Bored pile construction / Siti Arfah Mohd Radzuan

This report briefly describes all the processes and methods involved in bored pile construction. Based on these five months working in this construction site, the author has an opportunity to learned how to construct bored pile visually since this type of piling is rare and seldom used in construction of building. This report is divided into several parts which started with the company background and construction project background. Based on the observation, bored pile construction is more complicated in terms of its construction process because it involves various procedures for constructing the pile as compared to the ordinary reinforced concrete (RC) pile. However, it is more systematic in consideration of its minimal noise, vibration and flexibility of sizes to suit different subsoil conditions. The method of drilling bored pile is different from RC Square pile or spun pile, which use driving method, piling machine to be used will be different too. On the other hand, this study also involves the identification of machinery and equipment used in bored pile construction. The most common machine used on site is the boring machine which being used to drill holes throughout the soil. The pile boring operations shall be performed using suitable rotary drill rigs depending on the diameter, depth, soil condition and construction method.