Why cast iron piles are used in construction?

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To avoid corrosion
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Because cast iron piles have got good compressive strenght and it absorbs vibrations too.
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Cast iron is a brittle material which has high strength in compression and as we know pillars are subject to compressive load that's why cast iron is used in pillars.
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