CPC E02D 27/50 (2013.01) [E02D 27/12 (2013.01); E02D 2600/30 (2013.01)] | 22 Claims |
1. An installation tool for installing a group anchor system, wherein the group anchor system comprises at least two flexible piles, the installation tool comprising:
a plurality of installation modules, wherein each installation module comprises means for installing a pile from an intermediate point along one of the at least two flexible piles; and
wherein the installation tool further comprises a plurality of removable installation tubes, each of which surrounds a flexible shaft of each flexible pile;
wherein each installation tube is provided with a plurality of lugs along its length for mating with a drive head of a drive motor such that the installation tube, and thus the pile, is driven from a point along its length rather than, or in addition to, its end.
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