Micro Piles

Micropile is another type of pile which is act as a supporting structure to transfer the load from the building to the ground. As the name implies, micropile is small diameter piles constructed by the drilling process and are often keyed into rock. There is various diameter of micropile from 100mm to 250mm. Of late, technological advancement in machinery has made it possible for micropile of much greater diameters to be constructed.

Application of Micropile

In the past micropile was only used when the ground conditions warranted it because of considerations on cost and speed. Micropile is slow because of the drilling and flushing process, it might takes minutes or hours to complete.

But the trend is such, micropile is now gaining greater popularity and getting wider acceptance because of the requirement to comply with no noise and low vibration regulations, especially in congested environments.