ABSTRACT

This international handbook is essential for geotechnical engineers and engineering geologists responsible for designing and constructing piled foundations. It explains general principles and practice and details current types of pile, piling equipment and methods. It includes calculations of the resistance of piles to compressive loads, pile group

chapter 1|9 pages

General principles and practices

chapter 2|61 pages

Types of pile

chapter 3|68 pages

Piling equipment and methods

chapter 5|65 pages

Pile groups under compressive loading

chapter 8|36 pages

Piling for marine structures

chapter 9|44 pages

Miscellaneous piling problems

chapter 10|61 pages

The durability of piled foundations