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COHESIVE SOIL [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
  • Soil Tests (Construction)
DEF

A sticky soil like clay or clayey silt, with a shear strength equal to half its unconfined compressive strength. It has appreciable cohesion when submerged, and considerable strength when air-dried.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique des sols
  • Essais du sol (Construction)
CONT

(...) les sables ne possèdent pas de cohésion : ce sont des sols pulvérulents. (...) Les sols plus ou moins argileux ont une cohésion (ou résistance au cisaillement sous charge nulle) : ce sont des sols cohérents.

Spanish

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