Deep foundation, with lateral capacity [FOSDL]

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Details: Written by: admin; Category: terms; Published: 14 March 2023; Hits: 2883

The foundations are 1m deep or more below grade, and they have lateral capacity. Foundations with lateral capacity include tie-beams, foundation walls, inclined piles, piles or piers on wide spread footings.

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An example of a braced timber pile deep foundation with lateral capacity. This example is a deep foundation that is braced. Another option is for the deep pile not to be braced but to just act as a vertical cantilever provided the height of the pile is not too great above ground level.