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brace pile

brace pile

[′brās ‚pīl]
(civil engineering)
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

batter pile, brace pile, spur pile

A pile driven at an inclination to the vertical to provide resistance to horizontal forces.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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