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in-situ percolation test [1 record]

Record 1 1986-12-15

English

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

The lack of simple and general relationships between the coefficient of permeability and the results of classification tests leads to the necessity for performing permeability tests, either in the field or in the laboratory.

French

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

Mesure en place du coefficient de perméabilité (...) Pour calculer le débit d'assèchement d'une fouille ou celui d'un drain, il est nécessaire de connaître la valeur du coefficient de perméabilité (...) La mesure peut s'effectuer en laboratoire (...) [ou] en place.

Key term(s)
  • essai de perméabilité
  • essai de perméabilité du sol
  • mesure du coefficient de perméabilité

Spanish

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