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CONCRETE BULB [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-10-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Deep Foundations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pedestal
1, record 1, English, pedestal
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- bulb of hardened concrete 2, record 1, English, bulb%20of%20hardened%20concrete
correct
- concrete bulb 3, record 1, English, concrete%20bulb
correct
- widened bulb 4, record 1, English, widened%20bulb
correct
- pedestal shape 4, record 1, English, pedestal%20shape
correct
- bulbous enlargement 5, record 1, English, bulbous%20enlargement
correct
- enlarged concrete base 4, record 1, English, enlarged%20concrete%20base
correct
- bulb 4, record 1, English, bulb
correct
- belled-out bottom 6, record 1, English, belled%2Dout%20bottom
correct
- bell 6, record 1, English, bell
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A bulbous enlargement at the bottom of a concrete pile. 5, record 1, English, - pedestal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... in forming the uncased Franki pile ... a drop hammer is allowed to fall directly on a mass of concrete in the lower part of a drive pipe; ... when the required depth is reached, the drive pipe is lifted slightly and held against further penetration as concrete is fed into the pipe alongside the hammer and rammed into the soil to form a pedestal. 7, record 1, English, - pedestal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Pedestal piles retain the good effects of the bulb of pressure formed at the bottom while driving, by formation of a bulb of hardened concrete. 2, record 1, English, - pedestal
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Fondations profondes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- patte d'éléphant
1, record 1, French, patte%20d%27%C3%A9l%C3%A9phant
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- base élargie 1, record 1, French, base%20%C3%A9largie
correct, feminine noun
- bulbe d'assise 2, record 1, French, bulbe%20d%27assise
correct, masculine noun
- bulbe de pieu 2, record 1, French, bulbe%20de%20pieu
correct, masculine noun
- bulbe 3, record 1, French, bulbe
correct, masculine noun
- bulbe formant semelle 4, record 1, French, bulbe%20formant%20semelle
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Élargissement sur une certaine hauteur de la base d'un puits ou d'un pieu, dans le but de diminuer la contrainte transmise au sol d'assise. 5, record 1, French, - patte%20d%27%C3%A9l%C3%A9phant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'abaissement du tube, par battage, provoque la fermeture du clapet de base et tasse fortement le béton, formant ainsi le bulbe du pieu [...] 2, record 1, French, - patte%20d%27%C3%A9l%C3%A9phant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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