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TASSEMENT FINAL [1 record]

Record 1 1999-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
  • Foundation Engineering
CONT

The foundation of a building shall be proportioned so that the probable total and differential settlements of the foundation are not greater than the movements the building is designed to accommodate.

CONT

For soils subject to consolidation, total settlement equals the sum of immediate settlement and consolidation settlement.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique des sols
  • Technique des fondations
CONT

[...] le tassement [...] est la composante verticale du déplacement du sol en surface, sous l'effet des charges qui lui sont appliquées. Le tassement total ou global est la résultante de plusieurs termes redevables chacun à un phénomène différent : le tassement initial instantané [...], le tassement de consolidation [...]; le tassement résultant de la compression secondaire [...]; le tassement lié à un déplacement latéral du sol [...]

CONT

Schématiquement on peut décomposer le tassement final [...] d'une fondation en deux composantes. L'une [...] représente le tassement immédiat [...] et l'autre [...] résulte de la consolidation du sol.

Spanish

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