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Acciones debidas al terreno

English translation: Earth loads/pressures


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Spanish term or phrase:Acciones debidas al terreno
English translation:Earth loads/pressures
Entered by: Eileen Brophy
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23:40 Feb 22, 2010
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Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / Mine Tunnels
Spanish term or phrase: Acciones debidas al terreno
This is a title. The text carries on as follows : Para determinar los esfuerzos que se producen en las dovelas debido a las acciones del terreno se han realizado tres cálculos con el programa de elementos finitos FLAC3D. El modelo constitutivo considerado en los cálculos es el Mohr – Coulomb.
Eileen Brophy
Local time: 06:08
Earth loads/pressures
Explanation:
I would use any of these terms to translate "acciones del terreno", which are the loads exerted by the soil in contact with a structure.

http://cedb.asce.org/cgi/WWWdisplay.cgi?8300207
http://cedb.asce.org/cgi/WWWdisplay.cgi?9300345
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateral_earth_pressure
http://www.springerlink.com/content/p7228g807m78062x/

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Note added at 5 days (2010-02-28 12:27:00 GMT) Post-grading
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You are welcome. Anytime.
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Sergio Campo
Belgium
Local time: 06:08
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Thank you Sergio for all your help
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1Ground conditions
Emma Ratcliffe
4Earth loads/pressures
Sergio Campo
4The movement of the soil/earth
eski


  

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Ground conditions


Explanation:
As easy as that!
Hope the link helps you too!


    Reference: http://upcommons.upc.edu/pfc/bitstream/2099.1/6152/4/03.pdf
Emma Ratcliffe
Mexico
Local time: 23:08
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gilla Evans
7 hrs
  -> Thank you!
neutral  asptech: It's "actions", not "conditions", what is meant is the forces that the ground (rock) causes on the tunnel support structure.
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The movement of the soil/earth


Explanation:
The alteration and movement of materials within soil causes the formation of ..... Due to their thermal mass, rammed earth walls fit in with environmental ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil - En caché - Similares
Erosion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - [ Traducir esta página ]Logging can cause increased erosion rates due to soil compaction, exposure of mineral .... Surface creep is the slow movement of soil and rock debris by gravity which is ..... "Bounds are thus put to the erosion of the earth by water. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erosion - En caché - Similares

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Note added at 4 days (2010-02-27 18:38:49 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks for your note Eileen.
Saludos & BFS: eski

eski
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Asker: I also think yours was valid Eski, but had to choose one :( Thank you again.

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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Earth loads/pressures


Explanation:
I would use any of these terms to translate "acciones del terreno", which are the loads exerted by the soil in contact with a structure.

http://cedb.asce.org/cgi/WWWdisplay.cgi?8300207
http://cedb.asce.org/cgi/WWWdisplay.cgi?9300345
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateral_earth_pressure
http://www.springerlink.com/content/p7228g807m78062x/

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Note added at 5 days (2010-02-28 12:27:00 GMT) Post-grading
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You are welcome. Anytime.

Sergio Campo
Belgium
Local time: 06:08
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 450
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Thank you Sergio for all your help
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