Pile Foundations: Steel Piles

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What is the preferred type of steel pile due to the equality of web and flange thicknesses?

  • I-section steel beams
  • Wide-flange beams
  • Rolled steel H-section piles (correct)
  • Pipe piles

In what conditions are steel piles fitted with driving points or shoes?

  • When using wide-flange and I-section steel beams as piles
  • When driving through dense gravel, shale, or soft rock (correct)
  • When hard driving conditions are not expected
  • When splicing steel piles by welding or riveting

What are the two main types of steel piles mentioned in the text?

  • Pipe piles and I-section steel beams (correct)
  • H-section steel piles and composite piles
  • H-section steel piles and rolled steel H-section piles
  • Pipe piles and composite piles

What happens to pipe piles in many cases after they have been driven?

<p>They become composite piles when filled with concrete (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are steel piles typically spliced when necessary?

<p>By welding or by riveting (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Figure 1.2a show in relation to steel piles?

<p>A typical splice by welding for an H-pile (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of splicing steel piles?

<p>To create a continuous pile from shorter sections (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why are H-section piles usually preferred over wide-flange and I-section beams as piles?

<p>Because their web and flange thicknesses are equal (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When are steel piles filled with concrete to become composite piles?

<p>After they have been driven (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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