18 55 78 104 154
    20 56 79 106 157
    24 61 87 116 157
    24 in. Hollow Pile 24 71 100 134 199
    Round Hollow Pile 36 89 126 168 250
    54 115 162 217 323