FuturePile is an Australian designed and manufactured advanced composite fiber rehabilitation solution for degraded bridge and wharf infrastructure... a complete suite of products combines into one seamless solution:

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• FuturePile - Solid filled bridge and wharf pile​

• FutureJacket - Two half jackets bolted through old timber bridge & wharf piles

• FutureBrace - Unequal Angle Profile for diagonal bracing of bridge & wharf piles

• FutureJetty - Complete jetty placed on abutments and piles

• FutureBeam - Solid Square or rectangular beams for bridge or wharf renovation

• FutureJoint - 'H' Profile segment to join degraded parts of old piles to new FutrePile

• FutureBridge - Complete bridge placed on abutments and piles

• FutureDeck - Advanced composite decking with a non slip surface

• FutureWrap - Flexible environmental wrap to protect new piles

Fibre reinforced plastics, or Fibre Composites (FC), have many advantageous properties over traditional materials that include high strength/stiffness to weight ratios, low weight and relatively good impact performance, whilst being resistant to corrosion, water, pests and UV deterioration.

Engineered and  manufactured with reference to applicable Australian standards for FC products, such as FuturePile, are designed for a service life of 25 years or greater, and require almost no maintenance during this extended life or service period.

FuturePile is a round pipe pile designed to be a direct replacement for traditional piling materials and techniques, and can be incorporated into pile repair activities with minimal disruption to the usage of the bridge or jetty/pier asset.

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FuturePile Structural Performance
 

A 1m section of the 475 FuturePile was tested in compression up to a serviceability load of 1500kN and showed no sign of damage. The testing was halted at this point as the capacity of the test equipment was reached.

The capacities of the current size range are tabulated below. In some applications with high moment requirements, it is possible to post-fill the composite section with concrete or other filler materials.

This will result in a pile with the same or greater moment capacity as a current pile whilst remaining a light weight FC pile for the majority of the installation process.