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LEZARDES TASSEMENT [1 record]

Record 1 1999-05-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Concrete Construction
  • Masonry Practice
  • Shallow Foundations
OBS

settlement: Lowering of the bearing level of the soil due to the compressibility of the soil from the load resting thereon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bétonnage
  • Maçonnerie
  • Fondations normales
DEF

Crevasse dans un ouvrage en maçonnerie consécutive à un mouvement dans les fondations.

OBS

En contexte, «fissure et lézarde de tassement» sont le plus souvent utilisés au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • lézardes de tassement
  • fissures de tassement

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hormigonado
  • Albañilería
  • Cimientos superficiales
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