Glossary

French: anode

German: Anode

Spanish: ánodo

Italian: anodo

Portuguese: anodo

Dutch: anode

An irregular response or unexpected signals detected by non-destructive testing.

French: anomalie

1. The part of a pile hammer seated directly under the ram which transmits the blow of the ram to the pile or to the drive cap (also called Impact Block). 2. Steel plate on top of cushion material in drive cap which impact block strikes. Also called Anvil Block, Penny, Striker Plate or Top Plate. See Sketches in Appendix A.

French: enclume

American Petroleum Institute.

French: longueur libre équivalente

German: Rechnerische freie Stahllänge

Italian: lunghezza libera apparente del trefolo

Portuguese: comprimento livre equivalente

Dutch: schijnbare (fictieve) vrije ankerlengte

French: contrainte appliquee

German: auftretende Spannung

Spanish: tensión aplicada

Italian: tensione applicata

Portuguese: carga aplicada, tensão aplicada

Dutch: aangebrachte spanning

A telescoping structural member used to attach the bottom of the leads to the crane base and used to position or incline leads in or out, left or right. Can be mechanically, hydraulically or pneumatically operated; it is used with either fixed leads or semifixed leads. Also called Bottom Brace, A-Frame, Spotter, Spreader Bar, Spider, Kicker, Stinger, Strut, Apron. 2. A structural member used in bracing.

French: ecran, tablier, voile

German: Dichtungsschürze

Spanish: pantalla, cortina

Portuguese: cortina

French: couche imperméable

German: wasserundurchlässige Schicht

Spanish: acuicluso

Italian: aquiclude

Portuguese: aquicluso

Dutch: ondoorlatende laag

A soil layer that carrries water.

French: effet de voute

German: Gewölbewirkung

Spanish: efecto de arco

Italian: inacrcamento

Portuguese: efeito de arco

Dutch: gewelfwerking