pile-building
61friction pile — Engin., Building Trades. a pile depending on the friction of surrounding earth for support. Cf. point bearing pile. * * * …
62point-bearing pile — /poynt bair ing/, Engin., Building Trades. a pile depending on the soil or rock beneath its foot for support. Cf. friction pile. * * * …
63Chicago Pile 3 — (CP 3) was the first heavy water reactor, It was in operation from 1943 1954 and was built near Lemont, Illinois on the former (i.e., original) site of Argonne National Laboratory. The site is now known as the Site A/Plot M Disposal Site and is… …
64batter pile — noun Etymology: batter (IV) : a pile driven at an angle with the vertical to resist a lateral force * * * Building Trades. a pile driven at an angle to the vertical …
65pneumatic pile — noun : a tubular pile or large cylinder sunk by the atmospheric pressure exerted when the air is exhausted from a chamber at its lower end * * * Building Trades. a hollow pile, used under water, in which a vacuum is induced so that air and water… …
66sand pile — noun : a filling of sand that is rammed hard in a deep round hole, is made by driving and withdrawing a wooden pile, and is sometimes used as a means of preparing foundations in soft soil * * * Building Trades. a base for a footing in soft soil,… …
67friction pile — Engin., Building Trades. a pile depending on the friction of surrounding earth for support. Cf. point bearing pile …
68point-bearing pile — /poynt bair ing/, Engin., Building Trades. a pile depending on the soil or rock beneath its foot for support. Cf. friction pile …
69Capitol Records Building — Siège social de Capitol Records sur Hollywood Boulevard Localisation Coordonnées …
70Icehouse (building) — Ice houses were buildings used to store ice throughout the year, prior to the invention of the refrigerator. The most common designs involved underground chambers, usually man made, which were built close to natural sources of winter ice such as… …
