The engineering application of prestressed concrete pipe piles has developed rapidly in China at present

and the products have enormous quantity and wide applications. Their bearing properties

design

construction and testing should be taken attention seriously. This paper summarizes and analyzes the developmental history of prestressed concrete pipe piles

the current situation of pipe pile application and some problems which we often encounters in engineering application of prestressed concrete pipe pile. Combined with national codes

industrial standards

and the measured data in engineering test of prestressed concrete pipe pile

this paper comparatively analyzes the conditions for the application of prestressed concrete pipe pile

the bearing properties on pipe piles shaft

and the construction quality management of prestressed concrete pipe pile in depth. Through the analysis of several engineering example

this paper summarizes some implementation notes. in the engineering application of prestressed concrete pipe pile. This paper gives some prevention measures of reducing the quality accidence in the prestressed concrete pipe pile engineering

and makes some recommendations on the application of security

economy and rationality in prestressed concrete pipe pile.