THE UNDERSTANDING OF CONTINUOUS FLIGHT AUGER PILING, ITS MONITORING AND CONTROL

This paper considers the formation of continuous flight auger piles, which in recent years have shown remarkable growth within the piling market. It demonstrates factors which influence both construction reliability and load bearing performance, and it suggests that the most detrimental effects are often to be found in cohesionless soil which is of less than medium density. The need for electronic monitoring of installation is emphasized and a model of the construction process is proposed which gives insight into the importance of the boring technique. It is suggested that it is essential in future development to automate the process in order to reduce behavioural problems to a negligible level. The theoretical considerations are included in an appendix. (A)

• Corporate Authors:

  Thomas Telford Limited

  London,   United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • FLEMING, WGK
• Conference:
  • PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS: GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
• Publication Date: 1995-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 157-65
• Serial:
  • Volume: 113
  • Issue Number: 3

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Clay; Concrete; Construction management; Ground settlement; Loads; Soil mechanics; Support piles; Surveillance
• ITRD Terms: 4177: Clay; 4755: Concrete; 3666: Construction method; 5567: Load; 3399: Pile; 5792: Settlement; 5755: Soil mechanics; 9101: Surveillance
• Subject Areas: Construction; Geotechnology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00719953
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Apr 26 1996 12:00AM