Glossary

A weldment bracket typically used as part of a Helical Foundation System to stabilize, and sometimes elevate, a structure that has experienced foundation settlement. The bracket is used to connect the foundation of a structure to an installed Helix Screw

A relatively long, slender colulmn installed in the ground to generate support from friction along its periphery and/or end bearing on firm material.

Water loss from bentonite slurry applied under pressure against a filter.

French: perte de produit de filtrage

The number of blows per inch, foot or other unit length of measure at which the driving of the pile or soil sampling device was stopped.

The net penetration a pile moves under one blow or a specified series of blows at the end of driving. (Reciprocal of final blow count)

Refers to silt and clay-sized particles which exist in a soil mixture. See also Coarse-Grained Soils.

French: fines

German: Feinsand, Feinstoffe

Spanish: finos

Italian: fini

Portuguese: finos

Dutch: fijn zand, fijn materiaal

French: métode des éléments finis

German: Finite-Elemente Berechnungsmethode

Spanish: método de elementos finitos

Italian: metodo degli elementi finiti

Portuguese: metodo dos elementos finitos

Dutch: eindige elementen methode

French: fond solide

German: fester Grund

Spanish: terreno firme

Italian: base stabile, fondo fisso

Portuguese: base firme

Dutch: vaste grondslag

Steel plates or timbers bolted across a joint to make a splice.

French: éclisse

1. A device shaped like a fish tail to better utilize jetting water. 2. A reaming bit used on the end of a flight auger.

French: trépan/queue de poisson