Glossary

protection

French: protection

German: Schutz

Spanish: protección

Italian: protezione

Portuguese: protecção

Dutch: bescherming

protective coatings

French: couches protectrices

German: Schutzbeschichtung

Spanish: capas protectoras

Italian: rivestimento protettivo, pittura protettiva

Portuguese: revestimentos protectores

Dutch: beschemende laag

Protector

A protective end reinforcement for steel sheet piling

Pruyn Point

Trade name for a protective cast-steel pile point for H-Piles

psi, psf

Pounds per square inch (foot), the English unit of measure of pressure

PTI

Post Tensioning Institute.

puddle-clay

French: corroi d'argile

German: Lehmschlag

Spanish: arcilla de tejar

Italian: argilla compattata

Portuguese: argila de amassar

Dutch: modderige klei

Puddling

A technique for achieving an uncontrolled degree of compaction of granular fill by saturating the soil after it is dumped into the excavation.

Pull Out Resistance

See Uplift Capacity

pulling test

French: essai de traction

German: Zugversuch, Ausziehversuch

Spanish: ensayo de arranque

Italian: prova di estrazione

Portuguese: ensaio de arrancamento

Dutch: trektest