ACI 543R-12
Guide to Design, Manufacture,
and Installation of Concrete Piles
Reported by ACI Committee 543
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Guide to Design, Manufacture,
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‘CONTENTS
chapter 1—Introduction, p. 2
Ti tene|
12—types of piles
13-Desan comets
ACI Commitee Reems, Ges, and Cranes we
Sinikattis eeomere eae aeaase
Sumas fr cero md rene aw
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Chapter 2—Notation and definitions, p.§
2I-Nowiee
22-Detnions|
‘Chapter 3--Geotechnicel design considerations,
ps
51—Gener
3.2_Siterace condone
3.3-Beaing apse of nial ples
Si Setlement
35—Group action a compres
AP spacing
37a apport
3B ple
39x ot tition
5. 10--Lemg-erm perfomance
311—Laeraeapsty
3.12 —Uphit agus
Chapter $—structural design considerations, p. 16
“41 —-Genen
42nd and sees to be red2 {6U0€ TO DESH, MANUFACTURE, AND ISTALLATION OF CONCRETE PILES ACI SEQR-2)
43-Seuctal strength desge an allowable serve
capacities
“TInaliain and serie coedons aetingdesin
£45 oster despa speieaton consdrations
Chapter §—Seismie design and detailing
considerations, p27
‘S—tneruton|
$52—Gene sets impacts np beavie
$3 Seem pile Denavir
$4-Geuechnial an sutra design considerations
'55--Seuimiedetaling of enc les
56 Vera scleations
Chapter 6Materals,p. 35
‘el Concrete
€2—Grout
(63Reiaforement and prestesing mails
6: Ste caning
{65 Seer ses cores and subs
o—Spies
74 Embed me
7-5—Mixing. transporting placing. nd curing concrete
Pl manuacing
17Hanaing a srg
Chapter Installation of concrete piles, p. 43
‘=-Purose an scope
2 Insaltionogpment eninge, nd meh
13 Prevertionof damage oping darg insalltion
Handling ad postniag dng salon
55--Reiforeng sl an sel oe placemat
6 Concrete placement fer CIP and CIS pes
A7—Piedeals
{REx of concrete piles
88 Concree shee pikes
Chapter &—Reterences, p. 57
So Referened stands and pos
92—Chedreferences
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
1—~Generat
Pie are slender aructral ckment installed in the
rou 0 support Jad or compact the srl, They re
‘mad of sever materials or somnaton of materials
are instal by impact ving, king. vibrating etn
Sting grouig. or combinations of ese ecg Pils
fe lal 4p summarize antsy Renae thee ae
‘many types, am ew types are sl Reng developed. Ths
report cover oy the pes of ls cel wd a Noth
Aimiicancostcton projets A pie type cn be asspned
a wide vary of mums risen by ais ages,
‘odes tcc rps. and in varius aoerapbical eles.
No tempi made Herein to eon the wide vane of
ames wed witha given ple pe.
es can be desi the reominant materi om
which ey are made sel core or come ther
Intern, orimber. Compost piles haven eper ston
‘fone meal anda lowe etna of seer. Plss make
ely of sie ae usualy Hsesons ce unl pipes
Tomer her lel members can Be sie Timer pile re
‘yp tee unk that ae pled sone sz, a den
ino place. The unter sly etd wath preserva, bt
Stes ile an ews hen poston ely low
‘he pemanent water tale, The design of ssl a titer
les spot coasidered erin excep when wed conju
ten th concrete, Most f the remsning tye of existing.
tiles contin coerce or cement hed materi.
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