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EP 1440209 A1 20040728 - A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING FOUNDATIONS

Title (en)

A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING FOUNDATIONS

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON FUNDIERUNGEN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET APPAREIL POUR FORMER DES FONDATIONS

Publication

EP 1440209 A1 20040728 (EN)

Application

EP 01978632 A 20011029

Priority

GB 0104775 W 20011029

IPC 1-7

E02D 27/42

IPC 8 full level

E02D 27/42 (2006.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 03038198A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1440209 A1 20040728

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 01978632 A 20011029