Glossary

French: charge répartie

German: Verteilte Last

Spanish: carga repartida

Italian: carico distribuito

Portuguese: carga distribuida

Dutch: verdeelde belasting

A sample of soil taken without effectively minimizing disturbance of the soil mass.

French: échantillon remanié

German: gestörte Probe

Spanish: muestra alterada

Italian: campione disturbato

Portuguese: amostra remexida

Dutch: verstoord monster

French: dérivation

German: Umleitung, Ablenkung

Spanish: desvio

Italian: deviazione

Portuguese: derivação, desvio

Dutch: omleiding

A Deep Soil Mixing Method (or DSMM) in which powdered reagent is pneumatically delivered into the ground by using compressed air in order to mix it with in situ soils forming thus a soil reagent column. The chemical reaction of the soil and stabilising re

A soil modification technique in which the soil can be stabilised either by forming columns of stabilised soils (soil stabilisation) or by stabilising the entire soil volume (mass stabilisation) by means of a mixture in situ with cementitious (cement, lim

French: dock

German: Dock

Spanish: muelle

Italian: molo, bacino

Portuguese: doca, cais, molhe

Dutch: haven, kade

The on-site personnel who will physically install piling on a project, including the crane crew, as applicable. Also called Bridgemen, Pile Bucks, or Pile Crew.

French: équipe de montage

A pile curved or bent during driving.

French: pieu avec défaut de surface

Block, stack or coils of material such as wood, plastic, compressed paper, aluminum, rope, etc. which are placed in drive cap under a pile hammer to receive and absorb a portion of the impact blow. Also called Cap Material, Pile Cushion.

French: tasseau/faux pieux

1. A cluster of piles driven and bound together at the top to protect bridge piers and docks from heavy marine traffic. 2. A marine structure founded on piles used to moor, anchor, breast or turn a vessel. 3. A large diameter pile or casing to accompl

French: duc d'Albe

German: Dalbe

Spanish: duque de Alba

Italian: boa d'ormeggio, pilone di ormeggio

Portuguese: duque d'Alba

Dutch: dukdalf