Civil Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Advantages
Best control during installation
Considerable length
High load capacities
Initial economy
Freedom from
No displacement for
can be provided at
Corrosion resistance can
Taped sections provide
noise and
open-end installation
comparatively low cost
be attained
higher bearing resistance
vibration
Open-end pipe best
Hard driving possible
in granular stratum
Economy
against obstructions
High skin friction
High load capacities
No splicing
Easy to splice
Remarks
Provides high bending
The weakest of any material
Cylinder piles in particular
Best suited for
Patented method
resistance where
used shall govern allowable
are suited for bending
medium-load friction
unsupported length
stresses and capacity
resistance
piles in granular
is loaded laterally
materials
Typical
illustrations
*ACI Committee 543, “Recommendations for Design, Manufacture, and Installation of Concrete Piles,”
JACI,
August 1973, October 1974.
Sources:
NAVFAC DM-7.2 (1982) and Bowles (1982).
