Piling

Depending upon the purpose for which piles are used, they can be grouped as -

1. Load bearing pile


2. Sheet pile

Load bearing piles are used to transfer the load of super structures to ground whereas sheet piles are lateral support of earth during excavation. We shall talk about the various issues related to the construction of piles. We shall confine ourselves to only the popularly used piles and construction methods.

Indian Standard IS 2911 specifies the following four types of piles -

1. Driven cast-in place piles


2. Bored cast in piles


3. Pre-cast driven piles


4. Pre-cast driven in pre-bored piles