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COEFFICIENT POUSSEE TERRES [1 record]

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Record 1 1982-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Walls and Partitions
  • Foundation Engineering
OBS

the overturning moment of the inclined lateral pressure [value] around the center line 0 of the foundation (...) will also be smaller than the overturning moment of a horizontally directed pressure (...) (when [delta] = 0); second, the actual magnitude of [the inclined lateral pressure] is decreased somewhat by the wall friction. This is expressed by smaller values of the coefficient of active earth pressure (...)

OBS

Earth-retaining structures.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Murs et cloisons
  • Technique des fondations
OBS

(...) la valeur réelle de [la poussée latérale] est légèrement diminuée par le frottement du mur; ce fait est mis en évidence par une diminution du coefficient de poussée des terres.

OBS

Ouvrages de soutènement.

Spanish

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