Standard Guidelines for the Design and Installation of Pile Foundations provides a guideline for an engineering approach to the design and subsequent installation of pile foundations. The purpose is to furnish a rational basis for this process, taking into account published model building codes and general standards of practice. Topics include:

• administrative requirements;
• pile shaft strength requirements:
• soil–pile interface strength requirements and capacity;
• design loads;
• design stresses;
• construction and layout guidelines for pile design; and
• installation guidelines for pile construction.

This Standard includes information on applicable standards from ASTM, AWPA, and ACI, as well as an appendix on partial factors of safety.