harryc
Senior Member
33 story resiential tower
- foundation work started 9.8 mil US$
Sheet Pile Palloza
A foreman(?) told me that because of the soil conditions they will not be using caissons, but piles, driven down to bedrock. After I left I started wondering
1) Is the soil so loose that they can't use caissons, or so loose as to allow them to use piles ?
2) Are these friction piles, just as long as they can go, or are they supporting the building on the piles sitting on the bedrock ?
- foundation work started 9.8 mil US$
Sheet Pile Palloza
A foreman(?) told me that because of the soil conditions they will not be using caissons, but piles, driven down to bedrock. After I left I started wondering
1) Is the soil so loose that they can't use caissons, or so loose as to allow them to use piles ?
2) Are these friction piles, just as long as they can go, or are they supporting the building on the piles sitting on the bedrock ?