Bearing piles are used mainly to support vertical loads. Steel sections can be used as bearing piles where soil and ground conditions preclude the use of shallow foundations.
Steel bearing piles are available in three basic profiles:
- Universal column H-sections,
- Tubular sections and
- Box piles.
Where piles are fully embedded ie the whole length of the pile is below ground level, H-pile sections are most suitable (road and railway bridges and industrial buildings).
Box piles and tubular piles are most useful when part of the pile is exposed above ground level (pier and jetty construction).
Of the multiple advantages of bearing piles, the most important are the following:
- Control of the bearing capacity by measurement of the refusal at driving.
- Easy connection to the superstructure.
- Bending moment capacity for horizontal forces.
- Immediate loading after driving.
- Excellent durability; numerous experiences for totally embedded piles showed a corrosion rate tending to zero.
- No limits for the length of the pile, due to an easy adaptation to the soil conditions by splicing.
- Easy installation, considering driving as well as handling, transport and storing
In addition, steel sheet piles, High Modulus Piles and Combi-piles can be used to support vertical load as well as a retaining function.
Read about Bearing Pile Types
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Case Studies
A selection of our work
![Sheet Piling with Press-in Methods adjacent to a live Railway](https://www.steelpilinggroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5261-510x382.jpg)
![Wood Wharf, London (Canary Wharf)](https://www.steelpilinggroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/WW-1-510x382.jpg)
![Port of Dundee East Redevelopment](https://www.steelpilinggroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PoD-1.jpg)
![Dual Purpose Sheet Pile Retaining Wall](https://www.steelpilinggroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/HC1e-1-510x382.jpg)
![Permanent Riverbank Flood Defence Sheet Pile Works](https://www.steelpilinggroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/DJI_0108-510x382.jpg)
![Permanent Sheet Pile Basement](https://www.steelpilinggroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/4b82405f-454e-4ed9-ae44-f2804fd826a8-2-1-510x382.jpg)
![Maritime – Reservoir Sheet Pile Cut Off Wall](https://www.steelpilinggroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/M_2017_Island-Barn-Case-Study-510x382.png)
![Rail Case Study – Canary Wharf Crossrail Station](https://www.steelpilinggroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/R_2015_crossrail-510x382.png)
![Highway Case Study – Highley Alveley Bridge](https://www.steelpilinggroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/H_2006_highley_alveley_bridge-1-510x382.png)
![THAMES TIDEWAY TUNNEL](https://www.steelpilinggroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/feature-thames-tideway-tunnel-510x382.png)
![Specialist Case Study – Flood Defence Wall](https://www.steelpilinggroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/00_auto_1400x580_enderby_14-510x382.jpg)
![Building Case Study – Basement Car Park](https://www.steelpilinggroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/IMG_1103-510x382.jpg)
![Building Case Study – Inner City Basement](https://www.steelpilinggroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/item-large2-510x382.jpg)
![SUSTAINABILTY CASE STUDY – THERMAL STEEL SHEET PILES](https://www.steelpilinggroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/thermal-pile-015b-1-510x382.jpg)
![SPECIALIST CASE STUDY – UNDERWATER PILE DRIVING](https://www.steelpilinggroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/DSC02522-510x382.jpg)
![SPECIALIST CASE STUDY – UNDERWATER PILE DRIVING](https://www.steelpilinggroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/DSC01889-510x382.jpg)
![SPECIALIST CASE STUDY – UNDERWATER PILE DRIVING](https://www.steelpilinggroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/15k-Sub-sea-7-036-510x382.jpg)
![HIGHWAY CASE STUDY – SERVICE ROAD RETAINING WALL](https://www.steelpilinggroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/SPG-CaseStudy-Basingstoke-Fussey-1-510x382.jpg)
![MARITIME CASE STUDY – COMBINATION WALL](https://www.steelpilinggroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/6500-on-1420-tube-01-510x382.jpg)
![MARITIME CASE STUDY – NEW DEEP WATER QUAY](https://www.steelpilinggroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/A-V-Dawson-077-510x382.jpg)
![RAIL CASE STUDY – EDINBURGH TRAM NETWORK](https://www.steelpilinggroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/IMG_5503-510x382.jpg)
![RAIL CASE STUDY – LONDON UNDERGROUND UPGRADE](https://www.steelpilinggroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/London-Underground-Chapel-Street-510x382.jpg)
![SPECIALIST CASE STUDY – FLOOD DEFENCE SUPPORT](https://www.steelpilinggroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/4D-Eastney-1-510x382.jpg)
![SPECIALIST CASE STUDY – UNDERWATER PILE DRIVING](https://www.steelpilinggroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Subsea7-02-cropped-510x382.jpg)
![HIGHWAY CASE STUDY – SLIP ROAD IMPROVEMENTS](https://www.steelpilinggroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/DSC00956b-510x382.jpg)
![HIGHWAY CASE STUDY – MS3 & MS4 GANTRY FOUNDATIONS](https://www.steelpilinggroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/mSL271008b-510x382.jpg)
![SPECIALIST CASE STUDY – CONCRETE PILE EXTRACTION](https://www.steelpilinggroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/IMG_0798-cropped-510x382.jpg)
![BUILDING CASE STUDY – PILE EXTRACTION](https://www.steelpilinggroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/SANY0111b-510x382.jpg)
![BUILDING CASE STUDY – BASEMENT EXTENSION](https://www.steelpilinggroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/IMG_1218b-510x382.jpg)
![RAIL CASE STUDY – WHITE HORSE BRIDGE](https://www.steelpilinggroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/DCP_0809-510x382.jpg)
![SPECIALIST CASE STUDY – OFFSHORE PIPELINE PILE EXTRACTION](https://www.steelpilinggroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/DSC01999-510x382.jpg)
![BUILDING CASE STUDY – NEW BASEMENT](https://www.steelpilinggroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/hornsey-street-london-510x382.jpg)
![BUILDING CASE STUDY – AUTOMATED DISTRIBUTION CENTRE](https://www.steelpilinggroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1-optimised.jpg)
![HIGHWAY CASE STUDY – WHADDON ROAD BRIDGE](https://www.steelpilinggroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/PICTURE10-510x382.jpg)
![MARITIME CASE STUDY – RETAINING RIVERWALL](https://www.steelpilinggroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Pontoon-Work-1b-510x382.jpg)
![MARITIME CASE STUDY – THAMES PILE EXTRACTION](https://www.steelpilinggroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/DSC01734-510x382.jpg)
![HIGHWAYS CASE STUDY – BOX PILE BRIDGE FOUNDATIONS](https://www.steelpilinggroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Box-Pile-Stratford-510x382.jpg)
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