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Hemorrhoids (or haemorrhoids), also known as piles, are vascular structures in the anal canal. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] In their normal state, they are cushions that help with stool control. [ 2 ] They become a disease when swollen or inflamed ; the unqualified term hemorrhoid is often used to refer to the disease. [ 8 ]
An enterolith is a mineral concretion or calculus formed anywhere in the gastrointestinal system.Enteroliths are uncommon and usually incidental findings but, once found, they require at a minimum watchful waiting.
A spoil tip (also called a boney pile, [1] culm bank, gob pile, waste tip [2] or bing) [3] is a pile built of accumulated spoil – waste material removed during mining. [4] Spoil tips are not formed of slag , but in some areas, such as England and Wales , they are referred to as slag heaps .
A pile or piling is a vertical structural element of a deep foundation, driven or drilled deep into the ground at the building site.
DES MOINES, Iowa − The pressure campaign against U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst is mounting − including from some Iowa Republicans− as she refuses to commit to supporting Pete Hegseth, President-elect ...
Pile integrity testing using low-strain tests such as the TDR (Transient Dynamic Response) method, is a rapid way of assessing the continuity and integrity of concrete piled foundations. The test measures: pile length, or depth to anomalies; pile head stiffness; pile shaft mobility, which is dependent on pile section and concrete properties
27-year-old KeKe Doucet was last seen on June 15, 2024, in Ville Platte, Louisiana. A 75-year-old man has been arrested during the investigation into her disappearance. The Ville Platte Police ...
Screw piles are typically manufactured from high-strength steel [1] using varying sizes of tubular hollow sections with helical flights. The pile shaft transfers a structure's load into the pile. Helical steel plates are welded to the pile shaft to suit the site specific ground conditions. Helices can be press-formed to a specified pitch or ...