Glossary

Railroad Pile Driver

A pile driver mounted on a crane with railroad undercarriage for convenient transportation on the rails and operation on track.

Raker

Sloping brace, which provides lateral support by transferring forces against a footing or other structural element within the excavation.

French: étançon oblique

Raker Point

See Inclined Pile.

Raking Pile

See Inclined Pile.

French: pieu incliné

Probe pile

See Indicator Pile

Production Pile

Pile which is part of a specified pile foundation, as opposed to a preliminary test pile.

Production, Piles

The number of piles which can be installed in a defined period of time, i.e. piles driven per 8 hour day

project

French: projet

German: Projekt

Spanish: proyecto

Italian: progetto

Portuguese: projecto, empreendimento

Dutch: projekt

proof load

French: traction d'épreuve

German: Prüfkraft

Italian: carico di prova

Portuguese: carga de ensaio

Dutch: test belasting

prop

French: support, appui

German: Stütze, Steife

Spanish: puntal

Italian: puntello, sbadacchio, puntone

Portuguese: escora

Dutch: prop