SC Marine Practice Questions - South Carolina Marine Contractor Examination Exam

A pile cap (or cap beam) on a marine bent serves which primary structural role?

It is only a wearing surface with no connection to the piles It ties the pile heads together and distributes deck and berthing loads into the pile group It replaces all batter piles for every lateral load It is a sacrificial fender with no reinforcement

Correct Answer:

It ties the pile heads together and distributes deck and berthing loads into the pile group

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