Building made of sheet piles

Abstract

Arrangement for construction a structural building, in particular a residential house as well as a commercially used building such as an office building or a warehouse, with a load-bearing structure ( 10 ) that is at least partially built of sheet piles and at least partially surrounds the rooms of the building to be used. The sheet piles ( 14 ) are anchored in the ground and are, at least in sections, connected to one another through engaging interlocks ( 16, 20, 30, 46, 50, 54 ) in order to form the load-bearing structure ( 10 ). The engaging interlocks ( 16, 20, 30, 46, 50, 54 ) that form the load-bearing structure ( 10 ) are dimensioned and designed such that the interlock components that engage in each other essentially have only punctiform contact in the cross-sectional view.

1 . A structural building such as a residential house or commercial building taking the form of an office building or warehouse, said building comprising: 
 a load-bearing structure ( 10 ) at least partially built of sheet piles and that at least partially surround rooms of the building, said sheet piles ( 14 ) being anchored in the ground and being interconnected through engaging interlocks ( 16 ,  20 ,  30 ,  46 ,  50 ,  54 ), said engaging interlocks ( 16 ,  20 ,  30 ,  46 ,  50 ,  54 ) being dimensioned and designed such that interlocking components thereof engage each other with essentially only punctiform contact therebetween in a horizontal cross-sectional perspective.    
   
   
       2 . The building as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the engaging interlocks ( 16 ,  20 ,  30 ,  46 ,  50 ,  54 ) are pivotable relative to one another through an angle ranging up to ±20°.  
   
   
       3 . The building as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said sheet piles are composed of PZ sheet piles ( 14 ) exhibiting an interlock ( 16 ,  20 ) at each longitudinal edge thereof and whereby one interlock ( 20 ) is formed by one neck bar ( 22 ) starting at the longitudinal edge and by a preferably oval head bar ( 24 ) following at its end and oriented perpendicular to the neck bar ( 22 ) and the other interlock ( 16 ) is formed by a cross-sectional C-shaped claw bar ( 18 ) protruding from the longitudinal edge whereby the claw bar ( 18 ) is designed as a complementary interlock for receiving the head bar ( 24 ).  
   
   
       4 . The building as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising a connection profile ( 44 ,  76 ,  78 ,  80 ,  82 ,  84 ) used for connecting at least two adjacent sheet piles ( 14 ) and said interlocks ( 46 ,  50 ,  54 ) are complementary formed to the interlocks ( 16 ,  20 ) of the sheet piles ( 14 ) to be connected.  
   
   
       5 . The building as recited in  claim 4 , wherein the locks ( 46 ,  50 ,  56 ) formed at the connection profile ( 80 ,  82 ,  84 ) are arranged to each other such that the sheet piles ( 14 ) to be connected to one another in their neutral position are oriented at a specified angle (γ) of one of 45°, 90°, 120° and 135°.  
   
   
       6 . The building as recited in  claim 4 , wherein the connection profile ( 44 ,  74 ,  76 ,  78 ) is configured for interconnecting more than two sheet piles ( 14 ) to one another.  
   
   
       7 . The building as recited in  claim 4 , wherein the connection profile ( 44 ,  74 ,  76 ,  78 ) is used to connect three sheet piles ( 14 ) to one another and exhibits three interlocks ( 46 ,  50 ,  54 ), where two of the three interlocks ( 46 ,  50 ) provided at the connection profile ( 44 ,  74 ,  76 ,  78 ) are arranged to each other such that two of the sheet piles ( 14 ) in their neutral position form an obtuse angle, preferably an angle of 120° or 180° towards each other, while the third interlock ( 54 ) is arranged in relation to the other two interlocks ( 46 ,  50 ) such that the third sheet pile ( 14 ) in its neutral position is at an angle (γ) of 30°, 45°, 90° or 120° in relation to one of the other sheet piles ( 14 ).  
   
   
       8 . The building as recited in  claim 6 , wherein at least one of the sheet piles ( 14 ) that is hooked into the connection profile ( 44 ,  76 ,  78 ,  80 ,  82 ,  84 ) can be pivoted in a specified angle range (α, β) of at least ±5° and less than ±20° from the neutral position.  
   
   
       9 . The building as recited in  claim 1 , wherein two sheet pile sections ( 14 ) are used to form an opening for one of a window and a door, said sheet pile sections being arranged one above the other and being at a distance to one another that corresponds to the opening, whereby the top sheet pile section ( 14 ) when viewed vertically is supported through spacer profiles ( 60 ,  62 ) at the lower sheet pile section ( 14 ).  
   
   
       10 . The building as recited in  claim 9 , wherein two sheet pile sections ( 14 ) are hooked in between two sheet piles ( 14 ), whereby each of the spacer profiles ( 60 ,  62 ) that supports the top sheet pile section ( 14 ) is equipped with an interlock ( 64 ,  66 ) with which the spacer profile ( 60 ,  62 ) is hooked into the interlock ( 16 ,  20 ) of the respective adjacent sheet pile ( 14 ).  
   
   
       11 . The building as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising carrier elements taking the form of one of a T-beam, an I-beam and a tube pile.  
   
   
       12 . The building as recited in  claim 11 , wherein at least a portion of the sheet piles ( 14 ) are connected to the carrier elements ( 12 ) through attachment profiles ( 26 ,  28 ,  86 ) whereby the attachment profiles ( 26 ,  28 ,  86 ) are fastened to the support elements ( 12 ) and complementary interlocks ( 30 ) are provided with each of the interlocks ( 16 ,  20 ) to be hooked into the sheet piles ( 12 ).  
   
   
       13 . The building as recited in  claim 1 , wherein at least some of the engaging interlock pairs ( 16 ,  20 ,  30 ,  46 ,  50 ,  54 ) are at least partially sealed.  
   
   
       14 . The building as recited in  claim 13 , wherein the sealed interlock pairs ( 16 ,  20 ,  30 ,  46 ,  50 ,  54 ) are sealed by a thermoplastic sealing compound in interlock chambers of the two interlocks ( 16 ,  20 ,  30 ,  46 ,  50 ,  54 ).  
   
   
       15 . The building as recited in  claim 1 , wherein support profiles ( 92 ) for supporting ceilings in the building are connected with the sheet piles ( 14 ).  
   
   
       16 . The building as recited in  claim 1 , wherein cross-bracings ( 98 ) for strengthening the building are connected with the sheet piles ( 14 ).  
   
   
       17 . The building as recited in  claim 16 , wherein at least one of the support profiles ( 92 ) and at least some of the cross-bracings are hooked into connection profiles ( 44 ,  74 ,  76 ,  78 ,  80 ,  82 ) that connect the sheet piles ( 12 ) to each other.  
   
   
       18 . A building structure comprising: 
 a plurality of angular load bearing walls located at least partially below ground and each of said walls comprising: 
 a plurality of sheet piles, each sheet pile having a widthwise central axis and laterally terminating in one of: (i) an elongate bulbous head supported on a necked extension strip and (ii) an elongate receiver having an interior trap-space and an elongate opening forming a slotted access port to the trap-space, said slotted access port configured to accommodate extension of said necked extension strip therethrough with said elongate bulbous head retained in said trap-space; and  
 said plurality of sheet piles coupled together by an interlocked combination of an elongate bulbous head and an elongate receiver, said elongate bulbous head and said elongate receiver each having at least two elongate contact zones that form a pair of elongate essentially punctiform contact strips between said elongate bulbous head and said elongate receiver, said pair of elongate essentially punctiform contact strips being oriented in dependence upon an angular offset of the widthwise central axes of the coupled together sheet piles.  
   
   
   
       19 . The building structure of  claim 18 , further comprising: 
 an elongate adaptor comprising at least a total of two of said elongate bulbous head and said elongate receiver and said elongate adaptor interconnected between said angularly offset, coupled together sheet piles.    
   
   
       20 . The building structure of  claim 18 , wherein said slotted access port has a widthwise opening and said necked extension strip has a widthwise thickness that permits said elongate bulbous head to pivot approximately forty degrees in the angularly offset interlocked configuration and thereby accommodates an offset angle of approximately two-hundred degrees between the coupled together sheet piles.  
   
   
       21 . An angularly configured load bearing wall for a building structure, said wall comprising: 
 a plurality of sheet piles, each sheet pile having a widthwise central axis and laterally terminating in one of: (i) an elongate bulbous head supported on a necked extension strip and (ii) an elongate receiver having an interior trap-space and an elongate opening forming a slotted access port to the trap-space, said slotted access port configured to accommodate extension of said necked extension strip therethrough with said elongate bulbous head retained in said trap-space; and    said plurality of sheet piles coupled together by an interlocked combination of an elongate bulbous head and an elongate receiver, said elongate bulbous head and said elongate receiver each having at least two elongate contact zones that form a pair of elongate essentially punctiform contact strips between said elongate bulbous head and said elongate receiver, said pair of elongate essentially punctiform contact strips being oriented in dependence upon an angular offset of the widthwise central axes of the coupled together sheet piles.    
   
   
       22 . The load bearing wall of  claim 21 , further comprising: 
 an elongate adaptor comprising at least a total of two of said elongate bulbous head and said elongate receiver and said elongate adaptor interconnected between said angularly offset, coupled together sheet piles.    
   
   
       23 . The load bearing wall of  claim 21 , wherein said slotted access port has a widthwise opening and said necked extension strip has a widthwise thickness that permits said elongate bulbous head to pivot approximately forty degrees in the angularly offset interlocked configuration and thereby accommodates an offset angle of approximately two-hundred degrees between the coupled together sheet piles.  
   
   
       24 . A pivotable fastening arrangement for interconnecting a plurality of sheet piles configured to be pile-driven into the ground to form an angular load bearing wall of a building structure, said arrangement comprising: 
 a plurality of sheet piles, each sheet pile having a widthwise central axis and laterally terminating in one of: (i) an elongate bulbous head supported on a necked extension strip and (ii) an elongate receiver having an interior trap-space and an elongate opening forming a slotted access port to the trap-space, said slotted access port configured to accommodate extension of said necked extension strip therethrough with said elongate bulbous head retained in said trap-space; and    said plurality of sheet piles coupled together by an interlocked combination of an elongate bulbous head and an elongate receiver, said elongate bulbous head and said elongate receiver each having at least two elongate contact zones that, when said sheet piles are coupled together in an angularly offset interlocked configuration, form a pair of elongate essentially punctiform contact strips between said elongate bulbous head and said elongate receiver, said pair of elongate essentially punctiform contact strips being oriented in dependence upon the angular offset of the coupled together sheet piles.    
   
   
       25 . The pivotable fastening arrangement of  claim 24 , further comprising: 
 an elongate adaptor comprising at least a total of two of said elongate bulbous head and said elongate receiver and said elongate adaptor configured to be interconnected between said angularly offset, coupled together sheet piles.    
   
   
       26 . The pivotable fastening arrangement of  claim 24 , wherein said slotted access port has a widthwise opening and said necked extension strip has a widthwise thickness that permits said elongate bulbous head to pivot approximately forty degrees in the angularly offset interlocked configuration and thereby accommodates an offset angle of approximately two-hundred degrees between the coupled together sheet piles.