Webinar
Mastering RD Pile Wall: From installation to design tools
November 24, 2026 13:00 CETEnglish
45 Min
RD pile wall is a retaining wall made of tubular steel piles. Installation of RD pile walls is done by drilling which makes them suitable for very difficult ground conditions. Drilling enables penetration through hard soil layers, stones and embedding the piles into the bedrock. But besides that, it enables also penetration through soft soil layers like clay and silt which makes installation possible to variating and layered grounds.
In this webinar we will present the features of RD pile walls, such as
- The basic components of RD pile walls; pile sizes, connectors and drill bits
- Percussive drilling with DTH hammer as installation method
- Installation equipment; piling rig sizes, DTH hammer sizes and required air compressors
- Comparison to sheet pile walls and combined pile walls
- Available manuals and designer tools
- Case examples
Speaker
Antti Perälä
Project Engineering Manager, SSAB
Antti Perälä is responsible for the project support on installation and design of SSAB pile products. Antti has Master's degree in structural engineering and has many years of experience in structural engineering and geotechnical design. In his daily work, he also holds seminars for customers and designers both in Finland and elsewhere in Europe. He also lectures on steel piles and foundations in different universities.