Military. 1  a body of officers without command authority, appointed to assist a commanding officer. 2  the parts of any army concerned with administrative matters, planning, etc., rather than with actual participation in combat.
Piles or hemorrhoids is a painful condition of inflammation and swelling that affects the veins around the anus or rectum. Although the pain can often be unbearable, in most cases the condition itself is not threatening.
3-1 DEEP FOUNDATIONS. Deep foundations are structural components that in comparison to shallow foundations transfer. load into deeper layers of earth materials. Deep foundations, generically referred to herein as. piles, can be driven piles, drilled shafts, micropiles, and grouted-in-place piles. Vertical ground. anchors (tie-downs) are also classified as deep foundations. Piles can be used in a group with. a cap footing, or as a single pile/shaft supporting a column.