Beneath the surface
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Citation
Asian Architect & Contractor, v.29, no.3, 2000, pp. 14-20
Abstract
Piling - drilling down deep into the ground to support Hong Kong's many high rises - has been prominent in the news recently - for the worng reasons. David Robinson looks at what has happened and what should have happened, and discusses the different piling techniques appropriate to the area and how they should be implemented.
(1) Strong competition
(2) Hard rock
(a) Large-displacements piles
(b) Precast reinforced concrete piles
(c) Precast prestressed tubular concrete piles
(d) Driven cast-in-place concrete piles
(e) Small-displacements piles
(f) Replacement piles
(g) Small-diameter bored piles
(h) Large-diameter bored piles
(3) Special pile types
(a) Barrettes
(b) Mini-piles
(c) Rock-socketed steel H-pile in prebored hole
(4) Difference types of hammers
(a) Diesel hammers
(b) Hydraulic hammers
(c) Drop hammers
(5) Installation of machine-dug piles
(6) Continuous-Flight Auger (CFA) piles
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Article
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Date
2000
Language
en