ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD KENTLEDGE
Perhaps from Old French quintelage ballast, from quintal hundredweight, ultimately from Arabic qintār.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KENTLEDGE»
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kentledge in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
kentledge and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Short Course in Foundation Engineering
The reaction for the loading can be applied either (a) using kentledge applied
directly to the pile, (b) by jacking against kentledge supported above the pile, or (
c) by jacking against a beam tied down to tension piles. The supports in method (
b) ...
N. E. Simons, Bruce Keith Menzies, 2000
2
Construction Technology for Tall Buildings
Compression load test can be conducted using different reaction systems
including: (i) kentledge (ii) tension piles (iii) ground anchors (iv) Osterberg cells.
Criteria for selection include soil conditions, size of the site, number of piles to be
tested ...
3
Guidelines for the Supplementary Load Testing of Bridges
However, in practice most are too complex and expensive for practical site use
and the majority of site load tests have used some form of deadweight system,
either kentledge or more usually laden vehicles. 5.2 Review of methods 5.2. 1
Dead ...
Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain). National Steering Committee for the Load Testing of Bridges, 1998
4
Geotechnical Engineering
Additional loading, known as 'Kentledge' is used, if necessary. Kentledge is
generally in the form of sand bags placed on a suitable platform on top of the well
. Water jetting on the exterior face is applied in conjunction with kentledge.
Pumping ...
5
Construction Safety Handbook
Kentledge. When the scotch derrick is rail mounted on bogies, the correct amount
of kentledge should be secured to the backstay bogies to prevent tipping under
maximum load, and the total weight of the kentledge should be clearly marked ...
V. J. Davies, K. Tomasin, 1996
6
Engineering Geology: Principles and Practice
Reaction may be given by a mass of kentledge (iron billets or concrete blocks)
erected on a frame whose load bearing legs lie well away from the hole (Fig. 6.6a
). Tests on large diameter plates may require hundreds of tonnes of kentledge to
...
David George Price, Michael de Freitas, 2009
7
Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Superior Court ...
The question is, whether the bill of sale carried this kentledge. The terms of the
conveyance are, that Burchard does bargain and sell unto the said James T.
Tapscott, one-half of the bark or vessel, together with one-half of the masts,
bowsprit, ...
8
The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review
The ship Russell Glover has introduced a new kentledge. Instead of iron
kentledge she has square blocks of Staten Island granite, about eight inches
thick, covering over the floor in her hold, and forming a smooth surface, under
which is a ...
9
Hunt's Merchants' Magazine
The ship Russell Glover has introduced a new kentledge. Instead of iron
kentledge she has square blocks of Statcn Island granite, about eight inches thick
, covering over the floor in her hold, and forming a smooth surface, under which is
a ...
10
Raina'S Field Manual For Highway & Bridge Engineers
If, for example a 300 tonne kentledge is placed very near to the test pile, the
surcharge gets increased and the end-bearing capacity increases
correspondingly but temporarily (during the course of the testing). And this may
be misleading.
Virindra Kumar Raina, 2007
6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KENTLEDGE»
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kentledge is used in the context of the following news items.
Repairing storm-damaged Kilkee wall and road to cost millions
Massive concrete kentledge blocks have been placed on the beach at the base of the wall, but it's feared these will not prevent the structure ... «Irish Examiner, Apr 14»
Picture special: castle near Exeter is all gift wrapped for Christmas
“On top of that is something called a 'kentledge' which is basically concrete ballast to weigh the scaffold down – and that weighs in at 250 ... «Exeter Express and Echo, Dec 13»
Precast concrete firm expands on fantastic foundations
The last 12 months have been a particularly successful period, which even saw 20,000 of our blocks used as kentledge to hold almost 30km of ... «shropshirelive.com, Apr 13»
Olympic boost aids precast firm's expansion
The blocks are also used in embankment retention and as kentledge to hold temporary fencing or scaffold. It provided 20,000 blocks to hold ... «The Construction Index, Dec 12»
Shropshire concrete company's co-developed product goes …
“Each of our Lego and V interlocking blocks weighs between 375kg and 1.6 tonnes, so they are an ideal form of kentledge, which is a ... «shropshirelive.com, Oct 12»
Shropshire concrete company plays a grounding role in touring show
The blocks are also heavily used in industries such as outdoor hospitality, transport, and construction, where they are utilised as kentledge – ... «shropshirelive.com, Oct 12»
