Glossary

High strength mixture of cement and water, which hardens with time.

French: coulis de ciment

German: Zementsuspension, Zementmörtel

Spanish: lechada de cemento

Italian: iniezione cementizia, boiacca di cemento

Portuguese: calda de cimento

Dutch: grout

Devices designed to keep reinforcing steel centralized in a shaft as concrete is placed. Typically fabricated from steel bars, precast concrete blocks, or plastic mouldings.

French: centreur

German: Zentrierer

Italian: centralizzato

Portuguese: centralizador

Dutch: zoeker, centreer hulpmiddel

In model pile testing a device to approximate gravity-induced horizontal stresses to compensate for scale.

French: centrifugeuse

German: Zentrifuge

Spanish: centrifugadora

Italian: centrifuga

Portuguese: centrifugadora

Dutch: centrifuge

Cubic feet per minute.

Canadian Geotechnical Society.

French: chambre

German: Kammer, Kaverne

Spanish: caverna

Italian: camera

Portuguese: camara, caverna

Dutch: kamer

A trade name for a structural connector for splicing H-piles.

French: résistance interne caractéristique du tirant

German: Charakteristischer Innerer Ankerwiderstand

Italian: resistenza interna caratteristica di ancoraggio

Portuguese: resistência interna característica duma ancoragem

Dutch: karakteristieke sterkte van het verankeringselement

French: charges (explosifs)

German: Sprengstoff, Sprengladung

Spanish: cargas explosivas

Italian: carica (esplosiva)

Portuguese: cargas de explosivos

Dutch: springlading

A fluid chemical compound injected into soil or rock to improve its load-carrying capacity or decrease its permeability.

French: injection chimique

German: chemische Injektion

Spanish: inyección química

Italian: iniezione chimica

Portuguese: injecção de produtos quimicos

Dutch: chemische injectie