Description
Pile Foundations are principally used to transfer the loads from superstructures, through weak, compressible strata or water onto stronger, more compact, less compressible, and stiffer soil or rock at depth, increasing the effective size of a foundation and resisting horizontal loads.
Piles are pushed into the ground to act as steady support for structures built on top of them. Piles transfer the loads from structures to hard strata, rocks, or soil with high bearing capacity. The piles support the structure by remaining solidly placed in the soil.
Use of Pile Foundation
They are typically used for large structures, and in situations where the soil is not suitable to prevent excessive settlement. As pile foundations carry a lot of loads, they must be designed very carefully.
They are typically used for large structures, and in situations where the soil is not suitable to prevent excessive settlement. As pile foundations carry a lot of loads, they must be designed very carefully.
pile, in building construction, a postlike foundation member used from prehistoric times. In modern civil engineering, piles of timber, steel, or concrete are driven into the ground to support a structure; bridge piers may be supported on groups of large-diameter piles.
