Precast reinforced concrete driven pile
Ballast Nedam

Concrete piles can bear greater loads than wooden piles. The prefab concrete pile is a traditional type of pile: ground penetrating and suitable for both small and large structures. Price-wise prefab concrete piles are an attractive option and because of the pre-tensioned reinforcement they can be supplied in various diameters.

The length of a prefab concrete pile runs to a maximum of 38 metres (longer is not practicable due to transport considerations and their susceptibility to breakage). A short note: the pile is smooth therefore it cannot 'bite into' the ground. More and more often prefab concrete piles are installed using hydraulic pile drivers.

Ballast Nedam Funderingstechnieken installed prefab concrete piles, amongst others, at the Kortsluitroute on the south side of Rotterdam. And prefab concrete piles were also used in the construction of the track for the HSL at Zwijndrecht.