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Piles

Scope note

Use for timber, steel, or precast concrete columns serving as subsurface supports for vertical loads; distinct from "piers (foundation components)" which are larger and are never clustered.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000938

Broader Terms used

<pile foundation components>

Term used for

pilework
pilings

Equivalent Terms used

pile (structural element)

Created

13yrs ago

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