Installation bored pile: Pembinaan Fakulti Perubatan dan Sains Kesihatan (fpsk), Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (usim) di Nilai, Negeri Sembilan / Siti Nor Azuren Jamat

Bored pile foundations consist of piles that are dug into the soil till a layer of stable soil is reached. Pile foundations transfer building load to the bearing ground with greater bearing capacity. Pile foundations are useful in regions with unstable upper soil that may erode, or for large buildings. Bored pile foundations have been used for many years, for carrying and transferring of loads to soil considered to be weak in structure due to the soil conditions. In the early stages of development, villages and towns were located in the close vicinity of lakes and rivers due to the availability of water, and, also, to ensure proper protection of the area. Therefore, the weak bearing ground was reinforced by the use of timber piles that were either manually forced into the ground, or fixed in holes that were filled with stones and stand. The primitive methods of pile installation were modified after the industrial revolution, and techniques of installation by steam or diesel driven machines were introduced. With the advancement in the technologies of soil mechanics and other related disciplines, superior piles and pile installa-tion systems have been developed.