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AT-REST PRESSURE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-10-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
- Tolerances and Modular Co-ordination (Construction)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- earth pressure at rest
1, record 1, English, earth%20pressure%20at%20rest
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- soil pressure at rest 2, record 1, English, soil%20pressure%20at%20rest
correct
- earth pressure of soil at rest 3, record 1, English, earth%20pressure%20of%20soil%20at%20rest
correct
- at-rest pressure 3, record 1, English, at%2Drest%20pressure
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Value of earth pressure when the soil mass is in its natural state without having been permitted to yield or without having been compressed. 4, record 1, English, - earth%20pressure%20at%20rest
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
At rest: Said of the lateral earth pressure when the soil is neither compressed nor allowed to expand and the structure (such as a wall) does not move. 5, record 1, English, - earth%20pressure%20at%20rest
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique des sols
- Calcul, tolérances et modulation (Construction)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pression des terres au repos
1, record 1, French, pression%20des%20terres%20au%20repos
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- poussée des terres au repos 2, record 1, French, pouss%C3%A9e%20des%20terres%20au%20repos
correct, feminine noun
- pression naturelle des terres 3, record 1, French, pression%20naturelle%20des%20terres
feminine noun
- pression statique du sol 4, record 1, French, pression%20statique%20du%20sol
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Valeur de la pression des terres lorsque le sol est dans son état naturel, sans avoir subi le moindre déplacement dans un sens ou dans l'autre. Par sommation : poussée des terres au repos (...) 2, record 1, French, - pression%20des%20terres%20au%20repos
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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