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Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-05-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Soil Tests (Construction)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- soil test
1, record 1, English, soil%20test
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- soil testing 2, record 1, English, soil%20testing
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sampling of an area to determine the characteristics of its soils and to map their location; usually accomplished by borings and subsequent laboratory analysis. 3, record 1, English, - soil%20test
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Soil testing is based on the premise that the behaviour of soil masses under imposed conditions can be predicted if certain soil properties can be measured. Because soil is a natural material that is much more variable than man-made building materials, and because it is a multi-phase system composed of solid particles with their intervening void spaces filled with either water or air or a combination of both, the results of soil tests must be interpreted in the light of past experience, climate, and the geology of the site. 2, record 1, English, - soil%20test
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Essais du sol (Construction)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- essai du sol
1, record 1, French, essai%20du%20sol
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- essai de sol 2, record 1, French, essai%20de%20sol
correct, masculine noun
- étude de sols 3, record 1, French, %C3%A9tude%20de%20sols
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Essai du sol. L'essai de résistance du sol peut être fait par chargement direct (essai à la table), ou au moyen d'appareils spéciaux, ou enfin, s'il s'agit de [...] terrains compressibles, au laboratoire. 1, record 1, French, - essai%20du%20sol
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
L'essai de sol repose sur l'idée première que le comportement des masses de sol peut, dans des conditions imposées, être prédit dans la mesure où certaines propriétés des sols peuvent être déterminées. Un sol étant un matériau naturel dont l'état est beaucoup plus variable que celui des matériaux de construction fabriqués par l'homme, et parce qu'il s'agit d'un système à plusieurs phases composé de particules entre lesquelles s'intercalent des espaces vides remplis d'eau ou d'air ou d'une combinaison de ces deux éléments, les résultats des essais de sols doivent être interprétés à la lumière de l'expérience passée, du climat et de la géologie des lieux. 4, record 1, French, - essai%20du%20sol
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Pruebas del suelo (Construcción)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- estudio de suelos
1, record 1, Spanish, estudio%20de%20suelos
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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