Trade name for a precast concrete tip about 17 in. diameter driven with a 14 in. heavy wall pipe. For a cased pile a corrugated shell is lowered and fastened to the base and the pipe withdrawn. For an uncased pile concrete is forced out the bottom as th
Welding two adjoining corresponding surfaces by setting them in a common place in exact position to each other while assuring that their common axis is in a straight line. See also Bevel Butt Weld
French: soudure bord à bord
cage
1. Reinforcing bars preassembled for quick placing in a pile or excavated slurry-wall trench. 2. See Hairpin Lead – A structure in which a pile hammer is mounted to adapt it to box leads with rails spaced wider than the hammer width.Offshore Leads – A pi
French: armature
German: Bewehrungskorb
Spanish: armadura
Italian: gabbia di armatura
Portuguese: gaiola (de armaduras)
Dutch: wapeningskorf
CAGI
Compressed Air and Gas Institute
caisson
Originally a large structural chamber utilized to keep soil and water from entering into a deep excavation or construction area. Caissons may be prefabricated and installed by being sunk in place by adding weight and by systematically excaving below the
French: caisson
German: Senkkasten
Spanish: cajón
Italian: cassone
Portuguese: caixão
Dutch: caisson
bored pile
A deep foundation that is constructed by methods other than driving. Also known as a pile, drilled shaft, caisson, or cast-in-drilled-hole (CIDH) pile.
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