Elements of Soil Mechanics - 8th Edition
by Ian Smith
Blackwell Publishing, 2006

Pile foundations - Chapter 8

The design of pile foundations is covered in Section 7 of Eurocode 7.

"There are eleven limit states listed that should be considered though only the most relevant limit states to the particular situation would normally be considered in the design. These include the loss of overall stability, bearing resistance failure of the pile, uplift of the pile and structural failure of the pile..." (Section 8.11)

 

Resources for pile foundations (Section 8.11):

pdf The complete Chapter 8

Excel Example 8.11

 

 

 

Bored piling, Edinburgh

Rotary bored piling.
George Square, Edinburgh. Dec 2005.

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