Glossary

French: graviers roulés

German: erbsengroßer Kies

Spanish: pinoncillo

Italian: tondo pisello (ghiaino)

Portuguese: gravilha

Dutch: fijn grind

French: résistance maximale au cisaillement

German: Spitzenscherkraftfestigkeit

Spanish: resistencia máxima al corte

Italian: resistenza al taglio di picco

Portuguese: resistência limite ao corte

Dutch: maximale afschuifsterkte

A mixture of one 94 lb. bag of cement and 1 cy of sand, typically used as a self compacting backfill.

French: caisson ouvert

German: offener Senkkasten

Spanish: cajon abierto

Italian: cassone aperto

Portuguese: caixão aberto

Dutch: open caisson

French: tranchée ouverte

German: nichtausgesteifte Baugrube

Spanish: excavación abierta

Italian: scavo aperto, trincea

Portuguese: trincheira aberta

Dutch: open snede

A drop-bottom bucket used for excavation. The drop-bottom is divided into a number of sections that appear to peel back as the bucket opens.

French: benne polype

Lengths of pile expected for the project, ordered by either the owner, A/E or contractor from the supplier

French: matèria organica

German: organische Stoffe

Spanish: materia orgánica

Italian: materiale organico

Portuguese: materia organica

Dutch: organisch materiaal

Rock core sample obtained from a boring on which scribes are made while in its in-situ location in order to determine the in-situ orientation of the rock core. Used to determine the orientation of dips and joints in the rock

French: oscillateur

German: Oszillator

Spanish: oscilador

Italian: oscillatore

Portuguese: oscilador

Dutch: oscillator, vibrator