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Record 1 1992-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Earthmoving

French

Domaine(s)
  • Terrassement
DEF

[Talus] fait de terre rapportée et qui s'élève au-dessus du sol.

CONT

L'inclinaison des talus dépend de la cohésion des sols (...) Pour les terrains rencontrés en France dans la majorité des cas, on prend : (...) pour les talus de remblai (...), l'inclinaison est dite à 3/2, c'est-à-dire à 3 de base pour 2 de hauteur; la pente trigonométrique est ainsi de 2/3 ou 0,666 (...)

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