Sheet piles or driven piles are long and narrow elements that are driven into the ground to form a supporting structure. Sheet piles are often used as temporary geotechnical construction in combination with bracing and/or installation of geotechnical anchors for temporary excavation sites – such as underpasses, construction pits for buildings, and temporary pits for bridge foundations in rivers or seas. Steel profiles (HEA, HEB, I-beams) are used when driving profiles, while steel, sometimes wooden, composite, or precast concrete elements, are used for sheet piling.

These elements are installed by driving them into loose soil (e.g., gravel, sand). In certain cases, sheet piles can also serve as a waterproof element (e.g., in temporary excavation sites).