Glossary

Soil material placed into a space that has been excavated, such as against structures and in pipe trenches, and in foundations.

French: remblai

German: Hinterfüllung, Verfüllung

Spanish: relleno

Italian: chiudere, riempire, riempimento

Portuguese: aterro

Dutch: aanvulling

French: pelle rétrocaveuse

German: ziehend arbeitender Löffelbagger

Spanish: retroexcavadora

Italian: escavatore a braccio rovescio

Portuguese: retroscavadora

Dutch: getrokken laadschop

Steel ring placed on inside of pipe to back-up a butt or bevel weld. Also called Chill Ring.

French: bague d'appui

French: tube á sédiment, curette

German: Schlammbüchse, Kiespumpe

Spanish: cuchara de sondeo

Italian: sessola gottazza votazza, curetta

Portuguese: limpadeira

Dutch: puls

Wrapping timber piles with high-tensile steel bands to prevent splitting while driving. Also called Strapping.

French: structure de bande

Cast-in-place concrete foundation element that may be reinforced, which is constructed in various plan configurations (I, H, L, X shapes) and intended to primarily carry vertical loads. Also called load-bearing element.

French: barrette

German: Schlitzwandelement

Italian: barrette

Portuguese: barreta

Dutch: diepwand element

See Bottom Heave

French: soulèvement fondamental/de base

German: Sohlenhebung, Sohlauftrieb

Italian: sollevamento del fondo

Portuguese: deslocamento pela base

Dutch: zwel van de (bouwput)bodem

French: rupture profonde

German: Grundbruch

Spanish: corrimiento profundo

Italian: rottura della base

Portuguese: rotura pela base

Dutch: bezwijken ondergrond beneden de voet (van de paal)

French: fondation

German: Keller

Spanish: cimentación, sótano

Italian: basamento

Portuguese: fundaçao

Dutch: kelder

French: angle de talus naturel

German: natürlicher Böschungswinkel

Spanish: ángulo de talud natural

Italian: angolo di riposo

Portuguese: ângulo natural

Dutch: hoek van natuurlijk talud