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well-graded soil [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1989-10-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- well-graded soil
1, record 1, English, well%2Dgraded%20soil
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A coarse-grained unconsolidated material with a continuous distribution of grain sizes from the coarsest to the finest components in such proportions that the successively smaller grains just fill the spaces between the larger grains. 2, record 1, English, - well%2Dgraded%20soil
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A soil in which the particle-size distribution extends evenly over a wide range of sizes. 3, record 1, English, - well%2Dgraded%20soil
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique des sols
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sol bien gradué
1, record 1, French, sol%20bien%20gradu%C3%A9
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- sol bien calibré 2, record 1, French, sol%20bien%20calibr%C3%A9
masculine noun
- sol à granulométrie continue 3, record 1, French, sol%20%C3%A0%20granulom%C3%A9trie%20continue
proposal, see observation, masculine noun
- sol à granulométrie continue régulière 3, record 1, French, sol%20%C3%A0%20granulom%C3%A9trie%20continue%20r%C3%A9guli%C3%A8re
proposal, see observation, masculine noun
- sol à granularité continue 3, record 1, French, sol%20%C3%A0%20granularit%C3%A9%20continue
proposal, see observation, masculine noun
- sol à granularité continue régulière 3, record 1, French, sol%20%C3%A0%20granularit%C3%A9%20continue%20r%C3%A9guli%C3%A8re
proposal, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Seuls les sables à granulométrie serrée ne sont pas susceptibles [...] d'être compactés au pneumatique. L'épaisseur des couches compactées va dépendre de la pression de gonflage des pneumatiques et peut atteindre 30 cm dans le cas de sols sablo-graveleux bien gradués. 1, record 1, French, - sol%20bien%20gradu%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Granulométrie continue : Granulométrie d'un sol dont les fractions de tailles consécutives sont toutes représentées. Antonymes : Granulométrie discontinue, mal graduée. 4, record 1, French, - sol%20bien%20gradu%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Suivant la forme de la courbe granulométrique, on parle de granularité continue ou discontinue [...], régulière ou uniforme [...] 5, record 1, French, - sol%20bien%20gradu%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Plusieurs cas peuvent se présenter : [...] la granulométrie du sol est continue; [...] sols peu compacts à granulométrie discontinue [...] 6, record 1, French, - sol%20bien%20gradu%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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