A high capacity hydraulic jacking system used to apply loads to a pile under test. See also Test Pile
Impulse-Echo Test
Also known as Sonic-Echo, and by several proprietary names. An integrity test in which a low-strain stress wave is generated at the shaft head by an impact with a small hammer. The time taken for the wave to travel down the shaft and be reflected back to
Inclined Pile
Preferred term for a pile installed or constructed on an incline so as to provide some horizontal support for a structure
French: pieu incliné
Inclinometer
Instrument which measures inclination and slope or sweep of a cased bored hole. Can be used in pipe or other types of pile if the pile is equipped with tubing to permit travel of the device.
French: boussole d'inclinaison/inclinomètre
Incrementation
The steps of applying a test load to a pile. Generally, the specifications will require the steps to be 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%, 125%, 150%, 175% and 200% of Design Load. Other increments may be specified, dependent on design considerations.
index
French: index
German: Inhaltsverzeichnis, Index
Spanish: índice
Italian: indice
Portuguese: indice
Dutch: index
Indicator Pile
Piles, often prestressed concrete, driven in advance of major work to determine needed length before ordering.
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