Rapid supporting device for pipeline groove excavation

By designing a rapid support device for pipeline trench excavation, baffles, connecting grooves, and top rods are used to achieve rapid insertion and support, solving the cumbersome installation problem of traditional support methods and improving construction efficiency and safety.

CN120967974APending Publication Date: 2025-11-18CHINA CONSTRUCTION SIXTH ENGINEERING DIVISION CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202510802631.3
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-06-16
Publication Date
2025-11-18

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Technical Problem

Traditional methods of foundation pit excavation and support require a variety of mechanical equipment, involve complicated installation procedures, are labor-intensive, and affect construction efficiency.

Method used

A rapid support device for pipeline trench excavation was designed, including baffles, connecting grooves, connecting blocks and top rod devices. It forms a support structure that can be quickly inserted through assembly and welding, and achieves support by gravity sinking. Combined with interlocking plates and cutting feet, it achieves water-stopping effect.

Benefits of technology

It improves the support efficiency of foundation pit excavation, ensures construction safety, simplifies the installation process, and reduces labor intensity.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a rapid supporting device for pipeline groove excavation, which comprises a baffle plate device, and the baffle plate device comprises a cover plate, a panel, a biteplate, a reinforcing grating plate and a blade foot; the connecting groove device comprises a vertical plate, a connecting plate and a lifting plate; the connecting block device comprises an angle steel plate, a back plate, a side plate, a base connecting cylinder, a locking bolt, a spring, a gasket, a locking nut, an ejector rod connecting cylinder, a pin shaft 1 and a safety pin 1, and the ejector rod device comprises an ejector rod, a telescopic rod, a pin shaft 2 and a safety pin 2, all the structures are used in cooperation to achieve the purpose of protecting the safety of constructors, installation is rapid, insertion is rapid, convenience and rapidness are achieved, and the efficiency of foundation pit earth excavation supporting is greatly improved.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of engineering construction, and particularly relates to a pipeline trench excavation rapid supporting device. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the process of engineering construction, the foundation pit often needs to be supported due to the safety hidden trouble in the foundation pit earth excavation. The traditional method is to support by inserting and driving steel sheet piles. A special inserting and driving machine hoists the steel sheet piles, and then inserts and drives each steel sheet pile into the soil in sequence, and then installs the surrounding purlin and steel support, and then performs the earth excavation operation. Since the above method requires more construction machinery, the inserting and driving support installation process is complicated, the labor intensity is high, and the foundation pit earth excavation efficiency is seriously affected, which causes disturbance to the construction. SUMMARY

[0003] The present application aims at solving the problems of the prior art, and provides a pipeline trench excavation rapid supporting device.

[0004] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the following technical scheme is adopted in the present application.

[0005] A pipeline trench excavation rapid supporting device comprises:

[0006] The baffle device comprises a cover plate, a panel, a clamping plate, a reinforcing grid plate and a blade foot. The cover plate is made of a long steel plate, the panel is made of a large steel plate, and the clamping plate is made of a rectangular steel plate and is processed into an arc shape with one end inward and the other end inward, facilitating the clamping of the two plates when inserted. The reinforcing grid plate is made of a strip steel plate and is welded into a grid shape as a reinforcing rib plate. The two panels clamp the reinforcing grid plate, and the reinforcing grid plate is welded in the middle of the two panels. The cover plate is welded and fixed on the top, and the clamping plate is welded on the side with the arc direction being inward and outward. The blade foot is made of a thick steel plate and has a trapezoidal shape with a wide upper part and a narrow lower part. The upper part is as wide as the baffle and is welded to the lower part of the baffle formed by the two panels, facilitating the sinking after the earth excavation.

[0007] The connecting groove device comprises a vertical plate, a connecting plate and a lifting plate. The vertical plate is made of a rectangular steel plate, and each plate has three positioning holes on both sides from top to bottom, namely a lifting hole, an upper connecting hole and a lower connecting hole. The vertical plate is vertically welded on both sides of the panel. The connecting plate is welded and fixed at the lower part of the two vertical plates, and the lifting plate is welded and fixed at the upper part of the two vertical plates.

[0008] The connecting block device comprises an angle steel plate, a back plate, a side plate, a base connecting cylinder, locking bolts, springs, gaskets, locking nuts, a top rod connecting cylinder, a pin shaft 1, and a safety pin 1. The angle steel plate is made of two angle steels, the back plate is made of a rectangular steel plate, and the side plate is made of two triangular steel plates. The connecting block connecting cylinder is made of a steel cylinder, and the top rod connecting cylinder is made of a steel cylinder. Two locking bolts are welded on the inner side of the U-shaped plate, and the springs are inserted into the two locking bolts. Two side plates are vertically welded on both sides of the top rod connecting cylinder, and the back plate is welded on one end of the top rod connecting cylinder. The components are inserted into the two locking bolts, and then the gaskets and the locking nuts are connected to form the connecting block.

[0009] The top rod device comprises a top rod, a telescopic rod, a pin shaft 2, and a safety pin 2. The top rod is made of a solid steel rod, one end of which is perforated through the steel rod, and the other end has a long thread hole. The telescopic rod is made of a hollow steel cylinder, and has a through hole in the middle position for deep insertion into an object for rotation. The inner thread holes at both ends are matched with the outer thread hole of the top rod.

[0010] Further, the cover plate is made of a long strip steel plate, the panel is made of a large steel plate, the occlusion plate is made of a rectangular steel plate, and is processed into an arc shape with one end inward and the other end outward, facilitating the insertion and occlusion of the two plates, the reinforcing grid plate is made of a strip steel plate and is welded into a grid shape as a reinforcing rib plate, the reinforcing grid plate is clamped between the two panels and is welded in the middle of the two panels, the cover plate is welded and fixed on the top, the occlusion plate is welded on the side, and the arc direction is inward and outward, the blade foot is made of thick steel plate and is in a trapezoidal shape, the upper part is as wide as the baffle, and is welded on the lower part of the baffle formed by the two panels, facilitating the sinking after excavation.

[0011] Further, the vertical plate is made of a rectangular steel plate, each plate has three positioning holes on both sides, from top to bottom, the holes are hoisting holes, upper connecting holes, and lower connecting holes, and the vertical plate is vertically welded on both sides of the panel. The connecting plate is welded and fixed at the lower part of the two vertical plates, and the lifting plate is welded and fixed at the upper part of the two vertical plates.

[0012] Further, the angle steel plate is made of two angle steels, the back plate is made of a rectangular steel plate, and the side plate is made of two triangular steel plates. The connecting block connecting cylinder is made of a steel cylinder, and the top rod connecting cylinder is made of a steel cylinder. Two locking bolts are welded on the inner side of the U-shaped plate, and the springs are inserted into the two locking bolts. Two side plates are vertically welded on both sides of the top rod connecting cylinder, and the back plate is welded on one end of the top rod connecting cylinder. The components are inserted into the two locking bolts, and then the gaskets and the locking nuts are connected to form the connecting block.

[0013] Further, the top rod is made of a solid steel rod, one end of which is perforated through the steel rod, and the other end has a long thread hole. The telescopic rod is made of a hollow steel cylinder, and has a through hole in the middle position for deep insertion into an object for rotation. The inner thread holes at both ends are matched with the outer thread hole of the top rod.

[0014] The beneficial effects of the present application are: when the foundation earthwork is excavated, it needs to be supported, first, one of the panels assembled and welded is placed flat on the ground, the connecting block device is put into the upper connecting hole of the connecting groove device, the base connecting cylinder is centered with the connecting hole of the vertical plate, the pin shaft 1 is inserted from the vertical plate connecting hole of the connecting groove device, and the safety pin 1 is inserted, due to the spring device inside the connecting block device, the tightness of the locking bolt is adjusted, which can promote the movement of the base connecting cylinder, and the appropriate gap state of the connecting block device is reached, if the gap is too large, the locking nuts at both ends of the base are loosened. Other connecting block devices are installed in this way.

[0015] Then, according to the width of the excavated trench, the length of the two top rods screwed into the telescopic rod is adjusted, one end of the top rod is inserted into the top rod connecting cylinder, the pin shaft 2 is inserted from the upper hole of the top rod connecting cylinder, and the safety pin 2 is inserted at the bottom, and the remaining top rods and telescopic rods are installed in this way.

[0016] Then hoist another assembled panel, manually adjust the hole position of the telescopic rod, so that the other end of the top rod is on the same center line as the top rod connecting cylinder of the upper support panel, insert the pin shaft 2 from the upper hole of the top rod connecting cylinder, and insert the safety pin 2 at the bottom. If the foundation is wide and needs to be installed with an extension rod, install it on the other support panel and connect it with a top rod, after assembly, turn it over so that the blade feet are down, place it in the excavation position, and use gravity to press down while excavating, which can successfully sink due to the action of the blade feet at the bottom of the foundation, thereby achieving the supporting effect of the foundation earthwork excavation. When the second support device is inserted, the side occlusion plate is embedded in the arc direction, which can achieve the purpose of water stop. Therefore, this device achieves the purpose of protecting the safety of construction personnel, and is fast to install and insert, convenient and fast, greatly improving the efficiency of foundation earthwork excavation support. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 is the three-dimensional drawing of the present application;

[0018] Figure 2 is the explosion drawing of the present application;

[0019] In the figure: 1- angle steel plate; 2- back plate; 3- side plate I; 4- base connecting cylinder; 5- locking bolt; 6- spring; 7- gasket; 8- locking nut; 9- top rod connecting cylinder; 10- pin shaft 1; 11- safety pin 1; 12- cover plate; 13- panel; 14- occlusion plate; 15- reinforcing grid plate; 16- blade foot; 17- vertical plate; 18- connecting plate; 19- hoisting plate; 20- top rod; 21- telescopic rod; 22- pin shaft 2; 23- safety pin 2; the following will be described in detail in combination with the embodiments of the present application with reference to the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] The present application will be further described below in combination with the drawings and embodiments:

[0021] As shown in the figure, a pipeline trench excavation rapid support device comprises:

[0022] The baffle device comprises a cover plate (12), a panel (13), a bite plate (14), a reinforcing grid plate (15), and a blade foot (16). The cover plate (12) is made of a long strip steel plate, the panel (12) is made of a large steel plate, and the bite plate (14) is made of a rectangular steel plate and is processed into an arc shape with one end inward and the other end inward, facilitating the insertion and bite of the two plates. The reinforcing grid plate (15) is made of a strip steel plate and is welded into a grid shape as a reinforcing rib plate. The two panels (13) clamp the reinforcing grid plate (15), and the reinforcing grid plate (15) is welded in the middle of the two panels (13). The cover plate (12) is welded and fixed to the top, and the bite plate (14) is welded to the side with the arc direction being inward and outward. The blade foot (16) is made of a thick steel plate and has a trapezoidal shape with a wide upper part and a narrow lower part. The upper part is as wide as the baffle and is welded to the lower part of the baffle formed by the two panels, facilitating the sinking after excavation.

[0023] The connecting groove device comprises a vertical plate (17), a connecting plate (18), and a lifting plate (19). The vertical plate (17) is made of a rectangular steel plate, each plate has three positioning holes on both sides, and the holes are sequentially arranged from top to bottom as a lifting hole, an upper connecting hole, and a lower connecting hole. The vertical plate (17) is vertically welded to the two sides of the panel (12). The connecting plate (18) is welded and fixed to the lower part of the two vertical plates (17), and the lifting plate (19) is welded and fixed to the upper part of the two vertical plates (17).

[0024] The connecting block device comprises an angle steel plate (1), a back plate (2), a side plate (3), a base connecting cylinder (4), a locking bolt (5), a spring (6), a gasket (7), a locking nut (8), a top rod connecting cylinder (9), a pin shaft 1 (10), and a safety pin 1 (11). The angle steel plate (1) is made of two angle steels, the back plate (2) is made of a rectangular steel plate, the side plate (3) is made of two triangular steel plates, the connecting block connecting cylinder (4) is made of a steel cylinder, and the top rod connecting cylinder (9) is made of a steel cylinder. Two locking bolts (5) are welded to the inner side of the U-shaped plate (1), and the spring (6) is inserted into the two locking bolts (5). The two side plates (3) are vertically welded to the two sides of the top rod connecting cylinder (9), and the back plate (2) is welded to one end of the top rod connecting cylinder (9). The components are inserted into the two locking bolts (5), and the gasket (7) and the locking nut (8) are connected, forming a connecting block.

[0025] The ejection rod device comprises an ejection rod (20), a telescopic rod (21), a pin shaft (22), and a safety pin (23). The ejection rod (20) is made of a solid steel rod, with a hole at one end and a long thread hole at the other end. The telescopic rod (21) is made of a hollow steel cylinder, with a through hole in the middle for deep insertion into an object for rotation, and thread holes at both ends.

[0026] Further, the cover plate (12) is made of a long steel plate, the panel (12) is made of a large steel plate, the occlusion plate (14) is made of a rectangular steel plate, which is processed into an arc shape with one end inward and the other end outward, facilitating the insertion of the two plates and occlusion, the reinforcing grid plate (15) is made of a strip-shaped steel plate and welded into a grid shape as a reinforcing rib plate, the two panels (13) clamp the reinforcing grid plate (15), and the reinforcing grid plate (15) is welded in the middle of the two panels (13). The cover plate (12) is welded and fixed at the top, and the occlusion plate (14) is welded on the side with the arc direction being inward and outward. The blade foot (16) is made of thick steel plate and has a trapezoidal shape, with the upper part being wide and the lower part being narrow, and the upper part being equal in width to the baffle plate, which is welded to the lower part of the baffle plate formed by the two panels, facilitating sinking after excavation.

[0027] Further, the vertical plate (17) is made of a rectangular steel plate, each plate has three positioning holes on both sides, from top to bottom, they are a lifting hole, an upper connecting hole, and a lower connecting hole. The vertical plate (17) is vertically welded on both sides of the panel (12). The connecting plate (18) welds and fixes the two vertical plates (17) at the lower part, and the lifting plate (19) welds and fixes the two vertical plates (17) at the upper part.

[0028] Further, the angle steel plate (1) is made of two angle steels, the back plate (2) is made of a rectangular steel plate, the side plate (3) is made of two triangular steel plates, the connecting block connecting cylinder (4) is made of a steel cylinder, the ejection rod connecting cylinder (9) is made of a steel cylinder, the two locking bolts (5) are welded on the inner side of the U-shaped plate (1), and the spring (6) is inserted into the two locking bolts (5). The two side plates (3) are vertically welded on both sides of the ejection rod connecting cylinder (9), and the back plate (2) is welded at one end of the ejection rod connecting cylinder (9), forming a component that penetrates the two locking bolts (5), and then a washer (7) and a locking nut (8) are connected, forming a connecting block.

[0029] Further, the ejection rod (20) is made of a solid steel rod, with a hole at one end and a long thread hole at the other end. The telescopic rod (21) is made of a hollow steel cylinder, with a through hole in the middle for deep insertion into an object for rotation, and thread holes at both ends. The inner thread hole matches the outer thread hole of the ejection rod (20).

[0030] In the engineering construction when the foundation pit earthwork is excavated, it needs to be supported, first one panel which is assembled and welded into one is placed on the ground, the connecting block device assembled is put into the upper connecting hole of the connecting groove device, the base connecting cylinder (4) is centered with the connecting hole of the vertical plate (17), the pin shaft 1 (10) is penetrated from the vertical plate (17) connecting hole of the connecting groove device, the safety pin 1 (11) is inserted, due to the spring device inside the connecting block device, the tightness of the locking bolt (5) is adjusted, the base connecting cylinder (4) can be moved, the appropriate gap state of the connecting block device is reached, if the gap is too large, the locking nuts at both ends of the base are loosened. Other connecting block devices are installed in this way.

[0031] Then according to the width of the excavated trench, the length of the two top rods (20) screwed into the telescopic rod (21) is adjusted, one end of the top rod (20) is inserted into the top rod connecting cylinder (9), the pin shaft 2 (22) is inserted from the upper hole of the top rod connecting cylinder (9), and the safety pin 2 (23) is inserted at the bottom, the rest of the top rods (20) and telescopic rods (21) are installed in this way.

[0032] Then hoist another assembled panel, manually adjust the hole position of the telescopic rod, so that the other end of the top rod (20) is on the same center line with the top rod connecting cylinder (9) of the upper support panel, insert the pin shaft 2 (22) from the upper hole of the top rod connecting cylinder (9), and insert the safety pin 2 (23) at the bottom. If the foundation pit is wider, an extension rod needs to be installed, then install it on the other support panel and connect it with a top rod, after assembly, turn it over, make the blade foot (16) downward, place it in the excavation position, press it down with gravity while excavating, due to the action of the blade foot (16) at the bottom of the foundation pit, it can be smoothly sunk, so as to achieve the supporting effect of the foundation pit earthwork excavation, when the second support device is inserted, the side occlusion plate (14) is embedded in the arc direction, which can achieve the purpose of water stop. Therefore, this device achieves the purpose of protecting the safety of construction personnel, and is fast to install and insert, convenient and efficient, greatly improving the efficiency of foundation pit earthwork excavation support.

[0033] The above describes the application in conjunction with the drawings, obviously the specific implementation of the application is not limited by the above method, as long as various improvements are made by using the method concept and technical scheme of the application, or directly applied to other occasions without improvement, all within the protection scope of the application.

Claims

1. A trench excavation rapid support device for a pipe, characterized by, It includes: Baffle device, the device includes cover plate (12), panel (13), bite plate (14), reinforcing grid plate (15), blade foot (16), cover plate (12) is made of long strip steel plate, panel (12) is made of large steel plate, bite plate (14) is made of rectangular steel plate, which is processed into arc shape, one end of the direction is inward and the other end is inward, which facilitates the insertion of the two plates. Reinforcing grid plate (15) is made of strip steel plate and welded into grid shape as reinforcing rib plate. Two panels (13) clamp reinforcing grid plate (15), reinforcing grid plate (15) is welded in the middle of the two panels (13), cover plate (12) is welded and fixed on the top, bite plate (14) is welded on the side, and the arc direction is inward and outward. Blade foot (16) is made of thick steel plate and has trapezoidal shape. The upper part is wide and the lower part is narrow. The upper part is as wide as the baffle and is welded to the lower part of the baffle formed by the two panels, which facilitates sinking after excavation. Connecting groove device, the connecting groove device includes vertical plate (17), connecting plate (18) and lifting plate (19). Vertical plate (17) is made of rectangular steel plate, each plate has three positioning holes on both sides, from top to bottom, lifting hole, upper connecting hole and lower connecting hole, vertical plate (17) is welded vertically on both sides of panel (12). The connecting plate (18) is welded and fixed at the lower part of the two vertical plates (17), and the lifting plate (19) is welded and fixed at the upper part of the two vertical plates (17). Connecting block device, the device includes angle steel plate (1), back plate (2), side plate (3), base connecting cylinder (4), locking bolt (5), spring (6), gasket (7), locking nut (8), top rod connecting cylinder (9), pin shaft 1 (10) and safety pin 1 (11). Angle steel plate (1) is made of two angle steels, back plate (2) is made of rectangular steel plate, side plate (3) is made of two triangular steel plates, connecting block connecting cylinder (4) is made of steel cylinder, top rod connecting cylinder (9) is made of steel cylinder, two locking bolts (5) are welded on the inner side of U-shaped plate (1), spring (6) is inserted into two locking bolts (5). Two side plates (3) are welded vertically on both sides of top rod connecting cylinder (9), back plate (2) is welded at one end of top rod connecting cylinder (9), the components formed are inserted into two locking bolts (5), then gasket (7) and locking nut (8) are added for connection, and the connecting block is formed. Top rod device, the top rod device includes top rod (20), telescopic rod (21), pin shaft 2 (22) and safety pin 2 (23). Top rod (20) is made of solid steel rod, one end of which is perforated through the steel rod, and the other end has a long wire port. Telescopic rod (21) is made of hollow steel cylinder, which has a through hole in the middle position for deep insertion into the object for rotation, and has wire ports at both ends.

2. A trench excavation and rapid shoring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, Cover plate (12) is made of long strip steel plate, face plate (12) is made of large steel plate, occlusion plate (14) is made of rectangular steel plate, which is processed into arc shape, one end of which is inward and the other end is inward, facilitating the occlusion of two plates when inserted, reinforcing grid plate (15) is made of strip steel plate and welded into grid shape as reinforcing rib plate, two face plates (13) clamp reinforcing grid plate (15), reinforcing grid plate (15) is welded in the middle of two face plates (13), cover plate (12) is welded and fixed on the top, occlusion plate (14) is welded on the side, with the arc direction one inside and one outside, blade foot (16) is made of thick steel plate, which is trapezoidal in shape, wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, and is welded to the lower part of the baffle plate composed of two face plates, facilitating sinking after excavation.

3. A trench excavation and rapid shoring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, Vertical plate (17) is made of rectangular steel plate, each plate has three positioning holes on both sides, from top to bottom, lifting hole, upper connecting hole and lower connecting hole, vertical plate (17) is welded vertically on both sides of face plate (12). The connecting plate (18) welds and fixes the two vertical plates (17) at the lower part, and the lifting plate (19) welds and fixes the two vertical plates (17) at the upper part.

4. A trench excavation and quick shoring apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein, Angle steel plate (1) is made of two angle steels, back plate (2) is made of rectangular steel plate, side plate (3) is made of two triangular steel plates, connecting block connecting cylinder (4) is made of steel cylinder, top rod connecting cylinder (9) is made of steel cylinder, two locking bolts (5) are welded on the inner side of U-shaped plate (1), spring (6) is inserted into two locking bolts (5). Two side plates (3) are welded vertically on both sides of top rod connecting cylinder (9), back plate (2) is welded on one end of top rod connecting cylinder (9), the assembled component penetrates two locking bolts (5), then washer (7) and locking nut (8) are connected, and the connecting block is assembled.

5. A trench excavation and quick shoring apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein, Top rod (20) is made of solid steel rod, one end of which is perforated through the steel rod, the other end has a long filament port, telescopic rod (21) is made of hollow steel cylinder, which has a through hole in the middle position for deepening the object and rotating, and has a filament port at both ends, the inner filament port matches the outer filament port of top rod (20). When the foundation pit is excavated, it needs to be supported, first, one of the face plates assembled and welded is placed flat on the ground, the connecting block device assembled is put into the upper connecting hole of the connecting slot device, the base connecting cylinder (4) is centered with the connecting hole of the vertical plate (17), the pin shaft 1 (10) is inserted into the connecting hole of the vertical plate (17) of the connecting slot device, and the safety pin 1 (11) is inserted, due to the spring device inside the connecting block device, the tightness of the locking bolt (5) is adjusted, which can promote the movement of the base connecting cylinder (4), so as to achieve the appropriate gap state of the connecting block device, if the gap is too large, loosen the locking nuts at both ends of the base. According to the width of the excavated trench, adjust the length of the two top rods (20) screwed into the telescopic rod (21), one end of the top rod (20) is inserted into the top rod connecting cylinder (9), the pin shaft 2 (22) is inserted into the top rod connecting cylinder (9) from the upper hole, and the safety pin 2 (23) is inserted into the bottom, and the rest of the top rod (20) and telescopic rod (21) are installed in this way. ​ Then hoist another piece of assembly completed panel, manual adjustment of telescopic rod hole, so that its top rod (20) the other end of the top rod connecting cylinder (9) in the same center line of the upper support panel, from the top rod connecting cylinder (9) upper hole inserted pin shaft 2 (22), and in the bottom of the safety pin 2 (23). If the foundation is wider need to install extension rod, then install and connect with a top rod on the other piece of support panel, after assembly is completed, turn over, so that the blade foot (16) down, placed in the excavation position, with gravity down, due to the blade foot (16) at the bottom of the foundation can be smoothly sinking, so as to achieve the effect of supporting the foundation earthwork excavation, when inserted in the second support device, so that the side occlusal plate (14) arc direction embedded, can achieve the purpose of water stop. Therefore, the device to achieve the purpose of protecting the safety of construction personnel, installation is fast, fast insertion, convenient and fast, greatly improve the efficiency of foundation earthwork excavation support.