CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY II

(BLD 60204)

Driven cast-in-situ
concrete piles
1 Project in Malaysia
Driven cast-in-situ concrete piles
Puteri Harbour,
Johor
 Mixed development with UEM Sunrise
Berhad
5 blocks of condominiums & buildings (42
storeys)
Keller Group along with subsidiaries
involved in this project
Constructed up to 2,400 driven cast-in-
situ piles, bored piles & micro piles of
various diameters
Civil works also involved
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 Driven cast-in-situ
concrete piles
Long & successful Capable achieving high
history used in working loads in variety
worldwide of subsoil condition
Has been used in top
notch building structure
as a foundation
Keller Group, ASEAN
World largest ground engineering specialist
Serve include infrastructure, industrial,
commercial and residential
In ASEAN, combines geotechnical design &
construction experience
Build strong presence with Malaysia &
Singapore to provide strong heavy foundation,
ground improvements and many more
ANSAH, most experienced in driven piling
contractors
2 Functions
Driven cast-in-situ concrete piles
 what is cast-in-situ
piles?
Cast in position inside the ground.
Which a hole is created by driving a closed ended
steel pipe into the ground.
Then the soil from the casing is jetted out and
filled with cement concrete after placing
necessary reinforcement in it.
Cast-in-situ piles are of two types:
Cased Cast-in-Situ Piles: metallic shell is left inside
the ground along with the core
Uncased Cast-in-Situ Piles: metallic shell is withdrawn
Figure of cased cast-in-situ piles
Figure of uncased cast-in-situ piles
Types of driven piles
Figure of cast-in-situ piles
 function of
cast-in-situ piles
provide support for structures
transferring their load to layers of soil or rock
that have sufficient bearing capacity
suitable settlement characteristics
commonly used to support buildings, tanks,
towers, walls and bridges
displacing the subsoil and the casing is driven
with plug or shoe at bottom.
prove to be economic for sands, gravels, soft silts
and clays, particularly when large numbers of piles
are required
 Advantages &
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Disadvantages
Driven cast-in-situ concrete piles
 Advantages

Length can easily be adjusted to suit varying level of
bearing stratum
Formation of enlarged base does not destroy or
reduce shaft skin friction
Material in pile not governed by handling or driving
stresses
Compacts the adjacent granular soil mass thus
increase in bearing capacity
Noise & vibration can be reduced in some types by
driving with internal drop hammer
The work is neat & clean
The storage space required is very much less
May conveniently be used in places where it is
advisable not to drill holes for fear of meeting ground
water under pressure
Disadvantages

Cannot be driven where headroom is limited

Requires careful supervision & quality control
of all materials
The method is too heavy
Construction of piles where there is heavy
current of ground water flow or artesian
pressure is very difficult
Relatively expensive
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Process
Driven cast-in-situ concrete piles
Construction process

1.
spotting Driving the tube
using external
driving hammer.
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2.
driving
Driving continue to
required depth.
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3.
reinforce
ment
Reinforcement cage
is placed.
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4.
concrete
placement
The tube then filled
with concrete.
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5. The concrete is
tube compacted as the
extraction tube is withdrawn by
vibrating the top of
the tube with the
external driving
hammer.
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6.
trim
Completed pile
ready for trimming.
5 Problems Occured
Driven cast-in-situ concrete piles
 Problems during construction
Necking
Concrete could be lifted
when removing
temporary casing. Voids
in the shaft or necking
in the upper portion of
the pile could occur
Segregation of
concrete due to
dumping
As concrete has to be
dumped from great height
with the interference of
reinforcement cage within
casing, a likelihood of
segregation of concrete can
occur
Problems during construction
Bending of
reinforcement
Lifting & transporting of
reinforcement cage may
bend at any point due to its
long length, making it
difficult for the workers to
place & ensure the required
position during
construction
Damaging adjacent
newly cast piles
Ground movements induced by
installation of nearby
displacement piles. Piles,
including casing, should not be
driven within a centre-to-
centre distance of 3m or 5
times the diameter of the pile
or casing, which has been
casted for less than 48 hours.
 Thanks!
the end
Dr. Myzatul Aishah Lecturer
Kamarazaly
Heng Yi Cheng 0327895
Lim Hao Zheng 0327115
Lim Xiao Shi 0324410
Loh Wei Ting 0328314
Chia Yuh Fei 0324019