END BEARING AND FRICTION PILE

Friction pile:

This type Depending on the

of pile utilizes subsoil strata
the frictional resistan condition, resistance
ce force between force due
the pile surface and to friction can
adjacent soil to develop in a
transfer the definite pile length of
superstructure load. on the full length.

FRICTION PILE
When the pile is heated, the top half section moves
upwards, whereas the bottom half section moves
downwards. At the bottom section, the thermally
End bearing pile induced movement gives friction in the same direction
End bearing pile to the friction generated by the mechanical load.
Hence, the magnitude of friction increases. At the top
Driven into Acts as pillars • Such piles are used to carry heavy section, on the other hand, the friction reduces as the
ground until hard supporting the loads safely to hard strata. Multi- section moves upwards in the opposite direction of the
stratum is superstructure and storeyed buildings are invariably friction generated by the mechanical load. When the
reached transmitting the founded on end bearing piles, so pile is cooled, the opposite trend is expected to occur.
load to the ground that the settlements are The stresses in the pile reduce by cooling.
minimized.
END BEARING PILE
Friction piles When heated, limited movement occurs at the bottom of
the pile due to the presence of the end-bearing hard
soil. The whole pile tends to move upwards. If the top
• Friction piles are used to transfer end is free to move, the thermally induced strain
loads to a depth of a friction- increases with decreasing depth. On the other hand, the
load-carrying materials by means thermally induced stress is compressive and increases
of skin friction along the length of with depth. The shaft friction reduces and hence more
the pile. Such piles are generally load is transferred to the bottom. This increased stress
used in granular soil where the needs to be checked against the concrete strength, for
depth of hard stratum is very example. When cooled, an opposite trend is observed
great.