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PRETEST PILE [2 records]

Record 1 2016-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Deep Foundations
OBS

Thus many years before the science of soil mechanics was recognized, the Pretest pile was evolved and was theoretically based on the elasticity of ground.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fondations profondes
OBS

Ainsi, de nombreuses années avant le développement de la mécanique des sols, la méthode des pieux Pretest était déjà fondée sur la notion d'élasticité des sols.

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-12-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Deep Foundations
CONT

Pretest piles are useful for underpinning, and consist of a series of pipe sections jacked into the ground against the structure load. Hydraulic jacks register the reaction, which usually is carried to 50 per cent over the design load.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fondations profondes
CONT

Pieux Pretest. - Pour les reprises en sous-œuvre, on utilise des pieux formés d'éléments de tubes vérinés dans le sol, en prenant appui sur la structure. Des vérins hydrauliques enregistrent la réaction qui, en général, est poussée jusqu'à 1,5 fois la charge nominale de travail.

Spanish

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