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EXPANSIVE SOIL [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-05-20

English

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

Where swelling ... soils, in which movements resulting from moisture content changes may be sufficient to cause damage to a structure are encountered ... the foundation conditions shall be assessed by a special investigation.

CONT

Swelling soils, expansive soils. Clay soils swell when they take in water and shrink when they dry out.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique des sols
  • Technique des fondations
  • Terrassement
CONT

Il peut y avoir gonflement par déchargement du poids des terres excavées. Le gonflement peut également se produire lorsque les fondations sont à un niveau inférieur à la nappe [...] Si des dallages reposent sur sol gonflant, ceux-ci doivent être fragmentés en éléments de petites surfaces, jointoyés avec un produit plastique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mecánica del suelo
  • Técnica de cimientos
  • Remoción de tierras
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