Abstract

The present invention relates to a pile driver, configured to drive a pile into an underwater bed, comprising a floatable body with a pile guide configured to guide said pile in a downward direction, and an actuator that is fixed to the floatable body and that is configured to drive the pile from the floatable body into the underwater bed. The invention furthermore relates to a method of driving a pile into an underwater bed, comprising the steps of: - positioning a floatable body; - arranging a pile in a pile guide configured to guide said pile in a downward direction; and - driving said pile from the floatable body into the underwater bed by an actuator that is fixed to the floatable body.

IPC Classes  ?

• E02D 7/02 - Placing by driving
• E02D 7/12 - Drivers with explosion chambers
• E02D 13/04 - Guide devices; Guide frames

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a method for installing an elongated member or an assembly thereof, comprising the steps of: - providing an elongated member that comprises a peripheral wall and an inner space that extends in the longitudinal direction of said elongated member; - arranging said elongated member into or on a soil; - arranging a floatable member inside the inner space of said elongated member or assembly; - displacing said floatable member by providing and/or regulating liquid inside the inner space of the elongated member or assembly; and - bringing said floatable member in an engaged state with the elongated member or assembly when the liquid level inside said inner space has displaced said floatable member to a desired level. The invention further relates to a support comprising an elongated member or an assembly thereof.

IPC Classes  ?

• E02D 27/42 - Foundations for poles, masts, or chimneys
• E02D 7/28 - Placing of hollow piles or mould-pipes by means arranged inside the piles or pipes