The Atlas screw pile is well established in Europe and has recently been introduced into the United Kingdom. The method used to construct the unique helical screw shaped cast insitu pile is presented together with some design methods developed in Belgium. Pile test results from sites in the United Kingdom are also given.

  • INTRODUCTION

  • PILE INSTALLATION METHOD

  • PILE/SOIL LOAD TRANSFER

  • DISPLACEMENT HEAD DESIGN

  • CONCRETE MIX DETAILS

  • THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INSTALLATION TORQUE AND SOIL CHARACTERISTICS

  • CALCULATION OF THE LOAD BEARING CAPACITY

  • PILE CAPACITY RELATED TO CONCRETE STRENGTH

  • PILE TEST RESULTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

  • COMPARISON BETWEEN SCREW AND CONTINUOUS FLIGHT AUGER PILES

  • APPLICATION OF THE SCREW PILE

  • CONCLUSIONS

  • REFERENCES

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