1. Movement of the pile foundation or any part thereof, either as vertical settlement or laterally, to such an extent that objectionable damage results to the structure supported by the foundation. 2. Failure of a pile or piles to pass a load test.
failure surface
French: surface de rupture
German: Bruchfläche
Spanish: superficie de rotura
Italian: superficie di rottura
Portuguese: superficie de rotura
Dutch: bezwijk oppervlak
False Pile
1. Temporary piles used to support falsework in construction of cast-in-place concrete bridges or for supporting superstructure units until they are bolted, riveted or welded in place or otherwise self-supporting in the permanent structure. 2. Piles us
French: faux pieu
false set
French: prise incomplète
German: "falsche" Erstarrung des Frischbetons
Spanish: fraguado incompleto
Italian: falsa presa
Portuguese: falsa presa
Dutch: schijnverharding (van beton)
Falsework
A system of temporary piles, temporary walers and bracing, or a prefabricated structure to temporarily support elements of a permanent structure during construction.
French: échafaudage de coffrage
fascine
1. A long bundle of sticks of wood bound together and used for such purposes as filling ditches and making parapets. 2. Woven willow mattress used along river banks and during river pier construction to minimize scour.
French: fascine
German: Flechtwerk, Buhne
Spanish: fajina
Italian: fascina
Portuguese: faxina
Dutch: takkenbos
fault, faulting
A planar fracture in the otherwise continuous rock of the earth’s crust.
French: faille
German: Verwerfung
Spanish: falla
Italian: faglia, fagliamento
Portuguese: falha
Dutch: geologische breuk
Faying Surface
The face of a metal plate, end of timber, etc., that joins another surface so closely as to leave no space between them
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