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There are two main types of pile foundations: end bearing piles and friction piles. Friction piles transfer load across their full length through friction with the surrounding soil. End bearing piles transfer load through their base coming into contact with a dense soil or bedrock layer. Pile foundations are deep foundations using long cylindrical piles made of steel, concrete, or timber that are driven or bored into the ground to support structures. Driven piles are a common type that provide support by transferring loads through layers of soil or rock.

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There are two main types of pile foundations: end bearing piles and friction piles. Friction piles transfer load across their full length through friction with the surrounding soil. End bearing piles transfer load through their base coming into contact with a dense soil or bedrock layer. Pile foundations are deep foundations using long cylindrical piles made of steel, concrete, or timber that are driven or bored into the ground to support structures. Driven piles are a common type that provide support by transferring loads through layers of soil or rock.

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7/23/22, 6:18 PM Different types of Pile foundation and their use in construction

End Bearing Piles & Friction Piles

Friction Piles:

Friction piles work on a different principle. The pile transfers the load of the building to the
soil across the full height of the pile, by friction. In other words, the entire surface of the
pile, which is cylindrical in shape, works to transfer the forces to the soil.

To visualise how this works, imagine you are pushing a solid metal rod of say 4mm
diameter into a tub of frozen ice cream. Once you have pushed it in, it is strong enough to
support some load. The greater the embedment depth in the ice cream, the more load it
can support. This is very similar to how a friction pile works. In a friction pile, the amount of
load a pile can support is directly proportional to its length.

Pile foundations are deep foundations. They are formed by long, slender, columnar elements
typically made from steel or reinforced concrete, or sometimes timber. A foundation is
described as ‘piled’ when its depth is more than three times its breadth.A pile is basically a
long cylinder of a strong material that is pushed into the ground to act as a steady support
for structures built on top of it.
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Classification of pile foundation based on the effect of soil:
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Driven piles:
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Driven piles, also known as displacement piles, are a commonly-used form of building
foundation that provide support for structures, transferring their load to layers of soil or
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rock that have sufficient bearing capacity and suitable settlement characteristics. Driven
piles are commonly used to support buildings, tanks, towers, walls and bridges, and can be
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the most cost-effective deep foundation solution. They can also be used in applications such
as embankments, retaining walls, bulkheads, anchorage structures and cofferdams..

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