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VANE TEST [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-04-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Soil Tests (Construction)
- Engineering Tests and Reliability
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- vane test
1, record 1, English, vane%20test
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- vane shear test 2, record 1, English, vane%20shear%20test
correct, see observation
- field vane test 3, record 1, English, field%20vane%20test
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A test to determine the shearing strength of cohesive soils in situ. The appliance consists of four blades projecting from a shaft at 90° intervals, and as these are rotated in the ground they generate a cylinder of soil thus determining the unit shearing strength of the mass in its natural environment. A light drill is first used to reach the depth required and the vane then driven into the deposit. 4, record 1, English, - vane%20test
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The vane test is carried out in a borehole while the box shear test or the triaxial compression test is a laboratory determination. 4, record 1, English, - vane%20test
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Four sources out of five defined "vane test" as a field or in place test as opposed to laboratory test. 5, record 1, English, - vane%20test
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
As per source "Dictionary of Geotechnics" by S.H. Somerville and M.A. Paul (SOMGE), 1983, field vane test should be considered as a specific. 5, record 1, English, - vane%20test
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Essais du sol (Construction)
- Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
- Mécanique des sols
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- essai au scissomètre
1, record 1, French, essai%20au%20scissom%C3%A8tre
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- essai scissométrique 2, record 1, French, essai%20scissom%C3%A9trique
correct, masculine noun
- essai de cisaillement au scissomètre 3, record 1, French, essai%20de%20cisaillement%20au%20scissom%C3%A8tre
correct, masculine noun
- essai de cisaillement par torsion de moulinets 4, record 1, French, essai%20de%20cisaillement%20par%20torsion%20de%20moulinets
correct, masculine noun
- méthode du moulinet 5, record 1, French, m%C3%A9thode%20du%20moulinet
correct, feminine noun
- vane-test 6, record 1, French, vane%2Dtest
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le scissomètre [...] est constitué d'un moulinet à quatre pales en croix, foncé dans le sol à l'aide d'un train de tubes [...] Arrivé à la profondeur d'essai désirée, le fonçage est arrêté et l'on procède à l'essai proprement dit. Celui-ci consiste à entraîner le moulinet en rotation par l'intermédiaire d'un train de tiges tournant sans frottement dans le train de tubes, et à mesurer le moment résistant [...] correspondant. [...] L'interprétation de l'essai au scissomètre se fait en supposant que le cisaillement du sol s'effectue sur la surface du cylindre circonscrit au moulinet [...] 4, record 1, French, - essai%20au%20scissom%C3%A8tre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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