Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
descolamento
English translation:
subsidence
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Maria Cristina Vasconcelos
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descolamento
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Architecture
planejamento urbano
Deve-se considerar a importância de fundações adequadas para abrigo de gás, em particular quando previsto na periferia dos prédios. O recalque diferenciado provoca o “descolamento” do prédio e promove infiltrações.
decoupling, detachment?
decoupling, detachment?
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| 4 +1 | subsidence |
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| 4 | foundation slippage |
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subsidence
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A surveyor would define subsidence as the downward movement of the ground supporting a building, with particular problems occurring when that movement varies from one part of the building to another, producing cracks.
A surveyor would define subsidence as the downward movement of the ground supporting a building, with particular problems occurring when that movement varies from one part of the building to another, producing cracks.
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