Glossary

A concrete pile, either reinforced or prestressed, which is manufactured in a construction yard or at the site, and, having been properly cured, is handled and driven like a steel or timber pile.

French: pieu préfabriqué

German: Betonfertigpfahl

Spanish: pilotes de hormigón prefabricado

Italian: pali in calcestruzo preconfezionato

Portuguese: estaca préfabricada

Dutch: prefab betonnen palen

A precast pile manufactured in lengths which enable the pile to be extended on site relatively quickly with a mechanical splice. See Bruns Pile, Pile Splicer

Wall constructed by insertion and positioning of precast concrete panels into a self-hardening slurry.

French: précompression

German: Vorbelastungdruck

Spanish: precompresión

Italian: precompressione

Portuguese: précompressão

Dutch: voordruk

French: préconsolidation

German: Vorkonsolidierung

Spanish: preconsolidación

Italian: preconsolidazione

Portuguese: préconsolidação

Dutch: preconsolidatie

French: pression de préconsolidation

German: Vorkonsolidierungsdruck

Spanish: presión de preconsolidación

Italian: pressione di preconsolidazione

Portuguese: pressão de pré-adensamento

Dutch: preconsolidatiedruk

1. Advance excavation of a general site. 2. Removal by augering of soil that may heave. 3. Removal of soil by driving and cleaning out an open-end pipe

French: préfabrication

German: Fertigbauweise, Vorfertigung

Spanish: prefabricación

Italian: prefabbricazione

Portuguese: préfabricação

Dutch: prefabricatie

See Dieseling

See Dieseling

French: pré-allumage/auto-allumage