Glossary

An area enlarged around a soil anchor for added grout and resistance.

German: aufgeweiteter Injektionsanker

Italian: ancoraggio a campana

Portuguese: ancoragem em forma de sino

Dutch: injectieanker met verbreed uiteinde

A large-diameter drilled shaft with an enlarged base. See also Caisson

German: Bohrpfahl mit Fußaufweiterung

Italian: cassone a campana

Portuguese: caixão em forma de sino

Dutch: boorpaal met verbrede voet

French: flexion

German: Biegung

Spanish: flexión

Italian: flessione

Portuguese: flexão

Dutch: buiging

French: moment fléchissant

German: Biegemoment

Spanish: momento flector

Italian: momento flettente

Portuguese: momento flector

Dutch: buigend moment

Sodium montmorillonite, a mineral clay. A highly compressible colloidal clay which, when introduced into certain soils, reduces their permeability. 1. Introduced in pellet form and tamped into place to restrict water seepage. 2. Suspended in water to form a slurry, Bentonite Slurry, helps to prevent earth from falling into an augered hole or excavated trench. 3. Provides viscosity to suspend cuttings and helps seal walls of borings.

French: bentonite

German: Bentonit

Spanish: bentonita

Italian: bentonite

Portuguese: bentonite

Dutch: Bentoniet

Sloping surface of soil providing lateral support to wall.

French: berme

German: Böschung, Berme

Spanish: berma

Italian: berma

Portuguese: berma, banqueta

Dutch: berm

Butt weld where pieces to be joined have one or both edges beveled, because material is too thick for electrode to penetrate for a required weld.

French: faire sauter

German: sprengen

Spanish: volar

Italian: far esplodere

Portuguese: desmontar a fogo

Dutch: doen springen, opblazen

French: ressuage

German: Absetzma

Italian: segregazione

Portuguese: ressurgência

Dutch: bleeding (van beton)

The liquid limit, plastic limit and plasticity index for soil. The water content where the soil behavior changes from the semi-liquid to the plastic state is the liquid limit and from the plastic to the semi-solid state is the plastic limit. Plasticity index is the numerical difference between liquid limit and plastic limit and is the range of water content within which the soil behaves as a plastic. For test method, see ASTM D4318.

French: limites d'Atterberg

German: Zustandsgrenzen nach Atterberg

Spanish: límites de Atterberg

Italian: limiti di Attreberg, limiti di consistenza

Portuguese: limites de Atterberg

Dutch: Atterbergse grenzen