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CONICAL PENETROMETER [1 record]

Record 1 1999-10-01

English

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

A 30 ° to 60 ° cone ... used to determine the force required to thrust the cone downward into silty or fine to medium-coarse sands, and hence to obtain information that a foundation or soils engineer may use to calculate some of the load-bearing capabilities of such formations.

DEF

Instrument used to measure the ability of a soil to support traffic movements.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
  • Mécanique des sols
  • Essais du sol (Construction)
CONT

Méthode du pénétromètre à cône. Cette méthode comporte un tube dans lequel peut glisser une tige-piston, terminée par une pointe conique. On peut faire agir une pression sur le tube seul, ou sur l'ensemble tube-tige. La pénétration de la pointe permet de mesurer la résistance du sol en kg/cm [carrés] (...).

Spanish

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