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three-edge bearing test [2 records]

Record 1 1982-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewers and Drainage
  • Long-Distance Pipelines
OBS

Two types of laboratory test are recognized by the American Society for Testing Materials. These are the three-edge bearing test and the sand bearing test. Of these the three-edge test is the simplest and the most widely used. In this test the load and reaction are applied to the pipe along very narrow longitudinal elements at the top and bottom of the pipe.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Égouts et drainage
  • Canalisations à grande distance
OBS

Deux types d'essais ont été définis par l'«American Society for Testing Materials»: l'essai de chargement en trois points et l'essai de chargement à la boîte de sable. Le premier est le plus simple et le plus fréquemment utilisé. La charge et la réaction sont appliquées suivant des éléments longitudinaux très étroits, au sommet et à la base de la conduite (...)

Spanish

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Record 2 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Concrete Construction
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
CONT

C 497, this figure shows how pipe is supported and the load applied. Properly called the crushing test, this procedure is frequently called the D-load, or three-edge bearing test.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bétonnage
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
OBS

[résistance à l'écrasement. Cette résistance dépend d'une multitude de facteurs, en particulier] qualité du liant [nature et] dureté du sable [...] dosage du liant [...]

Spanish

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