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Record 1 1982-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewers and Drainage
  • Foundation Engineering
OBS

The load coefficient (...) represents the fractional part of the wheel load P which is transmitted through the soil overburden to a conduit, and is based upon Holl's integration of the Boussinesq equation for stress distribution in an elastic medium.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Égouts et drainage
  • Technique des fondations
OBS

Le coefficient de charge (...) représente la fraction du poids P de la roue transmise par le sol jusqu'à la conduite. Il est obtenu par une intégration, due à Holl, de l'équation Boussinesq donnant la répartition des contraintes dans un milieu élastique.

Spanish

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