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FROTTEMENT INTERIEUR [1 record]

Record 1 1998-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
  • Soil Tests (Construction)
DEF

Resistance of rock or earth particles to sliding over each other.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique des sols
  • Essais du sol (Construction)
DEF

Fraction de la résistance au cisaillement d'un sol représentée par le terme [rhô]tg[phi] dans l'équation de Coulomb. On admet généralement que cette fraction est due à l'enchevêtrement des grains du sol et à la résistance au glissement entre grains.

Spanish

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