pobušiti šipove

English translation: to drive piles into ground

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Serbian term or phrase:pobušiti šipove
English translation:to drive piles into ground
Entered by: Bogdan Petrovic

07:36 Apr 8, 2013
Serbian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / traffic
Serbian term or phrase: pobušiti šipove
Kaže neki inžinjer: "Najveći izazov je bio da se pobuše šipovi, jer je to slabo nosivo".
Bogdan Petrovic
Serbia
Local time: 15:42
to drive piles into ground
Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_foundation
Prefabricated piles are driven into the ground using a pile driver. Driven piles are either wood, reinforced concrete, or steel.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pile_driver
A pile driver is a mechanical device used to drive piles into soil to provide foundation support for buildings or other structures.

(Nisam prvi put dovoljno pažljivo pročitala kontekst -"pobušiti", učinilo mi se da piše "probušiti". :-)
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Mira Stepanovic
Serbia
Local time: 15:42
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to drive piles into ground


Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_foundation
Prefabricated piles are driven into the ground using a pile driver. Driven piles are either wood, reinforced concrete, or steel.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pile_driver
A pile driver is a mechanical device used to drive piles into soil to provide foundation support for buildings or other structures.

(Nisam prvi put dovoljno pažljivo pročitala kontekst -"pobušiti", učinilo mi se da piše "probušiti". :-)

Mira Stepanovic
Serbia
Local time: 15:42
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agree  Zorana Stankovic
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agree  Mirjana Svicevic: pobijen šip - driven pile, Građevinski rečnik, B. Vukičević 2011.
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