Glossary

French: portee

German: Spannweite

Spanish: luz, tramo

Italian: portata, arco

Portuguese: vão

Dutch: overspanning

Old term for density of material divided by density of water. See Solid density.

French: poids spécifique

German: spezifisches Gewicht

Spanish: peso específico

Italian: peso specifico

Portuguese: peso especifico

Dutch: specifiek gewicht

Project-specific requirements indicating applicable codes, standards, and guidelines. Normally, Performance Specifications stipulate the end-results without detailing how to achieve them, whereas Compliance Specifications detail mandatory methods, materi

French: spécification

German: Leistungsbeschreibung

Spanish: especificación

Italian: specifica

Portuguese: especificação

Dutch: specificatie

French: spécimen

German: Probe

Spanish: muestra

Italian: provino, campione

Portuguese: provete, amostra

Dutch: proefmonster

See Brace.

French: mandrin

A small wooden peg, hence a spile or pile.

French: pieu bois

Strip steel or plate turned into an open pipe with the longitudinal (spiral) joint welded into a tight seam.

The joint of two pile segments.

French: point de jonction/jointure

A pile composed of two or more segments of equal or different sections secured end to end, to form one pile. See Composite Pile.

French: cuiller à fente

German: geteilte aufklappbare Entnahmesonde

Spanish: tomamuestras partido

Italian: divisore di campioni (per quartatura), fustella

Portuguese: limpadeira de fenda

Dutch: pulsmonster-lepel