Glossary

French: protocole de pénétration

German: Rammprotokoll

Spanish: parte de hinca

Italian: registrazione dell'avanzamento

Portuguese: registo de penetração

Dutch: indringingsregistratie

1. The resistance to penetration by driving, expressed in blows per increment of advance of the pile. 2. The N Value in the Standard Penetration Test

French: résistance à la pénétration

German: Eindringungswiderstand

Spanish: resistencia a la penetración

Italian: resistenza all'avanzamento

Portuguese: resistencia à penetração

Dutch: indringweerstand

Term generally applied to subsurface investigation methods for determining a strength-related property of a soil by measuring the resistance to penetration of boring and/or sampling equipment. See also N Value.

French: essai de pénétration

German: Rammsondenversuch

Spanish: ensayo de penetración

Italian: prova di penetrazione

Portuguese: ensaio de penetração

Dutch: indringingstest

The total downward movement of the pile caused by the hammer blow before rebound.

Depth or length of pile specified to theoretically develop the required load bearing or uplift capacity of the soil, the required lateral strength or reach a desired bearing strata

1. The gross movement of the pile less the rebound from the hammer blow. 2. Net measured settlement after unload from a test

A device for measuring resistance to penetration of a point, calibrated to indicate approximate load-bearing strength of the pile. Often called Dutch Cone Penetrometer

French: appareil pénétromètre

German: Eindringungsmesser

Spanish: penetrómetro

Italian: penetrometro

Portuguese: penetrómetro

Dutch: penetrometer

See Anvil

French: pourcentage en poids

German: Gewichtsprozente

Spanish: tanto por ciento en peso, porcentage en peso

Italian: percentuale in peso

Portuguese: percentagem em peso

Dutch: gewichtspercentage

French: nappe d'eau suspendue

German: gespannter Grundwasserspiegel

Spanish: nivel de aguas colgadas

Italian: falda idrica sospesa

Portuguese: nivel de águas penduradas

Dutch: waterspiegel door capillaire werking