Table of contents : Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of Figures List of Tables Preface 1 Introduction 1.1 Embedded Structures 1.2 Steel as a Construction Material 1.3 Design and Construction Requirements Reference 2 Constructions by Press-In Piling 2.1 Classification of Press-In Piling Methods 2.1.1 Deadweight-Type Press-In Piling 2.1.2 Panel-Type Press-In Piling 2.1.3 Walk-On-Pile-Type Press-In Piling 2.2 Invention and Development of Silent Piler 2.2.1 Introduction 2.2.2 From Original Concept to Design, Manufacture, and Selling of the Silent Piler 2.2.3 Repetitive Upward and Downward Motion 2.2.4 Self-Walking Function 2.2.5 Development of Rotary Press-In Piling 2.2.6 Expanding the Range Of Applications 2.2.7 Radio Control and Data Collection during Construction 2.2.8 Documentation of Press-In Piling Practice 2.3 Construction Procedures and Quality Control 2.3.1 Basic Components and Piling Procedures 2.3.2 Construction Management and Quality Control References 3 Innovative Applications 3.1 Introduction 3.1.1 Increasing Popularity of Embedded Walls and Structures 3.1.2 Classification of Applications 3.2 Urban Redevelopment and Renovation 3.2.1 Construction in a Narrow Space 3.2.2 Adjacent Construction Maximizing the Use of Available Land Space 3.2.3 Headroom Restriction 3.2.4 Construction alongside Busy Traffic 3.3 Surface Transportation: Road and Railway 3.3.1 Widening of a Road in Cutting 3.3.2 Widening of Elevated Road on Embankment 3.3.3 Rail–Rail Grade Separation 3.3.4 Rail–Road Grade Separation 3.3.5 Road–Road Grade Separation 3.3.6 Bridges 3.3.6.1 Retrofitting of Kuramae Bridge 3.3.6.2 Improvement of Bridge Capacity (Combined Project of Old Bridge Rehabilitation and New Bridge Construction) 3.4 Inland Water 3.4.1 River Renovation Work at Zenpukuji River 3.4.2 Renovation and Restoration of Drainage Channels in North America 3.4.3 Renovation of Aqueduct for Water Supply References 4 Emerging Applications 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Maritime Transport Infrastructure 4.2.1 Upgrading of Navigation Channel: An Example at Miike Port 4.2.2 Upgrading of Existing Breakwater: A New Proposal of Employing Embedded Walls 4.2.3 Improvement of Quay Walls and Revetments 4.3 Coastal Protection in Earthquake-Prone Areas 4.3.1 Reinforcement of Coastal Levee to Prepare For Future Earthquakes and Tsunamis 4.3.2 Restoration of Coastal Defense Damaged By Tsunamis 4.4 Beach Protection 4.5 Seismic Reinforcement of Various Infrastructures by Sheet Pile Wall Enclosure 4.6 Bike Commute Infrastructure – Underground Automated Bicycle Stands 4.7 Other Interesting Applications 4.7.1 Preservation of Historic Structures 4.7.2 Protection of Residence from Secondary Disaster near the Sink Hole 4.7.3 Sheet Piling to Control Settlement Due to Adjacent Construction References 5 Responses of Piles Installed By the Press-In Piling 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Ground Vibration and Noise during Pile Installation 5.2.1 Introduction 5.2.2 Piling-Induced Noise Pollution 5.2.3 Piling-Induced Ground Vibration 5.3 Ground Responses and Pile Resistance during Pile Installation 5.3.1 Introduction 5.3.2 Ground Response Mechanism under Monotonic Penetration 5.3.2.1 Sheet Pile 5.3.2.2 Tubular Pile 5.3.3 Pile Resistance during Repeated Penetration and Extraction 5.3.4 Ground Response and Pile Resistance during Rotary Penetration 5.4 Performance of a Single Pile Installed in Press-In Piling 5.4.1 Introduction 5.4.2 Residual Stresses in Piles and Surrounding Soils 5.4.3 Stiffness and Capacity References Appendix: List of Related Publications Index