Glossary

pile which is forced into the soil by driving, the soil being displaced by the pile or drive tube

French: pieu battu

German: Rammpfahl

Spanish: pilote hincado

Italian: palo infisso, palo battuto

Portuguese: estaca cravada

Dutch: heipaal

method to bring the piles into the ground to the required depth, such as hammering, vibrating, pressing, screwing
or by a combination of these or other methods

French: fonçage

German: Einbringen/Eintrieben

Italian: infiggere, battere

Portuguese: cravação

Dutch: heien

French: batardeau

German: Doppelwandfangedamm

Spanish: ataguia de doble pared

Italian: avandiga a doppio muro

Portuguese: ensecadeira de parede

Dutch: kistdam

See Diesel Hammer.

A pile hammer in which fluid lifts the ram on the up stroke and additional fluid, redirected by valving, acts in concert with gravity on the down stroke.

French: marteau pilon à double effet

Reinforcing steel bar projecting from the top or face of the wall intended for connection of additional reinforcement or concrete at a later time.

French: cheviller

A percussion hammer that is lowered down a cased pile hole to break up rock below the casing tip to form a rock socket.

The transfer of load (dragload) to a deep foundation unit by means of negative skin friction, when soil settles in relation to the unit.

French: drague

German: Sog, Schleppe

Spanish: arrastrar

Italian: draga

Portuguese: arrastar

Dutch: ww.: sleuren, hangen; zn.: dreg

French: pelle-dragline

German: Schleppkübelbagger

Spanish: dragalina

Italian: gru a cingoli

Portuguese: colher de arrasto

Dutch: dragline