Use of the Piles of Effective Type in Geotechnical Construction

Abstract

Modern geotechnical construction has a wide range of technologies in its toolkit. Use of the Piles, manufactured with the help of different available technologies, represents one of the ways of the underground structures utilization at the objects zero level construction. The following basics shall be observed during zero cycle design and construction: 1) interactivity; 2) engineering viability; and cost efficiency. First principle suppose that interactivity utilization at the design is compulsory. This means: “initial design – test area – revised design”. It is necessary to adhere to the second principle for each of the elements of the formula given above. To ensure this, there are considered three and more Piles types (Bored Piles and Inclined Piles) in the initial design. It was determined that use of the Inclined Piles with multi point widening manufactured according to the Electric-Discharge Technology (EDT) is more preferable in comparison with the other Piles types. In effect, being Inclined Piles with the adjustable Holding Power, they have competitive advantages versus any other Pile. Therefore, use of the EDT Inclined Piles in the geotechnical construction after the interactive design has engineering viability and is a cost efficient way of underground structures construction.