Glossary

tendon free length

French: longueur libre de l'armature

German: Freie Stahllänge

Italian: lunghezza libera del trefolo

Portuguese: comprimento livre duma armadura

Dutch: vrije ankerlengte

Tenon

The head of a timber pile after being cut or shouldered to accommodate splicer or other devices.

tensile force

French: contrainte de traction

German: Zugkraft

Spanish: fuerza de tensión

Italian: forza di trazione

Portuguese: força de tracção

Dutch: trekkracht

tensile strength

French: résistance à la traction

German: Zugfestigkeit

Spanish: resistencia a la tracción

Italian: resistenza a trazione

Portuguese: resistencia à tracção

Dutch: treksterkte

tensile stress

French: contrainte de traction

German: Zugspannung

Spanish: tensión negativa, tracción

Italian: sforzo di trazione

Portuguese: tensao de tracção

Dutch: trekspanning

tension

French: tension

German: Zug

Spanish: tensión, tracción

Italian: tensione

Portuguese: tensão

Dutch: trek

Tension Capacity

See Uplift Capacity.

tension crack

French: fissure de tension

German: Zugriss, Zugzone

Spanish: grieta de tensión

Italian: tensione di spaccatura, zona di frattura

Portuguese: fenda de tracção

Dutch: trekscheur

Tension Pile

A pile designed to resist uplift.

tension pile

French: pieu en traction

German: Zugpfahl

Italian: palo a trazione

Portuguese: estaca à tracção

Dutch: trekpaal