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PILING WORK
A pile is basically a long cylinder of a strong material such as concrete that is pushed into the ground to act as a steady support for structures built on top of it. Pile foundations are used in the following situations:
- When there is a layer of weak soil at the surface. This layer cannot support the weight of the building, so the loads of the building have to bypass this layer and be transferred to the layer of stronger soil or rock that is below the weak layer.
- When a building has very heavy, concentrated loads, such as in a high rise structure, bridge, or water tank.
Pile foundations are capable of taking higher loads than spread footings. There are two fundamental types of pile foundations (based on structural behavior), each of which works in its own way
END BEARING PILES
In end bearing piles, the bottom end of the pile rests on a layer of especially strong soil or rock. The load of the building is transferred through the pile onto the strong layer. In a sense, this pile acts like a column. The key principle is that the bottom end rests on the surface which is the intersection of a weak and strong layer. The load therefore bypasses the weak layer and is safely transferred to the strong layer
FRICTION PILES
Friction piles work on a different principle. The pile transfers the load of the building to the soil across the full height of the pile, by friction. In other words, the entire surface of the pile, which is cylindrical in shape, works to transfer the forces to the soil
AJK Engineers (Pvt.) Ltd. is equipped with heavy-duty piling equipment like Piling Auger, Auger of different diameters, Buckets of different diameters, Casting Set of different diameters, Tremie Pipe of different sizes, Pile Integrity Tester Apparatus, Pile Driving Analyzer (PDA), Accelerometers Set, Strain Transducers Set, Hydraulic Jacks, Bearing stiffeners, Dial gauges, Universal Beam, Crane, Welding Plant, Steel Bending Plant, Cutter etc. We have a vast and diverse experience in performing all types of piling works. Our professional and expert team is adept at mobilizing resources quickly, in order to meet tight schedules and have earned a reputation of producing quality works well within stringent time and budget constraints
