Split Timber Pile Repair Options
Split Timber Pile Repair Options
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I am looking for repair options for split timber piles. Although wood is new and generally good condition, some of these piles are severly split with material missing. Most of the splitting occurs above the water line but some is below. The repair must strengthen the pile's axial capacity and also bending. The piles are lateral resting cantilevered elements so returning the flexural strength is crucial. Debating between removing split material and splicing vs. trying to strengthen whats there. If spliced, will need to develop full bending capacity of pile through splice. If repair what's there will need to replace missing material and strengthen considerably. Thinking for splice repair to notch existing pile through bolt and epoxy. For inplace repair thinking of filling missing material voids with epoxy? and maybe using some type of fiber wrap?
Any thoughts or suggestions? What methods, techniques, and systems are out there for repair of timber piles?
Any thoughts or suggestions? What methods, techniques, and systems are out there for repair of timber piles?






RE: Split Timber Pile Repair Options
Kieran
RE: Split Timber Pile Repair Options
What caused them to split in the first place? Were they damaged by the piledriving, or where the piles of inferior grade lumber?
To me, nothing short of relpacement with undamaged pile would be acceptible with what you have described to date.
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
RE: Split Timber Pile Repair Options
Thanks
RE: Split Timber Pile Repair Options
Is this a floating dock system, or structure that is attached to the pile?
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
RE: Split Timber Pile Repair Options
RE: Split Timber Pile Repair Options
RE: Split Timber Pile Repair Options
RE: Split Timber Pile Repair Options
As for re-establishing the integrity of the pile in bearing only. perhaps a bolted steel jecket with a structural mat overlay to encase the splice.
But BB probably has a better idea...
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
RE: Split Timber Pile Repair Options
What about soaking fiberglass wraps in epoxy and wrapping those soaked bands around the piles to seal the surface and reduce the effect of future splitting? With the steel bands around each pile, continue the epoxy wraps over each steel banding.
RE: Split Timber Pile Repair Options
See if this helps. If not, I have some other details that I'll try to post later in the day. I'm in a hurry right now; got to get to a conference.
RE: Split Timber Pile Repair Options
Vincent
Formapile Industries
vince@formapile.com