1. A device for injecting oil into air or steam lines; also called a lubricator. 2. Either a man or woman who is responsible on a daily basis, for oiling and greasing certain pieces of construction and mining equipment.
French: graisseur/lubrificateur
Omega Piles
Proprietary name for a type of augered, cast-in-place displacement pile.
French: pieu oméga
Mud Line
River bed at interface of water and soil.
Mud Mat
A thin cover of crushed stone or concrete placed over a muddy area below the planned structure to provide a work platform and keep reinforcing clean.
Mud Wall
1. An earth diaphragm or impervious cut-off-wall in a dam. 2. The wall above the beam seats of a bridge abutment, designed to support the approach slab and retain the earth behind the abutment.
mud, muck
French: boue, vase
German: Schlamm
Spanish: barro
Italian: fango, fango organico
Portuguese: vasa, lama
Dutch: modder, waterige modderbrei
Mudcake
See Filter Cake
French: tourteau de filtration
Mudding-In
The technique of stirring in bentonite powder and /or water to facilitate the installation of temporary casing or to expedite drilling into an augered or otherwise drilled hole.
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