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PVC piles vs the scouring effect Scouring is the removal by the flow of water of sediment such as sand and gravel from around the foundation. We can find this effect in bridge abutments and piers an also in ports and marinas. It can lead to damage to the foundations or even the entire structure, which is why it is so important to protect them from this effect of erosion. Engineers have a number of technologies at their disposal to prevent the scouring effect in marine construction and vinyl sheet piles are definitely worth considering. Here’s why: https://lnkd.in/dcmz2bRT #vinylpile #pvcpile #foundations Animated video: Watershed Council

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐆𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃 𝐈𝐍𝐕𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐆𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐀𝐂𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐘𝐒𝐈𝐒 Vinyl sheet piles have become a common solution for many engineering applications, thanks to their durability, resistance to corrosion, and ease of installation. It must however be remembered that owing to the specificity of the thermoplastic material, certain aspects of vinyl sheet piles design process require special approach compared to traditional steel counterparts. The foundation of accurate displacement analysis lies in comprehensive ground investigation. By understanding and accounting for site-specific soil behavior, engineers can ensure safe, efficient, and cost-effective designs. For projects involving vinyl sheet piles, calculating displacements with precision, adhering to norms, and conducting thorough ground investigations are non-negotiable elements of the design and construction process. These practices not only ensure structural integrity but also contribute to sustainable and cost-efficient solutions. By prioritizing these aspects, engineers can confidently address the challenges of complex geotechnical environments and deliver successful outcomes. That is why, we at Pietrucha are so persistent on requesting quality documentation on soil conditions. You are welcome to read the article for details and if you would like to discuss the matter or ask us a question - go to the comments section. Enjoy!

𝐄𝐍𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐑𝐎𝐀𝐃 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐋 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐑𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐂𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄: 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐎𝐅 𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐕𝐂 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐅𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐒𝐋𝐎𝐏𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐙𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 In some cases, vinyl sheet piles are a perfect alternative to steel sheet piles, concrete structures or gabion walls in the construction of road and rail infrastructure.  Particular PVC profiles may be used in infrastructure projects where they function as retaining walls to stabilize slopes or support road embankments. When used as cut-off walls, they are used to prevent the water seepage … … or to construct retention reservoirs at motorways or expressways, especially when there is limited  space on the side of the road and the reservoir must have the largest possible capacity. Just as in the project to build a ringroad connecting with an expressway. Vinyl sheet piles were used in the construction of two water retention reservoirs as part of a project to build rainwater draining infrastructure.   In this project, profiles GW458/12 were used with lengths of 6.5 m and 4 m, in a quantity of 1252 sq m.

𝐀 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐅𝐄𝐂𝐓 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇 The products from our portfolio complement one another. Have a look at the project where vinyl sheet piles and composite planks from our offer perfectly complemented each other to create a durable and resistant to external factors infrastructure of the Żabieniec Fishing Farm in Central Poland.   ♻ A simple, maintenance-free and costs-efficient environmentally friendly solution that would last for years!   💡 It is worth highlighting that the project in Żabieniec resulted in an innovative use of vinyl sheet piles manufactured by the Pietrucha Group with the wave-shaped GW537 profiles used to form the flow zones within the experimental ponds.   🍀 Our sheet piles, manufactured as monolithic profiles in the extrusion process, are highly resistant to oxidation i.e. one of the main factors responsible for the formation of microplastic particles.   🐟 In accordance with the certificate issued by the Polish Institute of Hygiene, our profiles are also safe for drinking water. They are made of PVC, i.e. a material from used to manufacture water pipes.   👍 The structures made of vinyl sheet piles were complemented with another product from our portfolio. The TerraDeck composite boards were used to construct non-slippery and splinter-free decks, bridges and access piers for the personnel servicing this research and breeding complex.   🐟 The Żabieniec Fishing Farm is a carp farm, where this species is bred using sustainable methods in a full production cycle. Apart from carp, other freshwater fish are also bred in Żabieniec, e.g. zander, pike, tench, grass carp and silver carp, intended for further stocking in ponds, rivers and lakes. The facility also serves as research institute dedicated to freshwater fish inhabiting Polish waters.   🌿 Owing to unique environmental value and the use of traditional farming methods, some of the ponds in Żabieniec have subject to the NATURA 2000 protection.

𝐁𝐔𝐈𝐋𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐓𝐇 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐌-𝐇𝐄𝐗   The characteristic feature of M-Hex profiles are two honeycomb shaped chambers.   M-Hex profiles may be installed independently as standard sheet piles or combined with wooden posts or steel pipes for greater reinforcement. This type of profile is especially recommended for the protection of banks, dikes and watercourses against water erosion.   In this project, M-Hex profiles were reinforced with wood to enhance the bending moment and rigidity of the sheet pile wall and ideally address the requirements of a given project.   M-Hex profiles are compatible with other accessory profiles from the EcoLock range including corners and caps.   What are the advantages of PVC profiles compared to other available technologies?   ☑ Resistance to corrosion: vinyl sheet piles are an ideal solution for environments with variable humidity.   ☑ Quick and easy installation: PVC profiles are light and easy to install, which significantly speeds up the investment period.   ☑ Low carbon footprint: PVC vinyl sheet piles are an environmentally friendly, low-emission solution, safe in contact with drinking water.   If you would like to learn all the technical details of the M-Hex profile and our comprehensive civil engineering solutions straight from the source, do contact the team:   📧 offer@pietrucha.pl 📞 +48 513 094 015

𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐘𝐋 𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐄𝐓 𝐏𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐔𝐑𝐁𝐀𝐍 𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐋𝐎𝐏𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧, 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐜𝐨-𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐲𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬, 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐲𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞. The essence of the green and blue infrastructure is to integrate the goals and tasks related to water management with various forms of green areas. In Będzin, an industrial city located in the South of Poland, our vinyl sheet piles were used in a project to develop the boulevards of the Czarna Przemsza river. 800 square meters of vinyl sheet piles GW300/5.5, with a length of 2 m were used to regulate the embankments of the Czarna Przemsza river and helped create an area of recreation and active open-air leisure. In the past, one could notice that the city turned its back on the river and the adjacent area. Regulation of the river embankments and development of boulevards integrated the river with the city’s urban tissue and brought it back to the citizens of Będzin.   The embankment protection structures allowed for the construction of a harbour, enabling leisure activities, including canoeing and water walking ball. If you would like to discuss the versatility and other properties of our vinyl sheet piles in urban construction, do drop us a line!

𝐁𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐑 𝐎𝐑 𝐃𝐎𝐎𝐑 𝐅𝐑𝐀𝐌𝐄? 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐅𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐃𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐄𝐍, 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐈𝐒 𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐓𝐎 𝐒𝐄𝐄 FloodWarden barriers offer a wide range of customization options. The barriers may be individually adjusted to meet the project requirements in terms of material, width, height, thickness of the barrier beams, colour of end posts and their covers as well as some technical properties, including assembly method. The photos which we present below are a good example of how a FloodWarden barrier may be customized. In the case of this project completed recently in Bielsko - Biała, i.e. the Polish capital of cartoon movies, 60 cm high aluminium barriers will protect a popular supermarket against flooding triggered by heavy rainfalls. The barrier posts were customized here to overcome technical limitations. In order to maintain the visual identity of the supermarket chain, the colour of the posts and their covers ideally matches the colour of door and window frames.

𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐀𝐍𝐊𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐘𝐋 𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐄𝐓 𝐏𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐒 Courtesy our Hungarian partners, we share today some photos from a recent project involving vinyl sheet piles application as an embankment protection of a water reservoir. The profiles were driven along the lake shore to reinforce the embankments and protect it against erosion. The entire structure was finished with our system cap. The photos show the subsequent stages of the project, from installation of the first profiles to the complete project. We cannot wait to see the lake in the Spring and Summer when the area greens up and the new lake encasement will blend with the surrounding nature. Good job! Congratulations! If you would like to learn more about vinyl sheet piles or the presented project, do drop us a line!

Last week, as part of the "Career without Barriers" program, we had the pleasure of hosting a group of students of the Stanisław Staszic Primary School in Błaszki. During their visit, young people had the opportunity to learn about the history of the Pietrucha Group and our track record in civil and hydrotechnical engineering. They were also given a firsthand look at our manufacturing processes. Paulina Plichta, Head of HR, talked about the various roles within the company and walked our young guests through the recruitment process. A sincere thank you to the organizers of this event for the opportunity to be part of such an inspiring program. It has been a true pleasure to host the future professionals at our headquarters. We strongly encourage the future graduates to explore job opportunities with us. #Career #Recruitment #WorkWithUs

Paweł Walenciejczyk and Michał Jakiel are back in Wrocław to carry out an assembly drill of our FloodWarden PRO barriers installed at underground levels of an office building. In this case, taking into consideration the local conditions, we recommended aluminium barriers with flood panels 50 mm thick. We also delivered hangers which on one hand allow for safe storage of the panels during non-emergency periods and on the other hand, should the flood threat arise, allow for a quick assembly of the barrier.