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TASSEMENT TETE PIEU [1 record]

Record 1 1989-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Deep Foundations
  • Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
CONT

A common type of load test, using only a single pile, in which only the head settlement is measured under fairly rapid application of loads, [etc.] ... provides such doubtful information that a correct interpretation may be difficult if not entirely impossible.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fondations profondes
  • Mécanique des sols
CONT

Un essai de chargement, communément pratiqué :-chargement d’un pieu isolé où l'on ne mesure que le tassement en tête après application assez rapide des charges, [etc. ](...) fournirait des informations si douteuses qu'une interprétation correcte serait difficile, sinon impossible.

CONT

Le plus souvent la pointe ne commence à travailler qu'après un tassement important de la tête du pieu(...) qui correspond déjà à une plastification du terrain encaissant sur une partie de la longueur du pieu.

Spanish

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