friction pile
friction pile noun: a type of understructural element used to support a superstructure (ie. building and basement foundation slab), where a long pole buried vertically in the ground relies on friction with the ground to prevent sinking, supporting the heavy superstructure above, when used in groups as a pile foundation.
Noun
friction pile (plural friction piles)
- A type of understructural element used to support a superstructure (ie. building and basement foundation slab), where a long pole buried vertically in the ground relies on friction with the ground to prevent sinking, supporting the heavy superstructure above, when used in groups as a pile foundation.
friction pile meaning in Tamil
friction pile in Tamil
- உராய்வு நிலத்தூண்
Forms of friction pile
| plural | friction piles |
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Questions about friction pile
- What does friction pile mean?
- Friction pile means a type of understructural element used to support a superstructure (ie. building and basement foundation slab), where a long pole buried vertically in the ground relies on friction with the ground to prevent sinking, supporting the heavy superstructure above, when used in groups as a pile foundation.
- What is friction pile in Tamil?
- Friction pile in Tamil is உராய்வு நிலத்தூண். See Friction pile meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is friction pile?
- Friction pile is a noun.
- What is the plural of friction pile?
- The plural of friction pile is friction piles.
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