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Sheet Pile Wall
Sheet pile wall: a load-bearing structure in the form of a continuous vertical or inclined wall formed by driven installation elements - sheet piles connected together by interlocks. A wall made of sheet piles mainly withstands horizontal loads from the pressure of soil located behind it, as well as vertical loads from overhead structures and vehicles
Source: "GOST R 53629-2009. Sheet pile and sheet pile-pile from steel cold-formed profiles. Technical conditions"
(approved by the order of Rosstandart dated December 15, 2009 No. 975-st)