Bored piles Driven piles

Constructability Issues
Redundancy & Loading Issues
Integrity & Reliability Issues
Length is not easy to adjust but
must take into consideration
some procedures
(Cage modifications)
• Bigger elements
• Higher capacity
• Higher cost
• Fewer elements used
 Defects may occur
during construction.
 Damage after
construction is possible
but rare.
 Defects are not easily
quantified.
 Repair is generally very
complex.
Length is easy to adjust using
some elements
(Splicing or
cut-off of steel piles, cut-
off of PSC piles).
• Smaller elements
• Lower capacity
• Lower cost
• More elements used
 Delivered free of
defects.
 May be damaged during
or infrequently, after
installation.
 Damage is typically
easily.
 Repair generally
consists of adding a
new pile.

Material:

Driven Piles are constructed using prefabricated material that can be physically inspected before and
during installation. The material is installed by impact hammering, vibrating, or pushing into the ground.
The shape and size of the material are predefined. Timber, steel, or precast concrete piles may be
among them.

Cast-in-place concrete piles, or bored piles, are constructed on the construction site. Drilled Shafts, Mini
Piles, Micro Piles, Drilled Displacement, Sectional Flight Auger (SFA), and Continuous Flight Auger (CFA)
piles are a few examples of these.

Equipment:

Driven Pile Construction Equipment typically consists of a crane, hammer, piling rig, powerpack
(hydraulic or air-hammer), casing, slurry handling, cage erection template, concrete truck, and concrete
pump truck. Bored Pile Construction Equipment typically consists of a drill rig, helper crane, spoil
handling (loader, skip pan, etc.), spoil handling, casing, and slurry handling.
 Advantages
Bored piles 1.Variable-length piles can be
extended into acceptable
bearing.
2.Piles can be lowered to levels
below seasonal moisture
variation and frost penetration.
3.Prolonged backfilling and
large excavations are
minimized.
4. The nearby earth is less
disturbed.
5. The vibration is quite
moderate, which lessens
disruption to nearby piles or
structures.
6. Bored piles offer higher
capacity and potentially better
economies than driven piles in
many design scenarios.
Driven piles 1. Installing driven piles is not
that difficult.
2. They can be set up in
different kinds of soil.
3. Effective ways to aid in the
creation of a new structure.
4. Fast installation.
5. They can be used in areas
that have minimal or no ground
preparation, as they require no
excavation work to install them.
Disadvantages
1. The fact that bored piles take
more time than other systems
are one of their key drawbacks.
This is particularly true for
smaller projects because only
one foundation system, such as
this one, can be used
successfully rather than two
different systems cooperating
as in larger projects where pile
foundations and spread footings
can both be used successfully
simultaneously on various parts
of a building's structure.
2. Noise pollution brought on by
installation machinery.
3. Require skilled equipment
and operators.
1. The cost of installation may
be high.
2. The installation process might
be disruptively noisy.
3. The possibility of
underground utilities being
harmed exists.
4. The main drawback of piles is
that they need to be buried
deeply in the ground to obtain
sufficient support.
5. If piles are not evenly spaced
apart, this imbalance may affect
other piles and produce more
settlement or bearing failure.