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ACTIVE PRESSURE TRAPEZOID [1 record]

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Record 1 1989-02-28

English

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

A drop of at least 6 ft from C to C' should be allowed for under such conditions, and the active pressure trapezoid ... should be increased by extending the trapezoid ...

OBS

Earth-retaining structures.

French

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

Un abaissement de C en C' de 2 mètres environ est possible dans ces conditions, et le trapèze de poussée des terres [...] est étendu [...]

OBS

Ouvrages de soutènement.

OBS

La compression du sol sous le massif de fondation peut se représenter graphiquement par un trapèze.

Spanish

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