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INDEX PROPERTIES TEST [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-03-29

English

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

Test used for classification, to group soils in major strata, and to extrapolate results from a restricted number of structural properties tests to determine properties of other similar materials.

Key term(s)
  • Atterberg test

French

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

Le Suédois Atterberg a proposé [...] de définir trois limites dites de liquidité, de plasticité et de retrait [...] Les essais d'Atterberg sont intéressants en raison de l'assez grande fidélité des résultats expérimentaux qui fait contraste avec le caractère un peu simpliste de l'appareil expérimental.

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