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UNDRAINED-UNCONSOLIDATED TEST [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-02-13

English

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

A soil test in which the water content of the test specimen remains practically unchanged during the application of the confining pressure and the additional axial (or shearing) force.

French

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

«Essai non consolidé non drainé» [...] - On utilise toujours dans cet essai un échantillon non remanié, c'est-à-dire un sol intact, qui se trouve donc dans le terrain consolidé à une certaine pression [...] c'est cet essai qui est le plus souvent effectué lors de l'étude de la résistance au cisaillement des sols.

Spanish

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