Larssen sheet piling

Larssen sheet piling is a kind of sheet piling retaining wall. Segments with indented profiles (troughs) interlock to form a wall with alternating indents and outdents. The troughs increase resistance to bending. The segments are typically made of steel or another metal.[1]

Larssen sheet piling was developed in 1906 by Tryggve Larssen, engineer from Bremen (Germany).[2][3][4] Its applications include piers, oil terminals, waste storage facilities, shoreline protection,[5] bridges, houses, buildings, dry docks, other construction sites, and for the strengthening of pond banks, preventing slumping into a pit, and flooding.[6][7][8]

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  6. ^ US patent 839608A, Tryggve Larssen, "Sheet Piling", published 1906-12-25, issued 1906-12-25 
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  8. ^ Zhao, Tianchi; Ding, Wenqi; Wei, Lixin; Wu, Weifeng (2017). The Behavior Analysis of a Cofferdam Constructed by Double Sheet Pile Wall Above Muck. GeoShanghai International Conference. doi:10.1007/978-981-13-0017-2_3.