Driven vertically into the ground, interlocking metal plates known as sheet piles can keep soil from eroding after rainfall, they can serve as retaining walls on slopes, or perform other functions.

Orteco, a specialized manufacturer of pile driving machines based in northern Italy, has introduced a series of robotic pile drivers using APS-U GNSS RTK receivers from Altus Positioning Systems. The ...

Roboticists have developed a robot named 'Romu' that can autonomously drive interlocking steel sheet piles into soil. The structures that it builds could function as retaining walls or check dams for ...

Sheet pile driving along the Rockland bank for the new Tappan Zee Bridge is set to resume Monday, after being halted for nearly a month because it was too loud, officials announced. "Tappan Zee ...

The bridge builder says it is still putting noise-reducing measures in place. SOUTH NYACK – Sheet pile driving for the new Tappan Zee Bridge remains suspended on land and near the Rockland shore. The ...

(CAMBRIDGE, Mass.) -- Along developed riverbanks, physical barriers can help contain flooding and combat erosion. In arid regions, check dams can help retain soil after rainfall and restore damaged ...