Glossary

A structure constructed to withstand the lateral pressure of earth behind it and its own weight imposed on the soil beneath it.

French: mur de soutènement

German: Stützmauer

Spanish: muro de sostenimiento, muro de contención

Italian: muro di sostegno, paratia

Portuguese: muro de suporte

Dutch: keerwand, keermuur

French: retardateur

German: Verzögerungsmittel

Spanish: agente retardante

Italian: additivo ritardante

Portuguese: agente retardador

Dutch: vertrager

1. A counter-flow method of circulation drilling fluid and spoil in a drill hole. In the direct circulation method drilling fluid pumped down a hollow drill pipe, around the drill bit, and back to the surface in the annular space around the drill pipe and

French: injection d'eau en sens inverse

Hollow stem chisel with provision to draw bentonite slurry and drill cuttings up the stem during drilling.

French: forage avec injection d'eau en sens inverse

A means of stabilizing a bore by maintaining a head of water in the bore above the level of the surrounding water table

See Drive Cap

See Pile Driver

French: sondeuse

French: radier de fondation rigide

German: starre Gründungsplatte

Spanish: solera rígida, cimentación rígida

Italian: fondazione rigida

Portuguese: fundação rigida

Dutch: stijve fundering

French: mur rigide

German: starre Wand

Spanish: muro rígido

Italian: muro rigido, paratia rigida

Portuguese: muro rigido

Dutch: stijve wand

Large pieces of hard rock placed on a slope to minimize wave wash and erosion

French: enrochement

German: Steinschüttung, Steinwurf

Spanish: escollera

Italian: fondazione subacquea in pietrame alla rinfusa

Portuguese: enrocamento de protecção

Dutch: steenaanvulling