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FOUNDATION ELEVATION [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-09-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Civil Engineering
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- elevation of a foundation
1, record 1, English, elevation%20of%20a%20foundation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Key term(s)
- foundation elevation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Génie civil
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- élévation d'une fondation
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9l%C3%A9vation%20d%27une%20fondation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-07-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
- Shallow Foundations
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- free-draining granular backfill
1, record 2, English, free%2Ddraining%20granular%20backfill
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Swelling and Shrinking Subsoils... Foundation Designs... Perimeter walls and grade beams must be designed to resist lateral swelling pressures of backfill soils. Extremely high pressures can develop against these units if clay backfill is compacted to a high density in a dry condition and later becomes wet. An effective tile-drain system and free-draining granular backfill, extending almost to exterior grade elevation, should be included in perimeter backfill design. 1, record 2, English, - free%2Ddraining%20granular%20backfill
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique des sols
- Fondations normales
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- remblai de matériau granulaire perméable
1, record 2, French, remblai%20de%20mat%C3%A9riau%20granulaire%20perm%C3%A9able
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les sols d'assise expansibles et contractiles. [...] Types de fondations. [...] Les murs d'enceinte et les poutres placées au niveau du sol doivent être conçues de façon à résister aux pressions latérales induites par le gonflement des sols de remblayage. Des pressions extrêmement fortes peuvent s'exercer contre ces éléments si le remblai d'argile est fortement compacté lorsque l'argile est sèche, puis que celle-ci absorbe de l'eau. Un réseau de drainage en tuiles et un remblai de matériau granulaire très perméable, s'étendant presque jusqu'au niveau du terrain autour du bâtiment, doivent être prévus dans la conception du remblai. 1, record 2, French, - remblai%20de%20mat%C3%A9riau%20granulaire%20perm%C3%A9able
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-07-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
- Soil Tests (Construction)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- free-draining
1, record 3, English, free%2Ddraining
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Swelling and Shrinking Subsoils... Foundation Designs... Perimeter walls and grade beams must be designed to resist lateral swelling pressures of backfill soils. Extremely high pressures can develop against these units if clay backfill is compacted to a high density in a dry condition and later becomes wet. An effective tile-drain system and free-draining granular backfill, extending almost to exterior grade elevation, should be included in perimeter backfill design. 1, record 3, English, - free%2Ddraining
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique des sols
- Essais du sol (Construction)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- perméable
1, record 3, French, perm%C3%A9able
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les sols d'assise expansibles et contractiles. [...] Types de fondations. [...] Les murs d'enceinte et les poutres placées au niveau du sol doivent être conçues de façon à résister aux pressions latérales induites par le gonflement des sols de remblayage. Des pressions extrêmement fortes peuvent s'exercer contre ces éléments si le remblai d'argile est fortement compacté lorsque l'argile est sèche, puis que celle-ci absorbe de l'eau. Un réseau de drainage en tuiles et un remblai de matériau granulaire très perméable, s'étendant presque jusqu'au niveau du terrain autour du bâtiment, doivent être prévus dans la conception du remblai. 1, record 3, French, - perm%C3%A9able
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1986-05-28
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Measurements and Analyses
- Dams and Causeways
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- height of dam
1, record 4, English, height%20of%20dam
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The difference in elevation between the roadway, walkway, or spillway crest and the lowest part of the excavated foundation along the axis of a fixed dam. 2, record 4, English, - height%20of%20dam
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
- Barrages et chaussées
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- hauteur d'un barrage
1, record 4, French, hauteur%20d%27un%20barrage
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Différence d'élévation entre le sommet d'un barrage ou la crête du déversoir et la plus basse partie des fondations dans l'axe principal du barrage. 2, record 4, French, - hauteur%20d%27un%20barrage
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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