<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31439941</termId><termName>pier foundations</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![CDATA[ Foundations consisting of concrete, brick, or stone piers which deliver the load to a support stratum; the piers are usually more substantial than piles and are not clustered. Now commonly produced by excavating within a caisson. ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 20:58:35</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31439946</termId><termName>post foundations</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31439942</termId><termName>caisson foundations</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31439943</termId><termName>foundations, caisson</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31439944</termId><termName>foundations, pier</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31439945</termId><termName>pier foundation</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31414561</termId><termName>foundations</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation><relation><relationType>NT</relationType><termId>31378470</termId><termName>pier foundation components</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>