Test Methods and Specifications
Installation of Driven Piles
- Publication no: ATS-5230-26
- Published: 7 April 2026
- Edition: 1.1
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Austroads Technical Specification ATS 5230 sets out the requirements for the supply and installation of the following types of driven piles:
- prestressed concrete piles;
- reinforced concrete piles (unless the Contract documents prohibit the use of reinforced concrete piles);
- steel piles, including:
- universal columns and beams;
- tubular piles; and
- tubular piles with a reinforced concrete shaft (i.e., permanent driven cast in place pile);
- composite piles, comprising of a precast prestressed concrete upper segment spliced onto an H-section steel lower segment.
ATS 5230 applies to driven displacement piles where the geotechnical strength is primarily determined by the analysis of the driving behaviour. It does not cover the:
- design of the driven piles; or
- installation of displacement piles by screwing or jacking.
Unless specified otherwise in the Contract documents, the piles must be installed and tested in accordance with AS 2159, as amended by this Specification.
This technical specification can also be downloaded as a Word document.
Edition 1.1 published April 2026
- change ATS 2245 to ATS 5338 in Clause 10.21
- adds the word ‘pile’ to the text for Hold Point 5 in Clause 10.27
- changes 'Clause a)' to 'Clause 11.14' in Clause 11.15
- removes 'and ' from Clause 16.6 (h) and adds it to Clause 16.6 (i)
Superseded editions
- 1. Scope
- 2. Referenced Documents
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Quality System Requirements
- 5. Geotechnical Engineer
- 6. Contractor’s Personnel
- 7. Materials
- General
- Concrete Piles
- Steel Piles
- Cast In Place Concrete
- Composite Piles
- Mechanical Splice
- Transport, Handling and Storage of Piles
- 8. Pile Installation Equipment
- 9. Site Preparation and Management
- General
- Site Control Zones
- Site Earthworks
- 10. Installation of Piles
- General
- Noise, Vibration and Property Damage
- Preboring
- Driving of Tubular Steel Piles
- Restrike
- Driving Below the Founding Level
- Follower
- Pile Heave
- Defective Piles
- 11. Pile Testing
- General
- High Strain Dynamic Pile Testing
- Reporting
- 12. Monitoring and Acceptance of Piles
- General
- Monitoring of Pile Driving
- Acceptance of Piles
- 13. Extension of Steel Piles
- 14. Extension of Concrete Piles
- General
- Precast Extensions
- Cast-In-Place Extensions
- 15. Concreting of Tubular Steel Piles
- General
- Reinforcing Steel
- Placement of Concrete
- Tremie lifted out of concrete
- 16. Pile Completion
- General
- Installation Records
- Certification of Conformance
- Annexure A: Summary of Hold Points, Witness Points and Records
- Amendment Record
Related publications
ATS-5452-26
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