piling

Thân thiện

The construction crew drives a concrete piling into the riverbed.

Definition

Noun: A long, heavy column made of wood, steel, or concrete that is driven deep into the ground to provide foundational support for a structure like a building, bridge, or pier.

Usage

The word "piling" refers to the structural element itself. It is typically used in the context of construction and civil engineering. * The new bridge rests on dozens of concrete pilings. * Before constructing the dock, workers drove the wooden pilings into the riverbed. * The engineer inspected the steel piling for signs of corrosion.

Advanced Usage

• "Piling foundation" or "pile foundation": A type of deep foundation that transfers structural loads to strong soil or rock layers far below the surface using a series of pilings.
  • The skyscraper required a piling foundation due to the weak soil near the surface.

Variants and Related Words

• Pile (noun): Can be used synonymously with "piling" in engineering contexts. ("Concrete pile").
• Pile (verb): The act of driving pilings into the ground.
  • They will pile the foundation next week.
• Piledriver (noun): A heavy machine used to drive pilings into the ground.

Synonyms

• Foundation pile
• Support column (in this specific context)
• Stake (for smaller, often wooden versions, e.g., in a fence)

Related Phrases

• To drive pilings: The process of installing pilings by forcing them into the ground.
  • The noise from driving pilings continued all day.
• Pile cap: A concrete block that is cast on top of a group of pilings to distribute the building's load evenly across them.
  • After the pilings were set, they poured the pile cap.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure

Từ đồng nghĩa

• pile
• spile
• stilt