Assertion: timber pile | /r/CapableOf | use splice
Facets:
value: to join multiple segments
type: PURPOSE
value: historically
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Historically, wood piles used splices to join multiple segments end-to-end when the driven depth required was too long for a single pile; today, splicing is common with steel piles, though concrete piles can be spliced with mechanical and other means.