Download or read book Standard Guidelines for the Design and Installation of Pile Foundations written by American Society of Civil Engineers and published by Amer Society of Civil Engineers. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Standard provides a guideline for an engineering approach to the design and subsequent installation of pile foundations. The purpose is to furnish a rational basis for this process, taking into account published model building codes and general standards of practice. It covers such topics as: administrative requirements; pile shaft strength requirements; soil-pile interface strength requirements and capacity; design loads; design stresses; construction and layout guidelines for pile design; and installation guidelines for pile construction. In addition, the Standard includes information on applicable standards from ASTM, AWPA, and ACI. It concludes with an Appendix on partial factors of safety.