The criterion for when to terminate driving a pile. May be determined by depth of pile penetration, or by blow count per unit of penetration. Not to be confused with Refusal, the point at which a pile can be driven no further.
terrace deposits
French: terrasses
German: Terrassenablagerung
Spanish: depósitos de terraza
Italian: depositi terrazzati
Portuguese: depositos em terracos
Dutch: terrasafzetting
Surcharge Force (Fo)
surface force
See illustration #6
French: force de surface
German: Oberflächenkraft
Spanish: fuerza de superficie
Italian: forza superficiale
Portuguese: força de superficie
Dutch: oppervlaktekracht
Surface Settlement Point
See Settlement Point
surface wave
French: onde de surface
German: Oberflächenwelle
Spanish: onda superficial
Italian: onda superficiale
Portuguese: onda superficial
Dutch: oppervlaktegolf
survey
French: relevés
German: Vermessung
Spanish: levantamientos
Italian: perizia
Portuguese: levantamentos
Dutch: uitzetten, landmeten
Surveyor
The professional responsible for determining and locating in the field the horizontal and vertical coordinates for the project, as defined by the design engineer.
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