Key factors on decision-making for concrete piles construction process
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.14195/2184-8394_117_5Keywords:
Concrete piles, Foundation Engineering, Deep foundationsAbstract
Choosing the piles type for a new construction (bored or displacement piles) and, after that, deciding about the constructive method are not linear problems. They initially admit a great variety of options that only the complete knowledge about each one’s behaviour would be able to help choose the most con ve - nient solution. However, the following factors can be mentioned - geotechnical and hydro-geological cha rac - te ristics, location of execution (noise and vibrations), load plan, seismicity, costs and other factors (quality and execution period required, for example) - as the key factors of any decision concerning the pile’s constructive process. In this article it is intended, after looking through the correct constructive practices, to establish some conclusions about these factors.
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