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Definition of simplex pile

: a bearing pile formed by driving a steel shell with a specially designed point into the ground and filling the hole with concrete as the shell is withdrawn

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“Simplex pile.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/simplex%20pile. Accessed 13 December 2019.

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