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The word "pile" can have a number of uses depending on the context.
Everyday English:
In normal everyday English the word pile may be used to describe a heap or mound of a material or a disorganised stack. For example "Who left the pile of rubbish in the garden".
Medical Use:
A pile is another name for a haemorrhoid which is a varicose vein in the anus or rectum.
Civil Engineering Use:
A pile is a type of deep foundation used where the shallow soil or rockmass is unsuitable as a founding material.
Nuclear Reactor History:
Early nuclear reactors which were commonly constructed from graphite were known as nuclear piles.
Electrical Battery History:
The worlds first battery, invented in Italy by Alessandro Volta in 1800 was known as a voltaic pile.
Textiles:
The word pile in textiles is used to describe the raised surface of a fabric.
Computing:
The word pile in computing is used to describe a specific technique for storing and organising data.
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What are the classes of pile foundations?
Timber piles, Concrete piles, steel piles, composite piles,Driven cast in situ piles, Bored cast in situ piles, Driven precast piles, Bored precast piles,Prestressed concrete piles, under reamed Piles
What are the field tests carried out on piles?
displacement pile
What is a possible solution to soil loss due to construction?
piles
What are secant piles used for?
They are a means of building retaining walls.
What is pile cap formwork?
Pile cap formwork is the formwork built to mold the concrete that binding together the pile or group of piles and the structure supported by the piles such as structure's foundation or column.
What are the classes of pile foundations?
Timber piles, Concrete piles, steel piles, composite piles,Driven cast in situ piles, Bored cast in situ piles, Driven precast piles, Bored precast piles,Prestressed concrete piles, under reamed Piles
Is piles infectious?
Piles is not infectious.
What are some physical landforms in the region of Mountains ans basins?
Piles of poo Piles of poo Piles of poo Piles of poo
What is four piles of sand plus five piles of sand?
Nine piles of sand.
What is the complete predicate and simple predicate in The President received piles of letters?
In this sentence, the simple predicate is "piles." The complete predicate is "piles of letters."
Where are piles?
The term "piles" is ambiguous; please clarify.
How many ways can a deck of 52 cards be divided into equal piles?
5 ways the factors of 52 are 13, 2, and 2 a deck can be divided into 52 piles of 1, 26 piles of 2, 13 piles of 4, 4 piles of 13, and 2 piles of 26
Why did batteries use to be called piles?
Because it had piles of energy
Nancy divided her marbles into 5 equal piles What fraction of the total marbles would 4 piles be?
If there are 5 piles and your consideration is 4 of the 5 piles, the fraction would be 4/5.
What vowel sounds are in the word piles?
The word "piles" contains the vowel sounds /aɪ/ and /i/.
Is piles a infectious disease?
Piles (A Swollen Hemorrhoid) is not a infectious disease.
Piles?
Positive homeopathy offers homeopathy treatment for Piles also called as Haemorrhoids to relieve the pain. It is one of the safest ways to treat the piles in patients. Homeopathy treatment for Piles
