bearing capacity= capacitate portanta

lintel=buiandrug
earthworks= terasemente
infill=rambleu
cut=debleu
dam=baraj
spillways=deversor
hanger=tirant
gusset= guseu
slab=planseu
boreholes=foraje
sheet piles= palplansee
boards=dulapi
bay= deschidere
span= travee
frames=cadre
formwork=cofraje
Bedrock=the very hard rock upon the upper layer
Weathering means the decomposition of the rocks due to various facts( physical, chemical,
biological) ; the decay of certain properties and not the improvement attained by metamorphism or
consolidation (alteration)
Raft= a thick slab under the whole building
Cohesion= something similar that stick together
Adhesion=something different that is sticking together