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PROCTOR COMPACTION TEST [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-01-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
- Soil Tests (Construction)
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Proctor test
1, record 1, English, Proctor%20test
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Proctor compaction test 2, record 1, English, Proctor%20compaction%20test
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Proctor test itself consists of dropping a 2.5 kg hammer with 5.1 cm diameter face from a height of 0.30 m onto the soil specimen confined in a 10.2 cm diameter mould. The soil must be compacted in 3 equal layers, each to receive 25 blows of the hammer. 3, record 1, English, - Proctor%20test
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Compaction tests ... The simplest and the most widely used are the "Proctor tests" named for R.R. Proctor, who first developed the optimum-moisture-maximum-density concept. 4, record 1, English, - Proctor%20test
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
- Essais du sol (Construction)
- Mécanique des sols
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- test de compactage Proctor
1, record 1, French, test%20de%20compactage%20Proctor
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- essai Proctor 2, record 1, French, essai%20Proctor
correct, masculine noun
- test Proctor 1, record 1, French, test%20Proctor
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le but de l'essai Proctor est de déterminer quelle est la teneur en eau optimale d'un sol qui permet le meilleur compactage pour une énergie donnée. Il est basé sur la remarque que la compacité est proportionnelle à la densité sèche du terrain. 3, record 1, French, - test%20de%20compactage%20Proctor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
L'essai Proctor se fait en compactant dans un moule des couches successives de terre ayant la même teneur en eau, en laissant tomber en chute libre une petite dame [...] Le sol ne doit pas avoir de grains supérieurs à 5 millimètres, et les conditions de l'essai sont normalisées, ainsi d'ailleurs que la nature du socle sur lequel repose le moule. 4, record 1, French, - test%20de%20compactage%20Proctor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les essais de laboratoire de loin les plus répandus sont des essais de compactage manuel par percussion (chute d'une masse sur des couches de sol à étudier). On citera en premier lieu les deux essais Proctor dénommés respectivement «essai Proctor modifié» et «essai Proctor normal». 5, record 1, French, - test%20de%20compactage%20Proctor
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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