Pile Heads are the enlarged concrete section constructed over the top of a pile that helps spread the supporting force that the pile exerts on the structure it is holding. Damage in existing buildings is often caused by leaking pile foundations. Water can enter the building through the construction joints or it makes its way along the reinforcement steel. The waterproofing of pile heads has to withstand heavy loads from the whole building and it needs be easily connected to the area waterproofing.
