Continuous Flight Auger Piles (CFA piles) are reinforced concrete elements executed in loco, in holes excavated using proper machinery. CFA piles are a type of bored piles in which an helical auger is used to dig holes and incorporates a tube that allows the concreting while the auger is removed, after the excavation of the hole. The execution method for this type of piles allows the excavation in hard soils and is especially suitable for urban environments, as the vibration and noise levels are minimal.
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CFA piles
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Continuous Flight Auger Piles
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Continuous Flight Auger Piles
The GEO5 Pile program is designated to verify vertical bearing capacity of a driven, bored or CFA pile, pile settlement and horizontal bearing capacity of a single pile. It also enables to design and verify a pile reinforcement.
If CPT tests are carried out, the GEO5 Pile CPT software can be used to calculate the bearing capacity and settlement of the piles, according to the CPT test results.
The GEO5 Pile Group program is designed to analyse the pile foundation with a rigid pile cap using the analytical or numerical solutions.
Further sources
- Online Help for Pile, Pile CPT and Pile Group
- Introduction to the pile foundations - Engineering Manual (Pile)
- Analysis of vertical load-bearing capacity of a single pile - Engineering Manual (Pile)
- Analysis of horizontal bearing capacity of a single pile - Engineering Manual (Pile)
- Analysis of a single pile settlement - Engineering Manual (Pile)
- Introduction to the Pile CPT program - Tutorial
- Analysis of vertical load-bearing capacity and settlement of piles investigated on the basis of CPT tests
- Analysis of vertical load bearing capacity and settlement of a pile group - Engineering Manual (Pile Group)
- Analysis of deformation and pile group dimensioning - Engineering Manual (Pile Group)
- Verification of a Micropile Foundation - Engineering Manual (Pile Group)