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FORCE PORTANTE SECURITE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-04-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- safe bearing capacity
1, record 1, English, safe%20bearing%20capacity
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- safe bearing capacity of the ground 1, record 1, English, safe%20bearing%20capacity%20of%20the%20ground
correct
- safe bearing power 2, record 1, English, safe%20bearing%20power
correct
- safe bearing value 2, record 1, English, safe%20bearing%20value
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the loading intensity which allows of a suitable factor of safety against shear failure. 1, record 1, English, - safe%20bearing%20capacity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Several building codes contain so-called safe bearing values ... The minimum load causing failure is the ultimate bearing power [of the soil] which, divided by an arbitrary factor of safety, is called safe bearing power. 2, record 1, English, - safe%20bearing%20capacity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Safe bearing capacity] is not the same as "allowable bearing pressure". 1, record 1, English, - safe%20bearing%20capacity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique des sols
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- force portante de sécurité
1, record 1, French, force%20portante%20de%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'ingénieur doit, en premier lieu, évaluer la charge admissible ou force portante du sol, en analysant les contraintes au contact entre la fondation du bâtiment, ou de l'ouvrage d'art, et le sol d'appui; en second lieu, vérifier que les forces appliquées au terrain, compte tenu d'un coefficient de sécurité, ne provoquent pas de poinçonnement généralisé du sol [...] 2, record 1, French, - force%20portante%20de%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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