# pile cap

> top part of a deep foundation, typically a thick concrete block into which the pile tops are embedded, used to transfer the load of the structure above to the piles driven into the ground below

**Wikidata**: [Q7193854](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7193854)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pile_cap)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/pile-cap


## References

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