SEDL / STP / STP777-EB / STP28926S

Driven Piling in Calcareous Soils

Dougherty, JJ
Executive vice president and chief engineer, Associated Pile & Fitting Corp., Clifton, N.J.

Hunt, HW
Executive vice president and chief engineer, Associated Pile & Fitting Corp., Clifton, N.J.

Pages: 13    Published: Jan 1982

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Abstract

Steel H-piles are a readily available means of providing structure support over deep calcareous formations. With knowledgeable design, cast steel tip protection, and competent field direction, H-piles can be driven through mixed formations to dependable bearing. Pipe, thin-shell, timber, or precast are less certain to reach bearing in good condition. Caissons can be used but are subject to overruns and delays in some formations. In many areas, pulled and load-tested piles have proved the value of the tip-protected H for difficult driving.