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Deep foundations are foundations for structures and/or other heavy loads that circumvent weak or compressible soil layers to provide adequate support for the aforementioned structures or loads. There are multiple different types of deep foundations to include piles, drilled shafts, caissons, piers and earth stabilized columns. Image File history File links Nuvola_apps_kcmsystem. ...

See also

• Geotechnical engineering
• Piles

Bostons Big Dig presented geotechnical challenges in an urban environment. ... Look up Pile in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Further reading

• Caduto, Donald P. Foundation Design: Principles and Practices 2nd ed., Prentice-Hall Inc., 2001.
• NAVFAC DM 7.02 "Foundations and Earth Structures." U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command, 1986.
• Reference Papers Pertaining to Deep Foundation Testing

External links

• Deep Foundations Institute
• Quality Assurance of Deep Foundations