When building houses, special attention is usually paid to the foundation. It is with him that construction begins, and also the quality of the home depends on it. With errors in the calculations during the design of the foundation and with improper installation, the erected house can be considered emergency.
Recently, in the construction of houses used reinforced concrete piles driven. They significantly increase the stability of the house and are able to withstand just huge loads. This method of foundation construction is far from new. It is often used in areas where unstable soil is present or there is a risk of flooding. Even in antiquity, our ancestors noticed the reliability of wooden piles during the construction of houses and even fortresses.
Currently, with the advent of various materials resistant to decay and corrosion, houses where the foundation of the foundation is reinforced concrete pile can stand for a very long time. This method of construction can be called the most optimal and reliable.
Thanks to the construction and installation method of the foundation, a building constructed using piles receives reliable adhesion to the ground vertically, and also partially, due to friction, and horizontally. At the same time, reinforced concrete piles evenly distribute the load over the entire area of the base, which together gives the most stable foundation.
For their manufacture, the best grades of heavy concrete and metal reinforcement are used. Moreover, the length of the final product is ideally calculated for each house separately. However, this process is quite difficult to implement on the stream, therefore, there are certain standard parameters that characterize reinforced concrete piles in length and diameter. They all have their own margin of safety, which allows designers to choose the right product. It should be said that the reserve exists in any case, therefore, when using such piles in the construction of the building, you can not worry about its foundation.
Such increased reliability of piles and ease of installation allows the use of this material in the construction of facilities that will be built and operated in an aggressive environment. Quite often reinforced concrete piles are used in the construction of bridges and piers, for the installation of high-rise buildings and communication lines. Almost no weather conditions are scary for such objects, and some of them can withstand even significant earthquakes.
Typically, reinforced concrete piles are installed using special equipment, which at a certain angle and pressure drives them to the required depth. In this case, not only the installation of the pile itself, but also a significant compaction of the upper layers of the soil in the construction field, which also affects the strength of the foundation and the durability of the structure.
Reinforced concrete piles have established themselves as an indispensable material in modern construction. They have passed serious tests of time, and the foundation on their basis is one of the most reliable.