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Record 1 2011-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
CONT

Ice lensing, as found in the frost heaving of soils, is not a mechanism of destruction in normal, dense concrete. It does occur as a directional effect in some cases where cement paste has already deteriorated.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique des sols
CONT

Dans des conditions climatiques identiques, des sols différents se comportent de façon très diverse lorsque la température de l'air descend très sensiblement au-dessous de 0 °C. Certains sols gonflent et sont le siège de formation de lentilles de glace, d'autres au contraire ne subissent aucun dommage appréciable.

OBS

lentille de glace : Glace formant une lentille surtout horizontale et de dimensions variables [...] Ce terme désigne habituellement des couches de glace de ségrégation plus ou moins parallèles à la surface du sol.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mecánica del suelo
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