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DROP PENETRATION TEST [1 record]

Record 1 2011-04-28

English

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

penetration tests: tests of the soil in place which give a surer indication of its load-bearing capacity than tests in the soil mechanics laboratory. ... they can be divided into static and dynamic penetration tests.

French

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

[...] l'essai par pénétration dynamique [...] consiste à enfoncer par battage un pieu de dimensions très réduites et à mesurer le rapport des enfoncements aux efforts dynamiques exercés.

Spanish

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