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CALIFORNIA BEARING RATIO TEST [1 record]

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Record 1 2000-04-04

English

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

A constant rate of penetration test for evaluation of subgrade strengths for road and airfield pavement design. It is expressed as a percentage of the value of 100 obtained for crushed-stone base widely used in California.

French

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

Essai mécanique de pénétration pratiqué sur un échantillon de sol pour déterminer sa force portante et son aptitude à être employé dans la fondation ou le corps d'une chaussée.

OBS

essai de l'indice portant californien : L'essai C.B.R. - L'indice portant californien. Cet essai de poinçonnement est aujourd'hui universellement employé pour apprécier la résistance des sols.

Spanish

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