DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14483/23448393.16984

Published:

2022-04-25

Issue:

Vol. 27 No. 2 (2022): May-August

Section:

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Inclusión de micropilotes como elementos recuperadores de carga en cimentaciones: revisión del estado del conocimiento

Inclusion of Micropiles as Load Recovery Elements in Foundations: Literature Review

Authors

Keywords:

settlement, load capacity, axial stress, micropiles (en).

Keywords:

asentamiento, capacidad de carga, esfuerzos axiales, micropilotes (es).

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Castellanos Guerrero, W. M., and Rodriguez Rincón , E. (2022). Inclusión de micropilotes como elementos recuperadores de carga en cimentaciones: revisión del estado del conocimiento. Ingeniería, 27(2), e16984. https://doi.org/10.14483/23448393.16984

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CASTELLANOS GUERRERO, Wendy Madeleyne; RODRIGUEZ RINCÓN , Edgar. Inclusión de micropilotes como elementos recuperadores de carga en cimentaciones: revisión del estado del conocimiento. Ingeniería, [S. l.], v. 27, n. 2, p. e16984, 2022. DOI: 10.14483/23448393.16984. Disponível em: https://revistas.udistrital.edu.co/index.php/reving/article/view/16984. Acesso em: 30 dec. 2025.

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