Produtividade em fundações tipo estaca-raiz: estudo de caso

Abstract

The use and application of root pile for foundation began in the last century, and its study has been deepened over time, being developed in its origin for the containing walls. Lately, it was used in foundation reinforcements and then as standard foundations. The objective of this project is to describe how to achieve an increase in productivity in foundations using root pile. It was presented the flaws and executive difficulties, which can interfere the schedule and presenting viable solutions to the foundation, to ensure that executive errors and failures do not occur. Furthermore, there will be a presetation about the root pile, explaining its executive methodology, advantages and disadvantages. As part of the methodology of this project, this work was based on bibliographic concepts and a case study in a residential project located in the neighborhood of Coroadinho, in the city of São Luís, where the foundation could be observed and analyzed from the beggining to the end. The study of productivity in foundations using root pile in this dissertation imply the presented problems, although simple, can cause a considerable delay in the project schedule