Sheet-pile module and sheet-pile wall consisting of sheet-pile modules

Abstract

A sheet pile module with at least three sheet piles including a central sheet pile, wherein the central sheet pile has a first coupling segment with a first coupling feature along a first longitudinal edge, a second coupling segment with a second coupling feature along a second longitudinal edge that is opposite and parallel to the first longitudinal edge, and an intermediate segment between and connected to the first coupling segment and to the second coupling segment, a first U-sheet or Z-sheet pile is connected to the first coupling feature, and a second U-sheet or Z-sheet pile is connected to the second coupling feature.

1 . A sheet pile module with at least three sheet piles, comprising:
 a central sheet pile, wherein the central sheet pile is a Z-sheet pile, wherein the central sheet pile has a first coupling segment with a first coupling feature along a first longitudinal edge, a second coupling segment with a second coupling means-feature along a second longitudinal edge that is opposite and parallel to the first longitudinal edge, and an intermediate segment between and, connected to the first coupling segment and to the second coupling segment;   a first U-sheet pile connected to the first coupling feature; and   a second U-sheet pile connected to the second coupling feature.   
     
     
         2 . A sheet pile module with at least three sheet piles, comprising:
 a central sheet pile, wherein the central sheet pile is a U-sheet pile, wherein the central sheet pile has a first coupling segment with first coupling feature along a first longitudinal edge, a second coupling segment with second coupling feature along a second longitudinal edge which is opposite and parallel to the first longitudinal edge, and an intermediate segment between and connected, to the first coupling segment and to the second coupling segment,   a first Z-sheet pile connected to the first coupling means feature; and   a second Z-sheet pile connected to the second coupling feature.   
     
     
         3 . The sheet pile module of  claim 1 ,
 wherein at least one of the first and second U-sheet piles has a coupling feature at an end thereof facing away from the central sheet pile and having a ball-and-socket type connecting element.   
     
     
         4 . The sheet pile module of  claim 3 ,
 wherein the connecting element of the ball-and-socket type is formed integrally with the corresponding first or second U-sheet pile.   
     
     
         5 . The sheet pile module of  claim 3 ,
 wherein the connecting element of the ball-and-socket type is provided by a separate connecting element of the ball-and-socket type having either a ball end or a socket end extending away from the sheet pile to which it is connected.   
     
     
         6 . The sheet pile module of  claim 5 ,
 wherein the connecting element of the ball-and-socket type is provided by a separate connecting element of the ball-and-socket type having a ball end or a socket end extending away from the sheet pile to which it is connected and having a Larssen interlock facing the sheet pile to which it is connected.   
     
     
         7 . The sheet pile module of  claim 1 ,
 wherein at least one of the first coupling feature and the second coupling feature of the central sheet pile has a Larssen-type connecting element.   
     
     
         8 . The sheet pile module of  claim 1 ,
 wherein open sides of the first and second U-sheet piles point in the same direction.   
     
     
         9 . The sheet pile module according of  claim 2 ,
 wherein first and second Z-sheet piles are mirror-symmetrical with respect to the central sheet pile.   
     
     
         10 . The sheet pile module of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the sheet pile module is prefabricated.   
     
     
         11 . A sheet pile wall with at least two of the sheet pile modules according to  claim 1 , wherein at least two of the sheet pile modules are connected to one another. 
     
     
         12 . The sheet pile wall of  claim 11 , wherein open sides of the U-sheet piles of adjacent sheet pile modules point in opposite directions. 
     
     
         13 . The sheet pile module of  claim 2 ,
 wherein at least one of the first and second Z-sheet piles has a coupling feature at an end thereof facing away from the central sheet pile and having a ball-and-socket type connecting element.   
     
     
         14 . The sheet pile module of  claim 13 ,
 wherein the connecting element of the ball-and-socket type is formed integrally with the corresponding first or second Z-sheet pile.   
     
     
         15 . The sheet pile module of  claim 13 ,
 wherein the connecting element of the ball-and-socket type is a separate connecting element of the ball-and-socket type having either a ball end or a socket end extending away from the sheet pile to which it is connected.   
     
     
         16 . The sheet pile module of  claim 15 ,
 wherein the connecting element of the ball-and-socket type is provided by a separate connecting element of the ball-and-socket type having a ball end or a socket end extending away from the sheet pile to which it is connected and having a Larssen interlock facing the sheet pile to which it is connected.   
     
     
         17 . The sheet pile module of  claim 2 ,
 wherein at least one of the first coupling feature and the second coupling feature of the central sheet pile has a Larssen-type connecting element.   
     
     
         18 . The sheet pile module of  claim 2 ,
 wherein open sides of the first and second Z-sheet piles point in the same direction.   
     
     
         19 . The sheet pile module of  claim 2 ,
 wherein the intermediate segment is integrally formed with the first coupling segment and the second coupling segment.