Grouted Piles
When designing deep foundations, two concerns engineers have with piles utilizing long slender columns (such as helical piles) are lateral capacity and buckling. This concern has typically been addressed in the deep foundation industry with the use of the grouted column. The use of the grouted column offers additional lateral load resistance and reduces the potential for column buckling. Grouted composite columns are an accepted alternative to heavy steel members or monolithic concrete piers.