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CALIFORNIA BEARING RATIO [1 record]

Record 1 2014-05-30

English

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

The bearing ratio of soil determined by comparing the penetration load of the soil to that of a standard material ...

OBS

The method covers evaluation of the relative quality of subgrade soils but is applicable to sub-base and some base course materials.

French

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

Nombre exprimant en pourcentage le rapport entre les pressions produisant un enfoncement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mecánica del suelo
  • Pruebas del suelo (Construcción)
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