Glossary

French: abattage à banquettes multiples

German: Stufensprengung

Spanish: voladura de banqueo por etapas

Italian: brillamento su più banchi

Portuguese: explosão por banquetas multiplas

Dutch: explodere met meerdere afschuifvlakken

Helical anchor with more than one helix welded to the same shaft or lead.

French: abattage à files multiples

German: Reihensprengung

Spanish: voladura de banqueo por lineas

Italian: brillamento su più file

Portuguese: explosão por filas multiplas

Dutch: exploderen in rijen

French: injection sous pression repetée

German: Nachverpressen

Italian: iniezione a più stadi, riprese

Portuguese: injecção múltipla

Dutch: grouten in meerdere stappen

French: bâtiment

German: mehrstöckiges Gebäude

Spanish: edificio alto

Italian: edificio alto, edificio multipiano

Portuguese: edificio alto, edificio com muitos andares

Dutch: gebouw met meerdere verdiepingen

The number of blows required to drive a 2 in. O.D., 1 3/8 in. I.D., 24 in long, split soil sampling spoon one foot with a 140 lb. Weight freely falling 30 in. The count is recorded for each of three six-inch increments. The sum of the second and third i

French: teneur en eau naturelle

German: natürlicher Wassergehalt, Feuchtigkeitsgehalt

Spanish: humedad natural

Italian: umidità naturale , contenuto d'acqua naturale

Portuguese: teor de humidade natural

Dutch: natuurlijk vochtgehalte

Reduction in area of cast-in-place concrete in a pile, either uncased or thin-cased, due to soil pressure or improper method of installation.

French: étranglement

A structural beam inserted through a hole in a wall to support the wall during underpinning, jacking or excavating operations beneath it. The beam transfers the wall load to a temporary or a newly installed foundation.

French: poutre à aiguille

A pressure gauge with a needle stem for measuring air or steam pressure in pressure hose, by puncturing the wall of the hose with the needle stem.

French: espacement des aiguilles