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PRECONSOLIDATION PRESSURE [2 records]

Record 1 1980-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
OBS

The greatest effective pressure to which a soil has been subjected.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
OBS

Pression réelle maximale à laquelle a été soumis un sol.

Spanish

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Record 2 1978-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
OBS

The maximum pressure that produced consolidation exerted on unconsolidated sediment by overlying material; the overburden may have been removed later by erosion, but the consolidation remained.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
OBS

La pression maximum qui a produit une consolidation lorsque exercée par les matériaux de couverture sur un sédiment non consolidé; le terrain de recouvrement peut avoir été enlevé par une érosion subséquente, mais la consolidation s'est maintenue.

Spanish

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