HarborPile and SuperPile Fiberglass Composite Marine Pilings

HarborPile Specifications

• One piece pilings available up to 100+ foot length and in diameters from 8" to 24".

• HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) outer sleeve available on entire or partial pile for extra abrasion and impact protection.

• Custom sizing available upon request.

• Can be custom engineered to the requirements of a specific project.

• Specifications, Profile Sheets and Warranty available.

• HarborPiles are manufactured, shipped and driven hollow with or without
  a driving tip. Driving tips and caps available upon request.

• Depending on the final application, customer may fill the piling with an
  appropriate core material (crushed gravel, concrete, foam etc).

• Standard color is grey or black. Other color options available.

Advantages of Composite Pilings

• Light weight

• High strength-to-weight ratio

• Directional strength

• Corrosion & weather resistance

• Dimensional stability

• Low thermal conductivity

• Low coefficient of thermal expansion

• Non-magnetic

• High impact strength

• Low maintenance

• Long term durability

• Tailored surface finish

Composite HarborPile Specs

No factors of safety have been applied to these figures. Project engineers are responsible for determining and applying the factors of safety they deem acceptable to the values above.  We can supply pilings with custom wall thicknesses and diameters and can also engineer pilings to meet specific engineering requirements.

Design Data (Ultimate Strength)

Laminate Properties (Ultimate Strength)

• HarborPiles are all composite pilings fabricated of engineered fiberglass reinforcements and high-performance resin.

• HarborPiles are manufactured using proprietary mechanical processes (spin casting and pultrusion) which ensure uniformity and high-strength.

• The outer surface of the piling consists of a thermoplastic barrier which provides additional protection against ultraviolet (UV) light and abrasion.

• No factors of safety have been applied to these figures. Project engineers are responsible for determining and applying the factors of safety they deem acceptable to the values above.

• We can supply pilings with custom wall thicknesses and diameters and can also engineer pilings to meet specific engineering requirements.

HarborPiles are designed to resist tensile, compressive, shear and compressive, shear and torsional stresses. Use of appropriate core materials can be used to increase compressive loads and to enhance the bending performance.

Driving and Installation

HarborPiles are driven using industry standard driving equipment including diesel, vibratory and drop-end hammers can be used to install the composite HTI piling. The piling can be driven either open ended or with a variety of driving shoes. A standard pipe pile driving helmet can be supplied upon request. The piles are easily cut, drilled and attached using ordinary tools found at most job sites.

Testing

Flexural testing of HTI’s composite pilings was performed at the University of Maine’s Advanced Engineered Wood Composite Lab (AEWC). Specimens have been tested both filled with a Type III High Early Strength Concrete as well as hollow. All piles were tested in third-point flexure. Deflection was measured using Linearly Variable Displacement Transducers (LVDT), with two mounted at each end support and at the mid-span.

HarborPiles are designed to carry both bearing and lateral loads while providing significant impact absorbing capacity.

HarborPiles have the compliance of timber, the strength of steel and the durability of plastic without being affected by electrolysis, temperature, marine rot or rust.

SuperPile Specifications

The three profiles are pultruded fiberglass composite with a hybridized polyurethane resin system with an E-glass reinforcement package.  The resin contains superior UV inhibitors, in addition, the piles are shrouded with a polyester surfacing veil that provides 10 mils of superior UV protection against the sun's harmful rays.  The extremely durable, light weight, high strength piles are the strongest, most cost-effective pultuded fiberglass piles in the marketplace.

• SuperPile Pole Engineering Spec Sheet
• SuperPile Skin Friction Analysis
• SuperPile 10-Inch Octagonal Column Design CP074
• SuperPile 10-Inch Octagonal Column Design CP210
• SuperPile 8-Inch Octagonal Column Design CP076

SuperPile Fiberglass Pultruded Octagonal Pilings 10" dia x unlimited lengths
SuperPile Fiberglass Pultruded Octagonal Pilings 8" dia x unlimited lengths