ABSTRACT
Steel sheet piles have been used mainly for the purpose of temporary works such as excavation and pre-construction structures. However, recently those application fields have been expanded to the permanent structures such as foundation structures. This paper is the state of the art report on steel sheet pile method as earth works. Recently, so called PFS method has been developed and the application fields, such as the countermeasure methods for any kinds of natural disasters including heavy rain and earthquake, are expanding. Based on these current situations, the recent development of the sheet pile method is summarized including the activities of Technical Committee No.3 under International Press-in Association. Finally, one of the recent developments on the construction technique, which is press-in method, is briefly summarized.
