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SOIL LIABLE SCOUR [1 record]

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Record 1 1989-09-21

English

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

Scouring: The lowering of the ground surface around a foundation by the erosive action of moving water or wind.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique des sols
CONT

Lorsque l'eau qui se trouve dans un sol est en mouvement (...) elle peut entraîner des éléments constitutifs de ce sol si celui-ci n'a pas une cohésion suffisante. On dit alors que le terrain est "affouillable". L'action de l'eau a pour effet de décomprimer progressivement le sol (...) et par conséquent de diminuer ses qualités de force portante et de résistance au glissement.

Spanish

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