Glossary

French: essai de compression dans une enceinte rigide

German: Druckversuch mit verhinderter Querdehnung

Spanish: ensayo de compresión

Italian: prova di compressione confinata

Portuguese: ensaio edometrico

Dutch: uni-axiale drukproef

French: conglomérat

German: Konglomerat

Spanish: conglomerado

Italian: conglomerato

Portuguese: conglomerado

Dutch: conglomeraat

Panel cast with one end against a previously cast panel.

French: consolider

German: setzen, verdichten

Spanish: consolidar

Italian: consolidato

Portuguese: consolidar

Dutch: consolideren

Densification of soil by mechanical means, involving expulsion of water.

French: consolidation

French: vitesse de charge constante

German: gleichmässige Laststeigerung

Spanish: progresión uniforme de la carga

Italian: velocità di carico costante

Portuguese: carregamento constante

Dutch: constante belasting snelheid

A load test technique that involves applying a load to the pile in such a manner that the pile top (head) experiences a constant rate of displacement. The force and displacement are recorded at short intervals, so that a force/displacement curve may be pl

French: essai de chargement à vitesse de' enforcement constante

German: weggesteuerte Probebelastung

Italian: prova penetrometrica a velocità di avanzamento costante

Portuguese: variação constante dum ensaio de penetração

Dutch: verplaatsingsgestuurde proefbelasting

French: injection de contact

German: Kontaktinjecktion

Italian: iniezione da contatto

Portuguese: injecção de contacto

Dutch: grouten van interfaces

French: pression de contact

German: Berührungsdruck, Sohlpressung

Spanish: presión de contacto

Italian: pressione di contatto

Portuguese: tensão de contacto

Dutch: contactdruk

A proprietary means of attaching horizontal timber lagging to the face of steel soldier piles as excavation proceeds.