This invention relates to the technical field of
pipe piles and discloses a method for installing a plug to seal the core of a
pipe pile, comprising the following installation steps: 1) The
pipe pile is embedded in the soil, with a core inside and an installation position at the top of the core; two wedges are placed at the installation position of the core; 2) A plug plate is placed at the installation position of the core, with the inner sides of the two wedges embedded in the plug plate, the outer sides of the wedges abutting against the inner wall of the core, and the outer periphery of the plug plate abutting against the inner wall of the core; 3) The two wedges are driven upward and the plug plate is driven downward until the plug plate and the two wedges are fixed relative to each other in the core, thus sealing the core. In this way, after the pipe
pile is driven to a set depth using a
pile driver, the installation position is sealed by the plug plate and the two wedges, preventing the core from being filled with soil or
cement slurry, which would prevent the subsequent construction of the reinforcing cage and filling concrete.