STUDY OF NEGATIVE FRICTION

ETUDE DU FROTTEMENT NEGATIF

THE AIM OF THE RESEARCH IS TO FORECAST THE INTENSITY OF NEGATIVE FRICTION FORCES IN DIFFERENT TYPES OF SOIL AND STRUCTURE AND TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF REMEDIAL MEASURES SUCH AS BITUMINOUS COATINGS AND THE USE OF SPECIALLY SHAPED PILES. IN 1976, IT IS ENVISAGED: - TO CONTINUE THE EXPERIMENTS STARTED AND TO SUMMARIZE THE RESULTS OBTAINED FROM A BIBLIOGRAPHIC STUDY, - TO CONDUCT THE STUDY OF A CAST-IN-SITU PILE IN A PLASTIC DUCT.