edduringdriving.Replacementpilesmayberequired;Sometimesproblemswithnoiseandvibration;Cannotbedrivenwithverylargediametersorinconditionoflimitedheadroom;Drivenandcast-in-placeconcretepiles;Permanentlycased(casingleftintheground);Temporarilycasedoruncased(casingretrieved);Canbeinspectedbeforecastingcaneasilybecutorextendedtothedesiredlength;Relativelyinexpensive;Lownoiselevel;Thepilescanbecastbeforeexcavation;Pilelengthsarereadilyadjustable;Anenlargedbasecanbeformedwhichcanincreasetherelativedensityofagranularfoundingstratumleadingtomuchhigherendbearingcapacity;Reinforcementisnotdeterminedbytheeffectsofhandlingordrivingstresses;CanbedrivenwithclosedendsoexcludingtheeffectsofGWHeaveofneighbouringgroundsurface,whichcouldleadtoreconsolidationandthedevelopmentofnegativeskinfrictionforcesonpiles.