Abstract

Synopsis Vertical ground movements were investigated near a line of high elm trees growing in Leda clay soil, a marine deposit found extensively in the Ottawa St Lawrence Lowlands. The amplitude of these movements was found to be a function of depth, horizontal distance from trees, and seasonal weather conditions. Based on results obtained for the record dry year of 1955, a chart was prepared which could be used as a guide for the design of foundations near high elm trees in these clays. These ground movements were also related to “soil moisture depletion”, a quantity computed from weather records. An analysis of the ground movements over a period (1954–57) was made and a method for computing them from weather records is given. On a fait une enqzuête relative aux mouvements verticaux du sol sous une rangee de grands ormes situee dans les basses terres de I'Outaouais et du St-Laurent. Ces terres marines sont des argiles du type “Leda”. On a constate que l'amplitude des movements depend de la profondeur, de l'éloignement horizontal par rapport aux arbres et des conditions climatiques. A partir des données recueillies lors de I'année de grande sécheresse 1955 on a établiun diagramme qui peut servir au calcul des fondations devant être établies près de grands ormes et dans des sols argileux. On a également établi un rapport entre les mouvements du sol et le “coefficient d'épuisement de l'humidité du sol”, ce coefficient étant calculé à partir de certaines observations climatologiques. On a fait une analyse des mouvements du sol observés de 1954 à 1957 et on décrit une méthode permettant de calculer ces mouvements à partir de certaines données clima-tologiques.

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