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Term of the Road Dictionary

active earth pressure

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Roads Materials Soils and Aggregates
  • Definition : Phenomenon due to the weight of soil as a pressure on a buried or partially buried underground structure or structural element.

aktiver Erddruck

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Straßen Baustoffe Erdreich und Gesteinskörnung
  • Definition : Ereignis als Folge des Drucks des Bodens auf die vertikale Seite einer Stützmauer oder eines Untergrunddamms von Widerlagern.