Glossary

Pressurized injection of cement-based grout along portion of a pile shaft to improve condition or capacity. Mainly applied to wet-processed bored piles or drilled shafts constructed under bentonite slurry

The resistance mobilized on the shaft (side) of a deep foundation. Upward acting resistance is called positive shaft resistance. Downward acting is called negative shaft resistance (See also negative skin friction).

Soil resistance acting downward along the pile shaft because of an applied uplift load.

Soil resistance acting upward along the pile shaft because of an applied compressive load.

French: schiste

German: Tonschiefer

Spanish: pizarra arcillosa

Italian: schisto argilloso

Portuguese: xisto

Dutch: schiste

French: tranchée peu profonde

German: flacher Aushub

Spanish: trinchera somera

Italian: taglio superficiale, scavo superficiale

Portuguese: trincheira pouco profunda

Dutch: ondiepe ontgraving

A foundation unit that provides support for a building by transferring loads to soil or rock located close to the lowest part of the building.

French: fondation en surface

German: Flachgründung

Spanish: cimentación somera

Italian: fondazione superficiale

Portuguese: fundação superficial

Dutch: fundering op staal

French: effort de cisaillement

German: Scherkraft

Spanish: corte

Italian: forza di taglio

Portuguese: esforço de corte

Dutch: schuifkracht

French: contrainte de cisaillement

German: Schubspannung, Scherspannung

Spanish: esfuerzo cortante

Italian: sollecitazione altaglio

Portuguese: tensão de corte

Dutch: schuifspanning

French: essai de cisaillement

German: Abscherversuch

Italian: prova di taglio

Portuguese: ensaio de corte

Dutch: schuifproef