200 FOOT TOWER FOUNDATION
LOGATION "Vv",
SPECIFICATION FOR DRIVING STEEL
RH PILING,

SCOPE OF WORK:
O01.

This section covers the driving of all piling to form the
foundation of the 200-foot tower as indicated on Drawings

3G—5651, 3G-5653, 36-5654, and 3G-5656,
PILING:
02.

The piling furnished for this project are steel bearing

piles, 12" H @ 53#, 50 feet long.
DRIVING EQUIPMENT :
03.

The driving hammer furnished for this project is a singleacting Vulcan No, 1 hammer, having a rated striking energy

of 15,000 foot pounds at the normal stroke of 3 feet. This
hammer requires 565 cubic feet per minute of free air at
80 pounds per square inch for its operation,

Any other

equipment capable of driving the piling may be used.
O4.

The driving leads furnished are 65 feet in length and mst
be firmly supported in such a manner as to guide the ham

mer in a straight line fromthe highest point to the low
est point which it mst travel.

FIGURE 5,96, Pile Driving Specifications (Dames & Moore),
585

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