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English translation: blow counting

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Dutch term or phrase:	heipalen kalenderen
English translation:	blow counting
Entered by:	Stewart

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13:53 May 19, 2004

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Construction / Civil Engineering

Dutch term or phrase: heipalen kalenderen

Kalenderen is the monitoring and testing of the last two metres of a pile (inserted by a pile driver)to determine the hammer rate. What do we call this in English?

Stewart

blow counting

Explanation:
At least that what the Kluwer Bouwkunde woordenboek says (where's David Greatrix when we need him...)

Selected response from:

Ken Cox
Local time: 23:28

Grading comment

Thanks very much, and to Kate and Saskia for the very handy links. Regards, Stewart
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +2

blow counting

Ken Cox

final set

Saskia Steur

dynamic pile monitoring

Kate Hudson

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45 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

blow counting

Explanation:
At least that what the Kluwer Bouwkunde woordenboek says (where's David Greatrix when we need him...)

Ken Cox
Local time: 23:28
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 130

Grading comment

Thanks very much, and to Kate and Saskia for the very handy links. Regards, Stewart

5 hrs confidence:

dynamic pile monitoring

Explanation:
This is also a system used for monitoring pile driving.

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Note added at 15 hrs 39 mins (2004-05-20 05:32:37 GMT)
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Also
http://www.pilebuck.com/paperbooks/dictionary.html

Reference: http://web.pile.com/grl/services/monitoring/default.asp

Kate Hudson
Netherlands
Local time: 23:28
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 222

16 hrs confidence:

final set

Explanation:
Is eigenlijk het omgekeerde van kalenderen, maar heeft hetzelfde doel - het bepalen van de juist

Final Set = The net penetration a pile moves under one blow or a specified series of blows at the end of driving.(Reciprocal of final blow count.) e heidiepte.

Reference: http://www.apevibro.com/asp/glossary.asp?letter=f

Saskia Steur
Local time: 23:28
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Dutch
PRO pts in category: 146

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