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Major Issues in Pile Concreting
Major Issues in Pile Concreting
KNOWLEDGE ENHANCEMENT
MAJOR ISSUES DURING PILE FOUNDATION CONSTRUCTION AND
REMEDIES
Contribution: Karthick.PM Date: 20-08-2022
There are several issues that may be encountered during pile foundation
construction. These problems will cause deficiency in the capacity of the pile
unless they tackled properly. These pile construction problems and with their
causes and required measure to prevent them are discussed in the following
sections.
1.4 Lateral Movement and Uplift of Adjacent Pile While Pile Casings are Driven
It is caused by displacement and heave around pile installation location. Such
movements can be observed through checking plan position and level of
neighboring piles. Engineer shall decide on the technique used to solve lateral
movement and uplift of adjacent piles.
Steel bars are likely to move laterally or being dragged down during compaction.
There are number of reasons that led to reinforcement disposition for example
improper placement of spacers, careless techniques, and defective anchorage of
steels in some pile types. It is required to check steel cage during fabrication in
accordance with specifications and monitor installation process to prevent such
issue. Lastly, pile steel cages shall be supported firmly at the bottom and spacers
need to be provided in accordance with applicable codes.
Piles may suffer damages due to testing loads or permanent working loads. In the
following sections, working load faults will be classified based on the type of
construction methods used.
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