Glossary

A sedimentary soil deposit that has been transported by water.

French: alluvions

German: Alluvium

Spanish: aluvión

Italian: alluvione

Portuguese: aluvião

Dutch: Alluvium/Holoceen

Mechanical device used to transfer load (tension or compression) from a superstructure to supporting soil/rock

French: tirant d'ancrage

German: Anker

Italian: ancoraggio

Portuguese: ancoragem

Dutch: anker

French: tête d'ancrage

German: Ankerkopf

Italian: testa di ancoraggio

Portuguese: cabeça de ancoragem

Dutch: ankerkop

1. Piles driven behind retaining walls, and beyond the area where soil may slip, to which a retaining wall’s tie-back rods or cables are attached . See also Deadman. 2. Piles constructed near test pile to anchor jacking beam (See also Reaction Pile).

French: poids mort

German: Erdanker

Spanish: muerto

Italian: ancoraggio, corpo morto

Portuguese: bloco de ancoragem

Dutch: ballastanker

French: rideau d'ancrage, mur d'ancrage

German: Ankerwand

Spanish: muro de anclaje

Italian: muro d'ancoraggio

Portuguese: cortina de ancoragem

Dutch: ankerwand

French: ancrage, plaque de'ancrage

German: Verankerung, Verankern, Ankerplatte

Spanish: anclaje, placa de anclaje

Italian: ancoraggio

Portuguese: ancoragem, ancorar, placa de ancorajem

Dutch: verankering, verankeren, ankerplaat

French: palplanche ancree

German: verankerte Spundwand

Spanish: tablestaca anclada

Italian: muro di sostegno ancorato

Portuguese: pranchada ancorada

Dutch: verankerde damwand

A part fitted to the sides of a pile hammer which engage the rails of a set of leads to hold the hammer in the leads. Also called Side Guides, Angle Iron Guides, Grooves, Gibs, Jaws, Ways.

French: ferrure angulaire

Value used in soil analysis approximately equal to the angle formed by a naturally occurring pile of cohesionless soil.

Abbreviation for Architect/Engineer or vice versa.