The APE Product Review
Product Name	Trench Pile
Product Group	Budget Plastic Piling
Material	Recycled PVC
Description	Flat miniature of the standard trench sheet, triple corrugation featuring a centre pan to receive wedges in a shoring application.   Solid interlocks for greater interlock strength.
Max angle or rotation	15 degrees
Best Features	Shallow depth to it does not take up too much room.
Cost	Cheap
Strength	Low, around 1/8 th that of an L8 trench sheet
Drivability	No designed to be driven with anything other than handheld equipment or small impact hammer.
Typical length used	1-2m
Interlock pull out resistance	Good
Stiffness	Low
Durability	PVC pile and so main concern is UV exposure, extra UV filters added during manufacture, so in normal conditions exhibits quite high durability.   Should provide good impact resistance, when properly supported.
Types of application	Applications tend to be those that require a barrier rather than structural support, even in a shoring application its use in shallow trench support is based more upon a shield, itself supported by other elements such as frames and struts.   However in application such as edge and scour protection, its shallow depth will be a great aid in manual installation.