Piles Flashcards
How are piles classified?
On the basis of use or materials
Used primarily to create a rigid barrier for earth and water
Sheet Piles
Used to transmit structural loads
Load bearing piles
Made from tree trunks; available in most sections of the country/world
Timber piles
Types of timber piles
Treated with a preservative or untreated
Types of Concrete Piles
Precast-prestressed, Cast-in-place with shells, and augered cast-in-place
Types of Steel piles
H section and Steel Pipe
Where are H sections useful the most in?
Urban areas or adjacent to structures
How are steel pipes most useful?
Most effective as friction piles
What consists of composite pile?
Concrete and steel OR plastic with steel pipe core
When are composite piles used?
Used due to hard driving conditions and warm marine environments
Classified as a skin friction pile
Steel H Refusal of driving pile in stiff clay
Classified as end-bearing
Steel H driven through a mud deposit to rest on solid rock
Used for intermediate or large projects that help predict costs
Test Piles
What information do test piles provide?
Bearing Capacity and number of blows per foot
