Pfahlrost

06:54 May 10, 2022
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / Rammpfähle
German term or phrase: Pfahlrost
This is about a foundation and I'm not entirely happy with the pile structure or grate suggested by Linguee. A grill??

Wikipedia says that
Pfahlroste bestehen aus einer Anzahl von Pfählen oder Pfahlgruppen, deren oberer Abschluss von einer Rostplatte gebildet wird. Auf dieser kann dann das eigentliche Bauwerk errichtet werden. Pfahlroste werden in tiefe und hohe Pfahlroste unterschieden. Früher wurden Holzpfähle verwendet.
Brianna Finley (X)
Ireland


Summary of answers provided
4 +1capping beams
Cillie Swart
4pile grillage (foundation) // pile foundation
Barbara Schmidt, M.A. (X)
3 +1pile group
Bourth
3piled raft foundation
Bernd Runge


  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
pile grillage (foundation) // pile foundation


Explanation:
As per "Fachwörterbuch Bauwesen"
This is also what it looks like on the Wiki photo.

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Note added at 4 Min. (2022-05-10 06:59:17 GMT)
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For detailed instructions please see
https://ivilla-en.decorexpro.com/svayno-rostverkovyy-fundame...

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Note added at 7 Min. (2022-05-10 07:02:39 GMT)
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https://www.screwfast.com/foundation-solutions/grillages/?ms...

Barbara Schmidt, M.A. (X)
Germany
Local time: 15:51
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
piled raft foundation


Explanation:
Habe ich mal verwendet.

Bernd Runge
Germany
Local time: 15:51
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
capping beams


Explanation:
It distributes the pressure. The actual structure can be erected on this.


    https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Capping_beam
Cillie Swart
South Africa
Local time: 15:51
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Z-Translations Translator: Yes, capping beams is the right term used by engineers. https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?query=capping ...
3 days 5 hrs
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
pile group


Explanation:
I realize you have 'Pfahlgruppe' in your text already, which is going to complicate matters for you, but both your description of this foundation type and what I see on the Web for 'Pfahlrost' indicate to me that it is a pile group (a pile group for foundations on land generally being connected at the top by a reinforced concrete structure of some kind).

I say 'of some kind' because the shape of this RC structure (Rostplatte) can vary. It can be a discrete pile cap atop a single pile group, or a capping beam atop a row of piles or pile groups, or a raft foundation, i.e. one whose width is great relative to its length, as opposed to a capping beam, atop piles or pile groups extending in two dimensions.



Bourth
France
Local time: 15:51
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Chris Foster: Pile groups or clusters - see for example https://nitsri.ac.in/Department/Civil Engineering/CGE-202_2_...
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