These photos are of steel H-piles being installed with a vibratory hammer at Rokko Island, Japan, in 1996.
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![H-Pile P1-Labeled](https://research.engineering.ucdavis.edu/gpa/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2015/02/H-Pile-P1-Labeled-300x195.jpg)
Exposed heads of steel H-piles after installation. A horizontal waler beam connects the pile heads together; this is in preparation for excavation of the adjacent soil.
![H-Pile P2-Labeled](https://research.engineering.ucdavis.edu/gpa/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2015/02/H-Pile-P2-Labeled-198x300.jpg)
A vibrating hammer (yellow) installs an H-pile. Alignment of the piles is ensured by the temporary guides on the ground surface.