Patent ID: 8070390

Claim:
A method for repairing damaged steel piles comprising: a. providing a pile comprising a first pile side configured to define a first channel, and a second pile side configured to define a second channel, wherein said pile has at least one damaged section; b. providing at least two bent plates each comprising a front surface, a back face, and two side faces and having a bottom face; c. attaching a first bent plate to the pile so as to be contained completely within said first channel; d. attaching a second bent plate to the pile so as to be contained completely within said second channel, wherein said first and second bent plates overlap said damaged section; e. attaching at least one cover plate to at least one of: said pile, or said first and second bent plates, so as to form at least one compartment; f. at least partially filling each of said at least one compartments with a grout; and g. curing or allowing said grout to cure.