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Record 1 2006-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
DEF

Portion of a sample of sand lying between two size limits, the upper being the limiting and the lower the retaining mesh.

Key term(s)
  • grain-size fraction

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie analytique
  • Mécanique des sols
DEF

Fraction d'un produit résultant d'un classement par dimension.

CONT

Une grosseur de grain A/B comprend l'ensemble des grains passant au tamis d'ouverture de mailles B et refusé au tamis d'ouverture de mailles A.

OBS

classement: Séparation d'un matériau en plusieurs fractions suivant un caractère quelconque (dimension, densité, équivalence, forme, etc.).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química analítica
  • Mecánica del suelo
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