Glossary

Tolerance

Allowed variation from the design location of a foundation element or pile.

French: tolérance

Top Block

See Anvil.

Top Head

See Head Block.

Top Man

See Pile Monkey. Also sometimes used for Tremie Plug or Go-Devil

test

French: faire un essai

German: Versuch

Spanish: ensayar, ensayo

Italian: prova

Portuguese: ensaiar

Dutch: test, proef

Test Borings

See Soil Boring.

test load

French: charge d'essai

German: Versuchslast

Spanish: carga de prueba

Italian: carico di prova

Portuguese: carga de ensaio

Dutch: proefbelasting

Test Loading

See Load Test.

French: charge d'essai

German: Versuchslast

Spanish: carga de prueba

Italian: carico di prova

Portuguese: carga de ensaio

test micropile

French: micropieu d'essai

German: Abnahmeversuchs-Mikropfahl (Probepfahl 3)

Italian: test sul micropalo

Portuguese: microestaca de ensaio

Dutch: proefmicropaal

test pile

1. A pile driven to ascertain driving conditions and probable required lengths. 2. A pile on which a static or dynamic load test also may be made to determine its capacity and the carrying capacity of the soils. 3. A pile driven as a guide for efficie

French: pieu d'essai

German: Probepfahl

Italian: test sul palo

Portuguese: estaca de ensaio

Dutch: testpaal