A viscous liquid (normally a bituminous coating) applied to the pile surface. It is expected to shear under the downward force of settling soil and minimize additional load from downdrag. See Negative Skin Friction.
slip surface
French: surface de glissement
German: Erddrutschfläche, Gleitfläche
Spanish: superficie de corrimiento
Italian: superficie di scorrimento
Portuguese: superficie de deslizamento
Dutch: glijdvlak
slope
French: pente, talus, inclinaison
German: Böschung
Spanish: talud, inclinación
Italian: scarpata, pendenza
Portuguese: talude
Dutch: helling
slope failure
French: rupture de talus
German: Böschungsbruch
Spanish: caida de un talud
Italian: rottura del pendio, franamento di pendio
Portuguese: rotura de talude
Dutch: bezwijken van helling
Slope Indicator Tube
Pipe device installed vertically in the wall or adjacent ground used to guide a slope-measuring device (inclinometer), which measures wall or ground movement.
slope protection
French: protection des talus
German: Böschungssicherung
Spanish: protección de taludes
Italian: protezione del pendio
Portuguese: protecção de talude
Dutch: bescherming van helling
slot
French: rainure
German: Schlitz
Spanish: ranura
Italian: fessura apertura
Portuguese: ranhura
Dutch: paneel
Slow Test
A maintained pile load test with time intervals greater than 20 minutes. See MLT.
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