25/06/2025
Driven Piling Installation Method
A driven pile is a relatively long, slender column, provided to offer support or to resist forces, made of preformed material having a predetermined shape and size that can be physically inspected prior to and during installation, which is installed by impact hammering, vibrating or pushing into the earth.
10 Advantages of driven piling
1 Piles can be precast to the required specifications.
2 Piles of various size, length, and shape can be made in advance and
used at the site.As a result, the progress of the work will be rapid.
3 A pile driven into granular soil compacts the adjacent soil mass and as a
result, the bearing capacity of the pile is increased.
4 The work is neat and clean and creates no spoil arisings. The
supervision of work at the site can beββ reduced to a minimum. The
storage space required is very much less.
5 Driven piles may conveniently be used in places where it is advisable
not to drill holes for fear of meeting groundwater under pressure.
6 Driven piles are the most favoured for works over water such as piles in
wharf structures or jetties.
7 Driven piles maintain their shape during installation. They do not bulge in
soft ground conditionsβ and are typically not susceptible to damage from
the installation of subsequent piles.
8 Driven piles require no curing time and can be driven in natural
sequence rather than skipping alternate piles, thus minimising the
moving of the equipment and speeding up installation time.
9 The equipment and installation methods are time-tested and well
proven. Advances in materials, equipment, methods, and testing
continually combine to improve the efficiency of driven piles.
10 Fewer traffic movements are required to and from a site when
compared to alternate piling methods.
