Sheet piling is an earth retention and excavation support technique that retains soil, using steel sheet sections with interlocking edges. Sheet piles are installed in sequence to design depth along the planned excavation perimeter or seawall alignment.
Replication (statistics) In engineering, science, and statistics, replication is the repetition of an experimental condition so that the variability associated with the phenomenon can be estimated. ASTM, in standard E1847, defines replication as the repetition of the set of all the treatment combinations to be compared in an experiment.
repÂ·liÂ·caÂ·tion. n. 1. a. The act or process of replicating something. b. Biology The process by which genetic material, a single-celled organism, or a virus reproduces or makes a copy of itself. c. In scientific research, the repetition of an experiment to confirm findings or to ensure accuracy. d. A copy or reproduction: a replication of a famous painting.