U-Section

Updated: 05.10.2023

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U-sheet piles are usually installed as single sheets so that driving and extracting by a vibrator or impact hammer is comparatively easy and therefore U-sheet piles are the preferred section as temporary shoring system for utility trenches, manholes, driving and receiving shafts, etc.

Model	Width	Height	Thickness	Mass per pile	Wall	Moment of inertia	Section modulus
	mm	mm	mm	kg/m	kg/m²	cm⁴/m	cm³/m
AU 16	750	411	11.5 / 9.3	86.3	115	32,850	1,600
AU 20	750	444	12.0 / 10.0	96.9	129.2	44,440	2,000
AU 25	750	450	14.5 / 10.2	110.4	147.2	56,240	2,500
GU 6N	600	309	6.0 / 6.0	41.9	69.9	9,670	625
GU 8S	600	313	8.0 / 7.5	50.8	84.6	12,800	820
GU 14N	600	420	10.0 / 8.0	64.3	107.1	29,410	1,400
GU 18N	600	430	11.2 / 9.0	76.9	128.2	38,650	1,800
GU 22N	600	450	12.1 / 9.5	86.1	143.6	49,460	2,200
GU 30N	600	456	16.2 / 10.5	106.2	177.1	68,380	3,000
GU 32N	600	452	19.5 / 11.0	114.1	190.2	72,320	3,200

AU 16
Width	750 mm
Height	411 mm
Thickness	11.5 / 9.3 mm
Mass per pile	86.3 kg/m
Wall	115 kg/m²
Moment of inertia	32,850 cm⁴/m
Section modulus	1,600 cm³/m

AU 20
Width	750 mm
Height	444 mm
Thickness	12.0 / 10.0 mm
Mass per pile	96.9 kg/m
Wall	129.2 kg/m²
Moment of inertia	44,440 cm⁴/m
Section modulus	2,000 cm³/m

AU 25
Width	750 mm
Height	450 mm
Thickness	14.5 / 10.2 mm
Mass per pile	110.4 kg/m
Wall	147.2 kg/m²
Moment of inertia	56,240 cm⁴/m
Section modulus	2,500 cm³/m

GU 6N
Width	600 mm
Height	309 mm
Thickness	6.0 / 6.0 mm
Mass per pile	41.9 kg/m
Wall	69.9 kg/m²
Moment of inertia	9,670 cm⁴/m
Section modulus	625 cm³/m

GU 8S
Width	600 mm
Height	313 mm
Thickness	8.0 / 7.5 mm
Mass per pile	50.8 kg/m
Wall	84.6 kg/m²
Moment of inertia	12,800 cm⁴/m
Section modulus	820 cm³/m

GU 14N
Width	600 mm
Height	420 mm
Thickness	10.0 / 8.0 mm
Mass per pile	64.3 kg/m
Wall	107.1 kg/m²
Moment of inertia	29,410 cm⁴/m
Section modulus	1,400 cm³/m

GU 18N
Width	600 mm
Height	430 mm
Thickness	11.2 / 9.0 mm
Mass per pile	76.9 kg/m
Wall	128.2 kg/m²
Moment of inertia	38,650 cm⁴/m
Section modulus	1,800 cm³/m

GU 22N
Width	600 mm
Height	450 mm
Thickness	12.1 / 9.5 mm
Mass per pile	86.1 kg/m
Wall	143.6 kg/m²
Moment of inertia	49,460 cm⁴/m
Section modulus	2,200 cm³/m

GU 30N
Width	600 mm
Height	456 mm
Thickness	16.2 / 10.5 mm
Mass per pile	106.2 kg/m
Wall	177.1 kg/m²
Moment of inertia	68,380 cm⁴/m
Section modulus	3,000 cm³/m

GU 32N
Width	600 mm
Height	452 mm
Thickness	19.5 / 11.0 mm
Mass per pile	114.1 kg/m
Wall	190.2 kg/m²
Moment of inertia	72,320 cm⁴/m
Section modulus	3,200 cm³/m