Sheel Piling Handbook Design 2008





Preface

This edition follows in the footsteps of the well-known and universally acclaimed book Spundwand-Handbuch

Berechnungen by Klaus Lupnitz dating from 1977. The preface to that

book contained the following words: “This edition of the Sheet Piling Handbook is intended

to provide an outline of the fundamentals and analysis options for the design of sheet piling

structures. The theory is mentioned only where this is essential for understanding.”

A revision has now become necessary because the state of the art has moved on considerably

over the past 30 years. Changes have been brought about by the latest recommendations of the

Committee for Waterfront Structures (EAU 2004), the new edition of DIN 1054 with the latest

modifications from 2005, and the recently published recommendations of the Committee for

Excavations (EAB 2006). Common to all of these is the new safety philosophy based on the

partial safety factors concept.

In particular, the sample calculations enable users to become quickly familiar with the new

standards and recommendations. The Sheet Piling Handbook should continue to serve as a

standard work of reference for engineering students and practising engineers.

I should like to thank Jan Dührkop, Hans Hügel, Steffen Kinzler, Florian König and KlausPeter

Mahutka for their assistance. This book was produced in close cooperation with the

staff of ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik, and I should like to thank Messrs. Drees, Stüber,

Kubani, Potchen, Haase, Lütkenhaus, Schletz and Schmidt of ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik

plus Messrs. Petry and Billecke of HSP.

Philip Thrift from Hannover produced the English translation.

Hamburg, July 2008

Jürgen Grabe


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