Glossary

A pile made up of two or more types or sizes of piles joined together. The connection between the components is designed to transmit load and to prevent separation during and after construction. See also Spliced Pile – A pile composed of two or more segm

French: pieux mixtes

German: Verbundpfahl

Spanish: pilotes compuestos

Italian: pali compositi

Portuguese: estacas mistas

Dutch: combinatiepaal

Colloquial term for the preferred “Compound Inclination Pile”.

Inclined pile driven at an angle in two directions from the main direction of the piles. Also “Skew Inclination”

French: air comprimé

German: Druckluft

Spanish: aire comprimido

Italian: aria compressa

Portuguese: ar comprimido

Dutch: lucht onder overdruk

French: compression

German: Druck

Spanish: compresión

Italian: compressione

Portuguese: compressão

Dutch: samendrukking, druk

Pile hammer leads designed to withstand compressive forces from pile extraction operation (i.e., as used in pulling sand drains or mandrels).

pile to resist compression forces

French: pieu en compression

German: Druckpfahl

Italian: palo a compressione

Portuguese: estaca comprimida

Dutch: op druk belaste paal

Distance traveled by diesel hammer ram compressing cylinder gas. Measured from bottom of air intake port to point of impact.

French: onde de compression

German: Druckwelle

Spanish: onda de compresión

Italian: onda di compressione

Portuguese: onda de compressão

Dutch: drukgolf

French: compresseur

German: Kompressor

Spanish: compresor

Italian: compressore

Portuguese: compressor

Dutch: compressor