Application of Manually Excavated Piles in Ship-building Berth Project

It is the first time that large-area manually excavated piles were applied as the foundation of structure in ship-building berth project. This paper introduces in brief the evolution process of pile foundation types for ship-building berth foundation due to the influences of some factors such as geologic conditions, the construction method of manually excavated piles, as well as the quality inspection and safety management. 