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A deep foundation is a type of foundation that transfers loads from superstructures to the earth a greater depths from the surface than a shallow foundation does to a subsurface layer or a range of depths. Compared to shallow foundations, deep foundations have the merits of being suitable for more adverse soil conditions and less site constraints.
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Jia, J. (2018). Introduction to Deep Foundations. In: Soil Dynamics and Foundation Modeling. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40358-8_14
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