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STRUCTURE DESCENDANT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-04-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Deep Foundations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- negative skin friction
1, record 1, English, negative%20skin%20friction
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- negative friction 2, record 1, English, negative%20friction
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Frictional forces developed on the sides of a pile, or other structure embedded in soil, that tends to cause it to be dragged downward. It is often developed in a consolidating soil mass. 1, record 1, English, - negative%20skin%20friction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Overloading of a pile by a settling fill which adds additional weight to them. This effect, called "negative friction", resulted in the failure of steel bearing piles which supported a steel mill in Hamilton, Ontario, caused by the settlement of a 15-ft layer of slag underlain by soft clay. 2, record 1, English, - negative%20skin%20friction
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Fondations profondes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- frottement latéral négatif
1, record 1, French, frottement%20lat%C3%A9ral%20n%C3%A9gatif
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- frottement négatif 2, record 1, French, frottement%20n%C3%A9gatif
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Effort descendant qu'exerce sur une structure enterrée un sol qui tasse plus qu'elle. 3, record 1, French, - frottement%20lat%C3%A9ral%20n%C3%A9gatif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans les cas où les pieux traversent une couche de sol compressible, il faut envisager [...] la possibilité de frottement négatif. Celui-ci se produit, d’une manière générale, lorsque le sol se tasse plus que le pieu [...] Le tassement progressif par consolidation de la couche compressible provoque sur le pieu un frottement dirigé vers le bas [...] 4, record 1, French, - frottement%20lat%C3%A9ral%20n%C3%A9gatif
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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