Sentence examples for pressure settlement from inspiring English sources

The asphalt tracks were constructed with attached and embedded gauges for measuring earth pressure, settlement of the structure, and strain at the bottom of asphalt layer.

According to the measurement results, there are certain differences in the earth pressure, settlement, and strain between level track and cant track, and between the outer and inner sides of cant track.

Maybe most importantly, Mr. Sterling (a lawyer) is notoriously litigious, and he will use discovery in the trial to uncover whatever he can to embarrass the league and pressure settlement.

The defection of the foreign offices has put added pressure on settlement talks between Andersen and Enron shareholders.

The end of talks between Andersen and KPMG also stepped up pressure on settlement talks between Andersen and Enron shareholders.

Pressure for settlement came from missionaries eager to convert the Native Americans to Christianity, from the intrusion of Russian and British traders, primarily in search of sea otter pelts, and from the quest for the Northwest Passage across the North American continent.

A radius related strain distribution is proposed to get analytical solutions for the excess pore water pressure and settlement.

This review concentrates on buckling problems of such tanks under static or quasi-static loads, including uniform pressure, wind, settlement of foundation, and fire.

In order to assess the relative importance of historical and post-disturbance conditions as determinants of community structure, we undertook reciprocal transplants, at different successional stages, of sessile communities developing at recreational piers that were previously observed to show contrasting fish predation pressure and settlement rate in the São Sebastião Channel, Brazil.

Oroville Dam was designed to withstand the strongest possible earthquake for the region, and was fitted with hundreds of instruments that serve to measure water pressure and settlement of the earth fill used in its construction, earning it the nickname "the dam that talks back".

Eager to preserve the balance of power in northern Europe, Russia, France, and Britain pressured a settlement.