Sheet Pile Infill

Sheet Pile Infills provide a quick and cost-effective solution to infilling the open voids in an exposed sheet pile wall. The lightweight expanded polystyrene infills are cut to suit the pile shape and are available in a range of profiles and densities to meet project requirements.

Infills the open pans to aid removal following construction of the associated concrete retaining wall.

There are no requirements for special PPE when installing or cutting the infill panels. Wall Formers are designed and cut in the factory and supplied to the construction site ready to use.

Sheet Pile infill are manufactured in accordance with BS EN ISO 14933:2007 under a Quality Management System approved to BS EN ISO 9001:2015 and Environmental Management System to ISO 14001:2015

         Key Benefits

  • Quick and easy installation
  • Lightweight
  • Easy to handle
  • Provides a flat surface to aid the installation of any required membranes
  • Aids the removal of sheet piles if required
  • Reduces the volume of concrete pour
  • Removes the need for backfilling in a confined space

Product grades and physical properties

Sheet Pile Infill Grade Compressive Strength at 1%
nominal compression (kN/m²)*
Compressive Strength at 10%
nominal compression (kN/m²)*
Shear Strength (kN/m²)#
20 20 70 55
45 45 100 75
70 70 150 100
90 90 200 125
100 100 250 170
120 120 300 225
140 140 350 260
160 160 400 300
190 190 500 375

* in accordance with BS EN 826:2013
# in accordance with BS EN 12090:2013

Maximum concrete depth at 1% nominal compression

Sheet Pile Infill Grade Max depth [m] for concrete density 22 kN/m³ Max depth [m] for concrete density 25 kN/m³ Max depth [m] for concrete density 28 kN/m³
20 0.9 0.8 0.7
45 2.0 1.8 1.6
70 3.4 2.8 2.7
90 4.1 3.6 3.2
100 4.5 4.0 3.6
120 5.4 4.8 4.3
140 6.4 5.6 5.0
160 7.4 6.4 5.8
190 8.7 7.6 6.9

Maximum concrete depth at 10% nominal compression

Sheet Pile Infill Grade Max depth [m] for concrete density 22 kN/m³ Max depth [m] for concrete density 25 kN/m³ Max depth [m] for concrete density 28 kN/m³
20 3.2 2.8 2.5
45 4.5 4.0 3.6
70 6.8 6.0 5.4
90 9.1 8.0 7.1
100 11.4 10.0 8.9
120 13.6 12.0 10.7
140 15.9 14.0 12.5
160 18.2 16.0 14.3
190 22.7 20.0 17.9

Concrete depth is calculated for concrete pour depth aligned to the wall. The maximum depth shown in the tables above allows for a construction membrane installation. For further guidance please contact our sales team.

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