Piles Foundation Takes The Weight Of The Vertical Structure To The Hard Layer Of The Soil

Pile foundation or bored piles are constructed or inserted into the ground to take the weight of the vertical structure . The safety and reliability of the vertical structure depend on the strength of the pile foundation .

A pile is a vertical structure made of concrete and steel that is inserted into the ground to before the start of the construction of the vertical structure on it . The piles are inserted into the ground on the exact site , where the structure has to come .

There are many reasons why a civil engineer would recommend the use of piles or Bored Piles . The foremost is the presence of weak layers of soil at the construction site . The common reasons may also include the weight of the structure that is coming up , a poor soil at the shallow depth at the site of the construction ,or some constraints such a property lines .

Piles are prefabricated that are driven into the ground . The piles are generally made of concrete and steel . The shape of the pile can be in square , round and octagonal . These piles are prestressed and reinforced with rebar .

There are two types of pile foundations . The end bearing pile foundation rests on the strong layer of the soil in the depth that is beyond shallow layers of the soil . The end bearing pile sits on the rock or hard layer of the soil . This pile transfers the entire weight of the structure to the hard layer or rock in the ground .

The other type is known as friction pile . This pile also transfers the weight of the structure to the ground but by the way of the friction . The friction piles transfer the weight by the friction . The friction pile is inserted into the hard layers of the soil and they generally do not rest on any rock or hard layer .

Since the Pile Foundation has to take the weight of the vertical structure , they are made carefully. At the time of insertion of the piles into the ground, the engineer must also have to note that the soil or layers of the soil are not overburdened . The gap is given between the piles , so that the sphere of influence of one pile is not touching the other pile .