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Estaca apiloada

English translation: pounded pile

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23:46 Feb 6, 2012

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Portuguese term or phrase: Estaca apiloada

3.16 Estaca apiloada
Tipo de fundação profunda executada por perfuração com
o emprego de soquete. Nesta Norma, este tipo de estaca
é tratado também como estaca tipo broca.
Nota: Tanto a estaca apiloada como a estaca escavada, com
injeção, incluem-se em um tipo especial de estacas que
não são cravadas nem totalmente escavadas.

Elena David KudoZ activity Questions: 99 (9 open) (12 closed without grading) Answers: 4 Brazil
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English translation:pounded pile

Explanation:
pounded pile

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Andre Damasceno
Brazil
Local time: 08:02

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pounded pile

Andre Damasceno

Driven pile

NataliaAnne

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peer agreement (net): +2

pounded pile

Explanation:
pounded pile

Reference: http://www.uel.br/pos/enges/dissertacoes/27.pdf

Andre Damasceno
Brazil
Local time: 08:02
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

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19 hrs confidence:

Driven pile

Explanation:
Take a look at these examples:

“A 'driven pile foundation' is a specific type of pile foundation where structural elements are driven into the ground using a large hammer.”

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/infrastructure...

“Driven or displacement piles…are usually pre-formed before being driven, jacked, screwed or hammered into ground…”

http://www.aboutcivil.com/types-classification-of-piles.html

“Foundations relying on driven piles often have groups of piles…”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_foundation

NataliaAnne
Brazil
Local time: 08:02
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

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