of the pile can be adjusted by welding.

Large-diameter pipe piles can also be used as casings to support soil above bedrock from caving in; rock sockets or rock anchors can then be constructed below the tip of the pipe. Concrete or reinforced concrete can be placed inside the pipe after it is cleaned. Another advantage is that no workers are required to work below water or the ground surface. Construction is usually safer and faster than other types of foundations, such as caissons or cofferdam construction. Large-diameter pipe piles can be installed by methods of driving, vibrating, or torque. Driven piles usually have higher capacity than piles installed through vibration or torque. However, driven piles are hard to control in terms of location and inclination of the piles. Moreover, once a pile is out of location or installed with unwanted inclination, no corrective measures can be applied. Piles installed with vibr