Glossary

AASHTO

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.

acceptance test

French: essai de réception

German: Abnahmeprüfung

Italian: test di accettazione

Portuguese: teste de recepção

Dutch: controleproef

ACI

American Concrete Institute.

ACIP, ACIP Pile

See Augered, Cast-in-Place Pile

German: Bohrpfahl

Italian: palo trivellato

Portuguese: estaca executada com trado contínuo

Dutch: avegaarpaal

active earth pressure

French: poussée des terres

German: aktiver Erddruck

Spanish: empuje activo de tierras

Italian: spinta attiva del terreno

Portuguese: impulso activo das terras

Dutch: active gronddruk

Adaptor

Structural steel fabrication or iron casting placed in a pile helmet to adjust to a different type or size of pile. Also called filler or insert.

French: adaptateur

German: Verbindungsstück

Spanish: adaptador

Italian: adattatore, pezzo di connessione

Portuguese: ajustador, adaptador

Dutch: verloopstuk

additive

French: adjuvant

German: Zusatzmittel

Spanish: aditivo

Italian: additivo

Portuguese: aditivo

Dutch: toeslagstof

Adfreezing

The adhesion of soil to a foundation unit resulting from the freezing of soil water. Also referred to as “frost grip.”

adhesion

French: adhérence

German: Adhäsion

Spanish: adhesión

Italian: adesione

Portuguese: adesão, adesividade

Dutch: adhesie

Adjacent Piles

The nearest piles to a given pile or location