A pile cap is a thick concrete mat that rests on concrete or timber piles that have been driven into soft or unstable ground to provide a suitable stable foundation. It usually forms part of the deep foundation of a building, typically a multi-story building, structure or support base for heavy equipment, or of a bridge.

2024年3月16日 · A pile cap is an essential component of deep foundation systems in construction, serving as the intermediary between the piles and the superstructure. Its primary functions are to distribute loads evenly across the piles and …

The depth of the pile cap also has to allow for proper anchorage of column dowel bars as well as pile heads in the pile cap. Tomilson et al recommend that for the depth of a cap with up to six piles then 2.2–2.4 times the pile diameter should be considered.

2021年4月3日 · A pile cap is a substructure foundation which supports internal columns and walls of a building or bridge supports. The purpose of a pile cap is to distribute the internal axial load into piles, which then transfer into competent ground.

2018年7月20日 · A pile cap is one of the types of foundation that consist of a thick concrete pad that is usually supported by piles. This is commonly used in building foundations with the geographical locations having a very low soil bearing capacity.

Pile caps are constructed to hold the pile and superstructure together at the ground level or below the ground level while transferring loads of the superstructure to the foundation. Generally, pile caps are constructed to connect one pile, two piles, three piles, four piles or a group of files.

2024年1月24日 · A pile cap is an essential spanning element that transfers loading from a superstructure’s column or wall to one or more piles in the below-ground foundation. In particular, a pile cap will deliver tolerance for stress-loading between piles and columns.