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MultiLock Pile Specifications and Analysis

The document summarizes specifications for MultiLock plastic piles that can be used alone or in hybrid configurations with timber or steel inserts. When used in a hybrid configuration, the bending moment capacity is calculated as the additive sum of the pile and insert. For example, a MultiLock pile plus one C18 hardwood post has a total bending moment of 3.94 + 4.47 = 8.41 kNm/m. Alternatively, a more conservative approach is to base the bending moment on the stiffer element alone without considering hybrid benefits.

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MultiLock Pile Specifications and Analysis

The document summarizes specifications for MultiLock plastic piles that can be used alone or in hybrid configurations with timber or steel inserts. When used in a hybrid configuration, the bending moment capacity is calculated as the additive sum of the pile and insert. For example, a MultiLock pile plus one C18 hardwood post has a total bending moment of 3.94 + 4.47 = 8.41 kNm/m. Alternatively, a more conservative approach is to base the bending moment on the stiffer element alone without considering hybrid benefits.

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MultiLock Plastic Pile Specifications

The MultiLock product can be used on its own as a conventional sheet pile or can use used as a king panel with timber or steel inserts. The use of timber or
steel will increase the bending moment of the piled wall. Information on how to establish the combined bending moment is shown overleaf. In the table
below the data has been structured to indicate the number of piles, plastic timber or steel required or permissible over a linear distance of 1 metre. This is
important as the bending moments and section modulus stated are relate to units per metre.

Pile MultiLock Softwood Post Hardwood Post Steel Tube

Quantity per metre wall 2 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 4

Allowable Bending Moment (M) Short / Long term kNm/m 3.94 2.24 / 1.92 4.47/3.83 4.27/ 3.66 8.54/7.32 7.91 15.81 12 23.99

Section Modulus (Z) cm3/m 175 196 393 146 293 33.6 67.3 51.1 102.1

Moment of Inertia (I) cm4/m 1050 982 1963 556 1112 150 299 227 454

Flexural Stiffness EI Serviceability / Ultimate Limit State kNm2/m 24 88/39 177/79 68 137 314 628 477 953

Flexural Strength f m,kar Mpa 60

Design Flexural Strength f u;d Mpa 22.5

Modulus of Elasticity (Erep) Serviceability / Ultimate Limit Mpa 2300 6000 / 9000 11800 / 14000 2.1 E+8 2.1 E+8
State

Effective Pile Width mm 500

Depth/Diameter of Section mm 120 100 100 76 square 76 square 88.9 88.9 88.9 88.9

Thickness (if Section or Tube) mm 5 3 3 4.85 4.85

Material (Strength Class) PVC C18 C18 D50 Angelim D50 Angelim Steel FeE235

Weight per m (product) Kg 6.2


Bending Moments and Hybrid
MultiLock alone has a bending moment of 3.94 kNm/m, the manufacturers and their design engineers Geoconsult Noord, have
based the product concept on an additive method, when used as a hybrid system with timber or steel; where both pile and post
or tube are present. Note in a king panel design, there are clearly regions of the wall which are solely the tube or post. With
two hexagonal tubes built into its design, either or both of these can be used, so long as the space between post/tube does not
exceed 50cm. See below for examples

Pile Options MultiLock MultiLock plus 1 C1 8timber MultiLock plus 2 C1 8timber MultiLock plus 1 88.9mm OD MultiLock plus 288.9mm OD
post post 3mm Steel Tube 3mm Steel Tube

Bending Moment 3.94 3.94 + 2.24 3.94 + 4.47 3.94 + 7.91 3.94 + 15.81

Total Bending Moment 3.94 6.18 8.41 11.85 19.75

Independent Analysis by the Caparo Innovation Centre, commissioned by THE Plastic Piling Co, has stated where a design needs to
be considered as conservatively as possible, the bending moments of hybrids should be based upon the stiffer of the two elements
alone, as this will be supporting the loads, rather than a distribution between pile and post. In this more conservative approach the
bending moment is based on a single element and so hybrid benefits are not taken into account.

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