Glossary

Measure of shear strength of a liquid.

French: viscosité

German: Viskosität

Spanish: viscosidad

Italian: viscosità

Portuguese: viscosidade

Dutch: viscociteit

French: examen à vue

German: visuelle Untersuchung

Spanish: exámen a simple vista

Italian: ispezione visiva

Portuguese: exame visual

Dutch: visuele inspectie, visueel onderzoek

French: vide

German: Hohlraum, Pore

Spanish: poro

Italian: vuoto, poro

Portuguese: vazio

Dutch: holle ruimte, poriën

The total volume occupied by a soil mass includes the soil particles plus void spaces (which in nature always exist between the particles because of their irregular shape). The void ratio is the ratio of the void space volume to the volume of soil solids

French: indice des vides

German: Porenzahl

Spanish: índice de poros

Italian: rapporto (indici) dei vuoti

Portuguese: indice de vazios

Dutch: poriëngetal

French: volcan

German: Vulkan

Spanish: volcán

Italian: vulcano

Portuguese: vulcão

Dutch: vulkaan

French: volume

German: Volumen, Inhalt

Spanish: volúmen

Italian: volume

Portuguese: volume

Dutch: volume, inhoud

French: changement de volume

German: Volumenänderung

Spanish: variación de volúmen

Italian: cambiamento (variazione) di volume

Portuguese: variação de volume

Dutch: volumeverandering

Timber sheet piles consisting of three planks bolted or spiked together, with the middle plank offset so as to form a tongue along one edge and a corresponding groove on the other. See Sheet Pile.

1. A horizontal structural member placed along a line of piles or support system to accept the load from the piles or sheets and transmit it to struts, shoring or other bracing. 2. A rubbing strip or fender on the face of docks.

French: madrier

German: Gurt

Spanish: carrera, durmiente

Italian: trave orizzontale

Portuguese: cinta, longarina

Dutch: gording

French: frottement contre un mur

German: Wandreibung

Spanish: rozamiento de tierras con fábrica

Italian: attrito terra-muro

Portuguese: atrito lateral contra um muro

Dutch: wandwrijving