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ENLARGED CONCRETE BASE [2 records]

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Record 1 2008-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Masonry Materials
DEF

A concrete masonry unit which settles during curing so that the base is slightly enlarged; used in masonry wall construction.

CONT

Slump blocks are intentionally distorted during the manufacturing process to simulate the appearance of old adobe bricks. The rustic, rounded appearance of slump block is produced by utilizing a wetter than normal mixture that is subjected to an additional compression immediately upon ejection from the mold.

CONT

Slump Block is a concrete masonry unit developed primarily to emulate the appearance of cut or chiseled stone as well as the mud adobes used by Masons in the southwest for centuries.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de maçonnerie

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-10-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Deep Foundations
DEF

A bulbous enlargement at the bottom of a concrete pile.

CONT

... in forming the uncased Franki pile ... a drop hammer is allowed to fall directly on a mass of concrete in the lower part of a drive pipe; ... when the required depth is reached, the drive pipe is lifted slightly and held against further penetration as concrete is fed into the pipe alongside the hammer and rammed into the soil to form a pedestal.

CONT

Pedestal piles retain the good effects of the bulb of pressure formed at the bottom while driving, by formation of a bulb of hardened concrete.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fondations profondes
DEF

Élargissement sur une certaine hauteur de la base d'un puits ou d'un pieu, dans le but de diminuer la contrainte transmise au sol d'assise.

CONT

L'abaissement du tube, par battage, provoque la fermeture du clapet de base et tasse fortement le béton, formant ainsi le bulbe du pieu [...]

Spanish

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