The various causes of pile failure are
- Dislocation of reinforcement while casting.
- Inaccurate determination of the bearing capacity of the pile.
- When pile load is greater than the design load.
- Poor and defective workmanship while casting the pile.
- Corrosion of the timber pile because of assault by insects.
- Defective techniques used while driving the pile.
- Bearing pile laying on delicate strata.
- Inappropriate characterization of soil.
- Incorrect selection of pile types.
- Inadequate reinforcement in the pile.
