CIVL 341 L22: Deep Foundations – Pile Types CIVL 341 Ryley Beddoe & Dr. Andy Take Geotechnical Eng. 2 L22: Deep Foundations – Pile Types
CIVL 341 L22: Deep Foundations – Pile Types
CIVL 341
Ryley Beddoe & Dr. Andy Take
Geotechnical Eng. 2
L22: Deep Foundations – Pile Types
CIVL 341 L22: Deep Foundations – Pile Types
– How can I convince weak soils to carry large
loads?
Deep Foundations
CIVL 341 L22: Deep Foundations – Pile Types
Topic 4: Deep Foundations
•Analytical model
Deep Foundations
Budhu (2007)
CIVL 341 L22: Deep Foundations – Pile Types
– How can piles convince weak soils to carry
large loads?
“End Bearing Pile” “Friction Pile”
Deep Foundations
CIVL 341 L22: Deep Foundations – Pile Types
– Reinforced Concrete (pre-cast)
Deep Foundations
Boulanger (2006)
CIVL 341 L22: Deep Foundations – Pile Types
Boulanger (2006)
– Reinforced Concrete (pre-cast)
Deep Foundations
CIVL 341 L22: Deep Foundations – Pile Types
Budhu (2007)
– Reinforced Concrete (pre-cast)
Deep Foundations
CIVL 341 L22: Deep Foundations – Pile Types
– Reinforced Concrete (cast-in-place)
Duncan (2006)
Deep Foundations
CIVL 341 L22: Deep Foundations – Pile Types
Budhu (2007)
– Reinforced Concrete (cast-in-place)
Deep Foundations
CIVL 341 L22: Deep Foundations – Pile Types
Installation video
– Steel (Pipe-piles)
Deep Foundations
CIVL 341 L22: Deep Foundations – Pile Types
– Steel (Sheet piles)
Deep Foundations
CUED (2004) / GIKEN
CIVL 341 L22: Deep Foundations – Pile Types
– For design what do we need to know?
Selection of type of pile,
size of pile, and how to
install it
The capacity of a single
pile
Deep Foundations
CIVL 341 L22: Deep Foundations – Pile Types
The number of piles and
pile spacing required
(accounting for group
effects)
Estimation of settlement
– total vs. differential
– For design what do we need to know?
Deep Foundations