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contact pressure [3 records]

Record 1 2011-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Packaging in Wood

French

Domaine(s)
  • Emballages en bois

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
  • Shallow Foundations
DEF

[The] Pressure acting at, and perpendicular to the contact area between a footing and the soil, produced by the weight of the footing and all forces acting on it.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique des sols
  • Fondations normales
DEF

Pression qui s'exerce à la surface de contact entre une fondation superficielle et le sol qui la supporte.

Spanish

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Record 3 1981-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mechanical Transmission Systems

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmissions mécaniques

Spanish

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