Sentence examples for piles in terms of from inspiring English sources

It is also proven that FRP composite is able to significantly improve the performance of timber piles in terms of peak stress and ductility even after being subjected to extreme degradation.

The developed program used in a parametric study to show the effect of different parameters on the behavior of strip footing resting on granular layer over weak soil reinforced by granular piles in terms of vertical and differential displacements and bending moment.

But it seems like St John is top of the pile in terms of foodie London … maybe I'm just ignorant".

San Bernardino National Forest Supervisor Jody Noiron told the Desert Sun: "Now that it has been brought to my attention that the Nestle permit has been expired for so long, on top of the drought… it has gone to the top of the pile in terms of a program of work for our folks to work on".

The miners may not be at the "bottom of the pile" in terms of pay, as many commentators have pointed out, but with 36% of South Africans having no job whatsoever or unions to argue their case, leaders ignore inequalities at their peril.

Our aspiration is to identify indicators or action points so that we can come up with an action plan to improve competitiveness in Africa because; currently Africa is at the bottom of the pile in terms of competitiveness globally.

They like to have communal alcrapa piles so in terms of house-breaking you can just teach them where to go number 1 and number 2 and they usually respect your wishes.

Pile A always equals pile B in terms of red and black cards.

The results of the study offer a new interpretation of kinematic pile bending in terms of the interplay between pile and soil, expressed through dimensionless layer thickness, pile-to-soil stiffness ratio and impedance contrast at the layer interface.

Since the first attempt to establish an internationally binding agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, under the Kyoto Protocol, those emissions have continued to rise and new records have piled up in terms of hottest years on record, Arctic ice melt, most intense storms to make landfall and widespread droughts.

One KPMG representative later described the office as "an ungodly mess in terms of records" with ten years of material piled up in a closet.