Meaning of sheet piling | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A type of retaining wall used during construction by driving interlocking sheets of material into the ground.
2. The material used to assemble a sheet pile retaining wall.

Examples

“During the two Sundays preceding the accident, the track had been lifted to permit⟳ installation of shallow raft abutments some five to six feet under the track, which will eventually support⟳ a temporary bridge span during the construction of the permanent span, and sheet piling across the formation to hold⟳ the sides of future excavation.”

“During the partial line closure, engineers installed sheet piling to act as a retaining wall to support⟳ the embankment and road, and make⟳ it safe to carry⟳ out long-term repairs.”

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