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POINT-BEARING PILE [1 record]

Record 1 1999-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Deep Foundations
DEF

Pile transmitting forces to the ground mainly by compression on its base.

OBS

end-bearing pile: Term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fondations profondes
DEF

Pieu transmettant des efforts au sol, principalement par compression à sa base.

CONT

Pieu de fondation. Pieu assurant le report des charges d 'un ouvrage sur le sol par frottement latéral et résistance en pointe. Lorsque le terme de frottement est prépondérant, le pieu est dit flottant; lorsque la base du pieu repose dans un sol peu déformable, on parle de pieu chargé en pointe, ou de pieu-colonne.

OBS

pieu colonne : Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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