circular ties in concrete pile
 

circular ties in concrete pile
in pile design, 10m (approx #3) @12�ties are usually specified (from what i know) regardless of pile diameter, etc. i wonder if this is always good from you experience? and the ties are cut with certain overlap (e.g. 16� only, no hooks! this has bugged me for a while. from the function of transverse rebar, the hook is definitely required in column, but for piles because of the soil restraint …�what do you think?
yes, you are on the right track. re
"piles are driven not drilled" what does this mean? bored piled are drilled, driven piles are driven. perahps this is us terminology causing a bit of confusion.
zambo
if you have significant lateral loads on the piles (pile resisting lateral loads via moment), then you can certainly have larger than #3 ties.