Deep foundations:

Q 1. Define deep foundation and its types.

Deep foundation are those in which the depth of the foundation is
very large in compression to its depth. Deep foundations are not
constructed by ordinary methods of open pit excavations.
Deep
foundations.

Pile Pier Caisson

foundations foundations foundation

Out of these, pile foundation is more commonly used in building

construction.
Following are the situations in which a pile foundation is preffered:
The load of the structure is heavy and is distributed unevenly.
The top soil has low bearing capacity.
There are large fluctuations in subsoil water level.
Canal or deep drainage lines exist near the foundation.
The top soil is of expansive nature.
 Q 2. Decribe types of piles
classification wise.
The use of piles as a foundation can be traced since olden
times.
Pile foundation is much more common than any other type of
deep foundation.

Classification based on FUNCTION :

a) End bearing pile
b) Friction pile
c) Compaction pile
d) Tension pile or uplift pile
e) Anchor pile
f) Fender pile and dolphin
g) Batter pile
h) Sheet pile
Classification based on materials and composition:

1. Concrete piles:
a)pre-cast
b)cast-in-situ
i) driven piles
ii)bored piles

2. Timber piles

3. Steel piles
a) H-pile
b) Pipe pile
c) Sheet pile

4. Composite piles:
a) Concrete and timber
b) Concrete and steel
1) Timber piles:

a)Transmission of load through timber piles takes place by the frictional

resistance of the ground and the pile surface.
b)They can be driven rapidly and as such there is great saving in time in
execution of pilling work
c)They have low bearing capacity.

2) Concrete piles:
They can be cast to any shape,size and length.

3) Composite piles:
Composite piles are those which are made of two portions of two
different materials driven one above the other.
Two common types of composite piles in use are:
a) timber and concrete
b) steel and concrete.

4) Steel pile:
this type of composite pile is used where the required length of pile is
greater than that available for the cast in situ type.
 Q3. Write note on concrete piles and
its types.
Concrete piles:
A pile constructed of reinforced concrete either pre cast or
driven into the ground or cast in place in a hole boared into
the ground.

1. Cast-in-situ concrete piles :

Cast-in-situ piles are suitable in practically all ground
conditions.
Cased piles can be easily cut or extended to meet variations
in shell length.
One of the main advantages is that it is subject to internal
inspection after it is driven.
Types of cased Cast-in-situ piles:
a) Raymond standard pile and step-taper pile.
b)Mc-Arthur cased pile
c)Union metal monotube pile
d)Swage pile
e) Western button bottom pile.

A) Raymond standard pile and step-taper pile:

i) Raymond standard pile :
The Raymond Standard pile is used primarily as a friction pile
since its uniform heavy taper of 1 in 30 usually results in
shorter piles for equal driving resistance or higher driving
resistance for equal lengths, than piles of lesser or no taper.
The lengths of piles vary from 6 to 12m.
The diameter of piles vary from 40 to 60 cm at the top and 20
to 30 cm at the bottom.
b)Raymond step-taper concrete pile:

This type of mandrel-driven pile is used either as an end-

bearing or friction pile, and can be driven in any type of soil.
The pile uses shell sections driven in different length.
The bottom most section of shell is made of heavier gauge,
and is closed by flat steel plate welded to the boot ring.
The joints between the sections of the shell are screw-
connected.
 B) Mc Arthur cased pile :
Mc Arthur cased pile of uniform diameter , using the
corrugated steel shell which remains in place, as in raymond
piles.
 C) Union metal monotube pile.
Monotube piles uses tapered fluted steel shell without
mandrel and are suitable for a wide variety of soil conditions,
from end bearing to friction load-carrying soils.

D) Sewage piles:
Sewage piles are used with advantages in soils where the
driving is very hard, or where it is designed to leave water
tight shell for some time before filling the concrete.
Q4 Write note on cast in situ driven concrete piles.
Bored piles-
Bored piles are those which are formed by forming a bore
hole in the ground & then concreting it, either with the
help of a casing tube or without a casing tube
their procedure of construction is thus different then
that of cast in site driven piles where a heavy pile driving
equipment is required.
this piles have advantage over the driven piles, in those
locations & those situations where the vibration & noise is
so deep that they are different to reach by driven piles.

Bored piles are of three types

1. Pressure piles
2. Under- reamed piles
3. Bored compaction piles
Pressure piles: They are formed with the help of
casing tubes, boring auger & compressed air
equipment. These piles are suitable for those
congested sites where heavy vibrations & noise are
not permissible, & also where heavy pile driving pile
machines can not move in.

Under-reamed piles: they are bored cast in site

concrete piles, having one or more bulbs formed by
enlarging the bore holes for the pile stem by an under
reaming tool. These pile find application in widely
varying situation in different type of soil where
foundation are required to be taken down to the
certain depth to avoid the undesirable effects of
seasonal moisture change as in expansive soil or to
obtain adequate capacity foe downward, upward or
lateral loads or to take foundation below scour level &
for moments.
 Q6 Describe pile cap and pile
Pile cap:
when a column or a pier is supported on one pile only, the
column should rest centrally on pile. Pile should be
connected through a rigid pile cap, to distribute the load to
the individual pile.
it consist of rigid, deep, reinforced slab which acts
monotonously with the group of piles.
The pile should be arranged symmetrical about the axes
of the column so that the load from the column is
distributed uniformly to all the piles.
they are distributed in uniform thickness,.
the pile cap provided over the entire area of pile is
considered to be divided into a formwork of rectangular
beams, along which main reinforcement is provided.,
arrangement of these beams depends on number of piles.
Pile load test:
Pile load test is reliable method of determining the capacity of a pile.
the test load is applied with the help of a calibrated jack placed over a rigid
circular or square plate which in turn is placed on the head of the pile
projecting above ground level
the reaction of the jack is borne by a truss or platform which may have
gravity loading in the form of sand bags etc. or alternative, the truss can be
anchored to the ground with the help of anchored piles.
the load is applied in equal increment of about one-fifth of the estimated
allowable load.