underpinning definition

underpinning means the provision of support (whether permanent or temporary and including vertical or lateral support) for any land, building or other structure.
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underpinning means the construction process of increasing the load carrying capacity of an existing foundation, or of providing new permanent support for an existing structure that has suffered damage and distortion through some inadequacy in its support.
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Related to underpinning

  • Scaling as used herein, involves:

  • Infiltration means water other than wastewater that enters a sewer system (including sewer system and foundation drains) from the ground through such means as defective pipes, pipe joints, connections, or manholes. Infiltration does not include, and is distinguished from, inflow.

  • borehole means a hole sunk into the earth for the purpose of locating, abstracting or using subterranean water and includes a spring;

  • Hydraulic fracturing means the fracturing of underground rock formations, including shale and non-shale formations, by manmade fluid-driven techniques for the purpose of stimulating oil, natural gas, or other subsurface hydrocarbon production.

  • Slash means all debris created on the Work area by the precommercial thinning operation.