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GRANULOMETRY [2 records]

Record 1 2012-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Roads
  • Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
  • Foundation Engineering
DEF

Classification and measurement of soils or sediments based on grain size.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Voies de circulation
  • Mécanique des sols
  • Technique des fondations
DEF

Classement des stériles, ou granulats, en diverses dimensions.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carreteras
  • Mecánica del suelo
  • Técnica de cimientos
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Record 2 2010-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
  • Petrography
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
DEF

[The] measurement of grain sizes of sedimentary rock.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
  • Pétrographie
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
DEF

Opération destinée à séparer diverses fractions texturales [...] d'un sol (ou d'un sédiment) et à en mesurer les proportions respectives.

CONT

Les boues sont composées principalement de silicates d'alumine [...] Plus de 90 % du matériau a une granulométrie inférieure à 10 µm.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciencia del suelo
  • Petrografía
  • Medición y análisis (Ciencias)
DEF

Parte de la sedimentología que estudia la forma y tamaño de los fragmentos detríticos de sedimentos y rocas sedimentarias. Se aplica a la clasificación volumétrica de partículas y áridos, generalmente por tamaño y diámetro.

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