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RUPTURE TETE [2 records]

Record 1 1989-06-07

English

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

Toppling failure involves rotation of columns or blocks of rock about some fixed base and the simple geometrical conditions governing the toppling of a single block of an inclined surface were defined in figure 11 (...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique des sols
CONT

Quand il y a rupture le long d'une surface, la forme et l'aspect de celle-ci ont été à l'origine de certaines classifications [...] [dont celle des] types de rupture (d'après E. Hoek et J.W. Bray, 1977]. 1 : rupture circulaire. 2 : rupture plane. 3 : rupture en coin. 4 : rupture de tête.

Spanish

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Record 2 1982-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Deep Foundations
OBS

Head Failures. Head failure may be prevented by banding. Ill effects from slight irregularities in the pile head may be reduced by use of a thin layer of cushioning material, although an excessive amount would affect the sets.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fondations profondes
OBS

Rupture de la tête des pieux. - Un frettage suffit en général à l'éviter. Les conséquences nuisibles d'une certaine irrégularité de la tête du pieu peuvent également être évitées par interposition d'un tampon de bois de faible épaisseur.

Spanish

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