Pile foundations

Piling can help create a deep foundation for large structures. Do you know what is pipe piling? What is the application of pile foundations? Firstly, I think read the article ’Let us talk about pipe piling’ is a good choice for the basic understanding. Now we can talk more information about pile foundations. Actually, pile foundation is a kind of substructure to support structures built on top of them. There are a lot of materials consisting of pile foundations including long members of wood, steel or concrete. These foundations are often used in marine construction for bridges, piers, docks as well as wind farms. In some worksites, displaced soils will not support other foundation designs which are too heavy for other types of traditional construction. Then pile foundations are necessary.

Do you know the history of pile foundation? Historically, the members used in pile foundations are prior to 1800. At that time, the material commonly is wood which is used for all of recorded history. After 1800, steel piles are prevailing made of hot rolled steel pipe. In the 1900s, concrete is available. Of course, each of these materials has advantages and disadvantages, and all of them are employed to different construction. According to the preceding article, you may know that pilings are driven into the ground with a pile driver, a kind of heavy equipment. The weight forces the pile into the ground repeatedly until the desired depth is reached. Driven concrete piles have to be specially reinforced to withstand being hammed with the weight.

The place where there is low headroom might well place piles to create a kind of foundation. Cold rolled steel pipe may be a good material for creating this kind of pile foundation. If the soil is very dense or hard in some fields, we should play upon drilling for the creation of a pile foundation. Drilled piles are formed through ever-lasting casings, which can be a part of concrete story.

A pile cap may be placed over a foundation if all of the members are brought into effect such as concrete, welded steel pipe. What is the purpose for placing pile cap? It turns out that the cap can transfer the weight of the construction above it to the members bottom. Sometimes, grade beams are connected to the tops of piles directly. In pier construction, grade beams are widely used to reduce the load of the structure. Pile foundation is often seen in wind farms. Do you want to know more information? Feel free to contact us.