Glossary

French: pieu en béton armé

German: Stahlbetonpfahl

Spanish: pilote de hormigón o concreto armado

Italian: palo in calcestruzzo armato

Portuguese: estaca de betão armado

Dutch: gewapende betonnen paal

French: terre armée

German: bewehrte Erde

Spanish: tierra armada

Italian: terra armata

Portuguese: terra armada

Dutch: gewapende grond

French: paroi moulée en coulis armé

German: Bewehrte Einphasenschlitzwand

Italian: muro bentonitico rinforzato

Portuguese: parede moldada armada

Dutch: gewapende

Addition of steel to the concrete to provide tensile or bending strength.

French: armature/renforcement

1. See density index. 2. See compactness condition.

French: densité relative

German: relative Dichte

Spanish: densidad relativa

Italian: densità relativa

Portuguese: densidade relativa

Dutch: relatieve dichtheid

The characteristic of a pile that shows a decreased static capacity after driving due to pore water pressure changes, soil remolding, stress redistributing in the soil, and other factors.

French: relaxation

German: Entspannung

Spanish: relajación

Italian: rilassamento

Portuguese: relaxação

Dutch: relaxatie, ontspanning

French: puits de décharge ou de décompression

German: Entlastungsbrunnen

Spanish: pozo de descarga

Italian: pozzo di alleggerimento, pozzo ausiliario

Portuguese: poço de alivio

Dutch: ontlastbronnen

French: charge répétée

German: wiederholte Belastung

Spanish: carga repetida

Italian: carichi ripetuti

Portuguese: carga repetida

Dutch: herhaalde belasting

Soil formed in situ by rock decay and left as a residue after the leaching out of more soluble products.

French: contrainte résiduelle

German: Restspannung

Spanish: tensión remanente

Italian: sforzo residuo

Portuguese: tensão residual

Dutch: restspanning, residuele spanning