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  2. Deep foundation - Wikipedia

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    A soldier pile wall using reclaimed railway sleepers as lagging. Soldier piles, also known as king piles or Berlin walls, are constructed of steel H sections spaced about 2 to 3 m apart and are driven or drilled prior to excavation. As the excavation proceeds, horizontal timber sheeting (lagging) is inserted behind the H pile flanges.

  3. Tieback (geotechnical) - Wikipedia

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    Typically in the form of a horizontal wire or rod, or a helical anchor, a tieback is commonly used along with other retaining systems (e.g. soldier piles, sheet piles, secant and tangent walls) to provide additional stability to cantilevered retaining walls. [1]

  4. Franki piling system - Wikipedia

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    Franki piles can be used as high-capacity deep foundation elements without the necessity of excavation or dewatering. [4] They are useful in conditions where a sufficient bearing soil can only be reached deeper in the ground, [5] [6] and are best suited to granular soil where bearing is primarily achieved from the densification of the soil around the base. [4]

  5. Larssen sheet piling - Wikipedia

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    Larssen sheet piling is a kind of sheet piling retaining wall.Segments with indented profiles (troughs) interlock to form a wall with alternating indents and outdents. The troughs increase resistance to bending.

  6. Military engineering - Wikipedia

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    In this context, "engine" referred to a military machine, i. e., a mechanical contraption used in war (for example, a catapult). As the design of civilian structures such as bridges and buildings developed as a technical discipline, the term civil engineering [5] entered the lexicon as a way to distinguish between those specializing in the ...

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  8. Defensive fighting position - Wikipedia

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    In this way, a soldier can improve the position over time, while being able to stop at any time and use the position in a fight. Typically, a DFP is a pit or trench dug deep enough to stand in, with only the head exposed, and a small step at the bottom, called a fire step, that allows the soldier to crouch on to avoid fire and tank treads.

  9. Week 10 Care/Don't Care: Texans offense needs Nico Collins ...

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    Jennings ran the most routes on the team and led the wide receiver room in outside snap rate in Week 10. While Jennings never played out at X previously, his skill set translated to this gig due ...