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CONTINUOUS WALL FOOTING [1 record]

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Record 1 1987-04-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Shallow Foundations
DEF

... a strip of reinforced concrete wider than the wall to distribute the pressure to the soil.

DEF

... plain or reinforced slab wider than the wall, extending the length of the wall.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fondations normales
CONT

Les semelles continues sous murs (...) sont, à l'inverse des longrines, largement débordantes de l'emprise au sol du porteur vertical qu'elles reçoivent. Elles sont donc soumises à une flexion transversale sous murs (...) ce qui implique obligatoirement le recours au béton armé.

Spanish

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