An engineer with specialized training and knowledge of soils and rocks, employed to do soil investigations, design of structure foundations and provide field observation.
French: géologue
geotechnique
French: géotechnique
German: Geotechnik
Spanish: geotecnia
Italian: geotecnica
Portuguese: geotecnico
Dutch: geotechniek
GI
Geo Institute branch of American Society of Civil Engineers.
Gibs
1. The guides that attach a diesel hammer and its tripping device to a spud lead. 2. Parts attached to the sides of a pile hammer which engage the rails of a set of leads to hold the hammer in the leads. Also called Channel Guides, Side Guides, Angle Iro
French: réglette de guidage/clavette de calage
Gins or Gin Pole
Sometimes applied to a separate mast or boom used to hoist piles or other heavy objects.
French: traverse d'échafaudage
GIR
Geotechnical Interpretation Report. A report presenting geotechnical information and interpretation to derive design parameters based on sub-surface investigation data. A GIR is typically prepared for very large infrastructure projects.
girder
French: poutre
German: Träger
Spanish: viga
Italian: trave portante, trave maestra
Portuguese: viga
Dutch: ligger, stalen balk
Girts
A stiffening member passing around the outside of a structure, or part of a structure, for the purpose of strengthening or protecting it.
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