Glossary

1. The workman who climbs the lead to position pile beneath the hammer. 2. The workman who sits atop a sheet pile wall and threads interlocks. 3. Trade name for a mechanical device controlled by the crane operator to accomplish the purpose of 1. above

Field Record of each driven pile including location number, hammer model, pile type, blow count per unit of penetration, final resistance, driven length, etc. Also called Driving Log or Pile Log.

French: bûches

German: Tagebuch, Kantholz, Holzklotz

Spanish: troncos, leños

Italian: registrazione dei dati di perforazione

Portuguese: toro, tronco

Dutch: logboek, journaal

Low density material used as backfill to reduce overburden pressure. Typically consists of lightweight rotary kiln produced aggregates with a density about half that of normal granular soil backfill.

French: chaux, pierre calcaire

German: Kalk, Kalkstein

Spanish: cal

Italian: calce, calcare

Portuguese: cal, calcáreo

Dutch: kalk, kalksteen

A compact, high-calcium limestone originating from coral and other marine remains.

French: calcul limite

German: Grenzlastverfahren

Spanish: análisis del estado límite

Italian: analisi limite

Portuguese: analise limite

Dutch: bezwijkanalyse

Oil lubricator inserted in compressed air or steam lines to lubricate air or steam powered hammers. See also Sight Feed Lubricator, or Oiler

French: graisseur/lubrificateur

1. An open-end steel pipe installed by drilling, driving or vibrating to support the side of a hole. 2. A pipe dropped or driven into an augered hole to prevent caving temporarily. See also Casing

French: gaine, chemise

German: Hülse, Mantelrohr

Italian: rivestimento, incamiciatura

Portuguese: manga

Dutch: bekleding

Interior finish wall placed in contact with or separated from the slurry wall.

French: tubage

German: Auskleidung

Spanish: entibación

Italian: rivestire, incamiciare

Portuguese: encamisamento

Dutch: stortkoker, stortpijp