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CYLINDRICAL MOLD [1 record]

Record 1 2014-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Tests (Construction)
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
CONT

[The California bearing ratio test] provides for compacting soil in a cylindrical mould and soaking the sample for 4 days with an imposed load roughly equivalent to that which would be given by a prototype pavement.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Essais du sol (Construction)
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
CONT

L'essai [d'indice portant californien] consiste à préparer un échantillon de sol par compactage dans un moule cylindrique. [L'échantillon] dans son moule est placé quatre jours dans un cristallisoir.

Spanish

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