We undertake auger piles up to 300mm in diameter.

This type of piling is used when vibration and noise must be kept to a minimum. Loads from 60kN to 200kN can be achieved dependant on ground conditions. Across is the T3000 rig which can operate in restricted access areas and with limited headroom.

The following is the method of installing open bored piles:

Set up piling rig over the pile position. Ensure that it is stable. Lift the lead flight into the guide on the rig, and insert drilling head. Commence augering. Once the lead flight has ben screwed into the ground add a second segmental auger flight and couple it to the first using coupling pins. Insert the drilling head and continue augering, adding subsequent flights until the required depth is reached. To extract the flights lift the head and auger string out of the bore. As each flight is extracted remove the arisings from the flight, insert support plate at base of flight to prevent auger sting from falling back and disconnect the flight. This process should be repeated until the auger string has been completely removed from the bore. Provided the bore is stable concrete* to top level of temporary casing. Place steel reinforcement into the concrete as required, using spacers as necessary. Move to a new pile position and repeat steps 1-7 * Assuming the bore is and remains dry on completion the pile is concreted from the top using a high slump self compacting concrete. Test cubes are taken as required.

Piling Augered Piles The CFA Pile is a non-displacement pile used in difficult ground conditions. The drilling process is suitable for use in dense layers and is resistant to ground water or unstable soil conditions.

CFA Piles are most effective when used in sands with a load capacity developed in both friction and end bearing. Bored pile is another type of reinforced concrete pile which is used to support high building which has heavy vertical load. Bored pile is a cast-in-place concrete pile where the bored piles have to be

cast on construction site, while other concrete piles like Spun Pile and Reinforced Concrete Square Pile are precast concrete pile which they re cast in the factory.

Normally bored piling has be to carried on those tall buildings or massive industrial complexes, which require foundations which can bear the load of thousands of tons, most probably in unstable or difficult soil conditions. Bored piling is cast by using bored piling machine which has specially designed drilling tools, buckets and grabs, it s used to remove the soil and rock. Normally it can be drilling into 50metres depth of soil. The advantage of bored piling is its drilling method, little vibration and lower noise level.

The drilling method is depending on the condition of soil, piling contractor has to do soil investigation and decide which drilling technology has to be carried on. Piling contractor decide the correct drilling technology and minimize disturbance of the surrounding soil. For cohesionless soils such as sands, gravels, silts etc, whether it s under the water table or not, the pile bore hole must be supported using steel casing or stabilizing muds such as bentonite suspension. After these, reinforcement bar will be put into the bore hole and concrete will be poured into the bore hole.

Bored piling is popular to be used in construction as a foundation especially for bridge work and tall building as well. Bored piling work has to be done by specialist bored piling contractor, normal piling contractor can t be done without experience and knowledge about bored piles. The bearing capacity of CFA piles is largely affected by the quality of the equipment and the knowledge of the operator. The importance of these two factors is often overlooked at the design stage, but plays a crucial role for the performance of CFA piles.

Installation: The CFA pile is produced by drilling a continuous flight auger into the ground. An important feature is that installation is virtually vibrationless and can be used in sensitive situations.

The soil-filled auger prevents collapse of the sides of the hole, thus eliminating the need for temporary casing. Whilst the pile bore is being drilled the central stem is plugged with a temporary

cap, this prevents soil from entering the hollow stem. Relatively little spoil is removed during this part of the operation.

The central hollow stem of the auger is connected by a swivel assembly to flexible steel hoses leading to a high pressure concrete pump. When a satisfactory depth is reached, the temporary cap is expelled. This is achieved by lifting the auger and injection of the concrete.

The auger is steadily extracted at a controlled and predetermined rate. Whilst concrete is continuously pumped through the stem, spoil from the bore is simultaneously brought to the surface by the auger and the rising column of concrete. The grout pressure must be sufficiently high and the auger must not be extracted too fast.

When the bore has completely filled with concrete the top of the pile is cleaned off and a reinforcement cage with sufficient spacers is inserted into the concrete.

The placement of a long reinforcement cage into an uncased hole can pose considerable practical problems and contaminate the concrete shaft with eroded soil. Therefore, it is important that the cage is stiff and properly welded.

Advantages: Limited risk of damage to adjacent foundations or underground utilities from ground displacement or densification of loose sands, as can occur with displacement piles. CFA piles can be installed with little vibrations or noise. Should problems occur during pile construction, it is relatively simple to re--drill and install the pile at the same location, thereby eliminating the need to redesign the pile group or the pile caps. A reliable flow meter can be used to monitor and record penetration / uplift per revolution, auger depth, concrete supply per increment of auger uplift during placing, and injection pressure at the auger head. Disadvantages: If the appropriate installation procedures are not followed exactly the pile formed may be of poor and/or inconsistent quality and load carrying capacity. The most critical factor for the CFA system is still its reliance on operator performance, which may result in a pile of poor quality and reduced load carrying capacity. Thus, it is vitally important that experienced personnel install the piles.

To ensure success it is vital to give due care to every stage of the field installation procedure, including drilling of the hole, casting of the shaft, extraction of the auger and the placement of the reinforcement.

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Sometime referred to as drilled piers, bored piles are cast-in-place piles ranging from 600mm to 6000mm in diameter with depth that can reach down to 100 meters. Bored piles are installed by first removing the soil by a drilling process and then constructing the pile by placing concrete in the hole. The simplest form of construction consists of drilling an unlined or unprotected hole and filling it with concrete. Complications that may arise such as difficult ground conditions and the presence of ground water have led to the development of special drilling technologies. The choice of the correct drilling technology must be done in a way as to minimize disturbance of the surrounding soil. For cohesionless soils (sands, gravels, silts), whether under the water table or not, the pile borehole must be supported using steel casing or stabilizing muds such as bentonite suspension. 2.5 meter diameter off-shore piles for Del Pan Bridge Off-shore piles for LRT-1 bridge crossing Pasig River Driving of steel casing for Aloragat Bridge bored piles Widening of Magallanes Flyover Bored piles for NPC Mooring