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CAPACITE PORTANTE SOL [1 record]

Record 1 2003-04-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
  • Soil Tests (Construction)
  • Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
DEF

The maximum load per unit area that the ground can safely support without failing in shear.

OBS

Bearing or load capacity is a characteristic of a foundation-soil system, not an intrinsic quality of the soil only.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique des sols
  • Essais du sol (Construction)
  • Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
DEF

Charge unitaire qui appliquée au sol, provoque sa rupture. Cette rupture est définie de façon conventionnelle sur un diagramme de chargement, par la charge unitaire à partir de laquelle le tassement devient asymptotique, ou égal au dixième de la largeur de la surface chargée (pieu, plaque ...). Il ne s'agit pas d'une caractéristique intrinsèque du sol : la capacité portante dépend, en effet, de la forme et de la dimension de la surface chargée, du processus de chargement, de son interprétation, etc.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mecánica del suelo
  • Pruebas del suelo (Construcción)
  • Drenaje y riego (Agricultura)
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