Friction Pile Foundation
A friction pile foundation is a deep foundation. A friction pile foundation is a foundation that consists of driven friction piles tht are attached to the home structure by a pile cap. The pile cap is a concrete slab that includes rebar to help keep the foundation more sturdy. Friction piles are often more expensive than shallow foundations.
In our experiment, the friction piles in the friction pile foundation
tried to act as shock absorbers to the motions of the earthquake, but instead, the the force of the earthquake was large enough to throw the home structure off of the friction piles and caused the walls to fall. Then, the piles were able to move with the motions of the earthquake.
Our hypothesis was that the friction pile foundation would hold the best against the earthquake. We know now what mistake we made in our hypothesis though. We had the idea that the friction piles would be shock absorbers because earthquakes come from deep in the earth and therefore would have no effect on the house structure. We were wrong because the magnitude of the earthquake was such a shock to the friction piles that it would cause the house to break apart from them.
In our experiment, the friction piles in the friction pile foundation
tried to act as shock absorbers to the motions of the earthquake, but instead, the the force of the earthquake was large enough to throw the home structure off of the friction piles and caused the walls to fall. Then, the piles were able to move with the motions of the earthquake.
Our hypothesis was that the friction pile foundation would hold the best against the earthquake. We know now what mistake we made in our hypothesis though. We had the idea that the friction piles would be shock absorbers because earthquakes come from deep in the earth and therefore would have no effect on the house structure. We were wrong because the magnitude of the earthquake was such a shock to the friction piles that it would cause the house to break apart from them.