Usage Note
Pfahlgründung transfers building loads down to deeper, load-bearing soil or rock layers through vertical concrete or steel piles; used where near-surface soils are too weak for shallow foundations.
Examples
"Auf dem weichen Marschenboden war eine Pfahlgründung unumgänglich."
Natural Translation
On the soft marsh soil a pile foundation was unavoidable.
Literal Translation
On the soft marsh-soil was a pile-foundation unavoidable.
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