Pile foundations
now that we've discussed the different types of foundation, lets get to the pile foundation.
lets first understand the first part of a pile.
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load from the column gets transferred to the pile cap. the following picture shows a pile cap with the reinforcements.
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these pile caps can group one or more pile together. A pile cap is a thick concrete mat that rests on concrete piles that have been driven into soft or unstable ground to provide a suitable stable foundation.
the next picture shows how a group of piles may be attached.
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lets first understand the first part of a pile.
load from the column gets transferred to the pile cap. the following picture shows a pile cap with the reinforcements.
these pile caps can group one or more pile together. A pile cap is a thick concrete mat that rests on concrete piles that have been driven into soft or unstable ground to provide a suitable stable foundation.
the next picture shows how a group of piles may be attached.
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maria florI just want to ask...when did the engineers started to use pile foundation??? -
anuraadhaI guess pile foundation was used from ancient time. Just that wood was used as the type of material for pile.
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maria flor@ CP and anuraadha: Can you please add some information about pile???
I'm really interested about it. 😀
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