EARTHWORKS IN MODERN RAILWAY AND ROAD CONSTRUCTION -- 4. FOUNDATIONS OF EMBANKMENTS. PROBLEMS OF STABILITY
D Orlandi
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D Orlandi
Abstract
After briefly calling to mind the reactions of the foundation terrain under the load of an embankment, the article illustrates the modalities of study of equilibrium by means of a critical examination, both of the various factors which influence the phenomenon and of the calculation procedures.
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After briefly calling to mind the reactions of the foundation terrain under the load of an embankment, the article illustrates the modalities of study of equilibrium by means of a critical examination, both of the various factors which influence the phenomenon and of the calculation procedures.
Key concepts: Earthworks, Levee, Terrain, Foundation (evidence), Engineering, Road construction, Geotechnical engineering, Civil engineering