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TRIAXIAL COMPRESSION TEST [4 records]
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
- laboratory vane test
1, record 1, English, laboratory%20vane%20test
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- laboratory vane-shear test 2, record 1, English, laboratory%20vane%2Dshear%20test
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A test carried out on soft clays to determine shear strength by inserting a small cruciform vane into a sample and measuring the torque required to shear the soil when rotated. An alternative to the undrained triaxial compression test where preparation of the sample may have an adverse effect on the measured strength of the soil. 1, record 1, English, - laboratory%20vane%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 de laboratoire
1, record 1, French, essai%20au%20scissom%C3%A8tre%20de%20laboratoire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Essai au scissomètre de laboratoire. Le scissomètre est constitué d'une tige métallique munie à son extrémité d'une ou plusieurs pales [...] L'ensemble est enfoncé par pression dans l'éprouvette de sol, puis soumis à un couple de torsion autour de l'axe de la tige, à vitesse angulaire de rotation constante. On mesure [...] le moment [...] du couple de torsion exercé en tête de tige, et l'on trace la courbe de ce moment en fonction de l'angle de rotation [...] 1, record 1, French, - essai%20au%20scissom%C3%A8tre%20de%20laboratoire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-04-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Soil Tests (Construction)
- Engineering Tests and Reliability
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- vane test
1, record 2, English, vane%20test
correct, see observation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- vane shear test 2, record 2, English, vane%20shear%20test
correct, see observation
- field vane test 3, record 2, English, field%20vane%20test
correct, see observation
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - vane%20test
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - vane%20test
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - vane%20test
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - vane%20test
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Essais du sol (Construction)
- Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
- Mécanique des sols
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- essai au scissomètre
1, record 2, French, essai%20au%20scissom%C3%A8tre
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- essai scissométrique 2, record 2, French, essai%20scissom%C3%A9trique
correct, masculine noun
- essai de cisaillement au scissomètre 3, record 2, French, essai%20de%20cisaillement%20au%20scissom%C3%A8tre
correct, masculine noun
- essai de cisaillement par torsion de moulinets 4, record 2, French, essai%20de%20cisaillement%20par%20torsion%20de%20moulinets
correct, masculine noun
- méthode du moulinet 5, record 2, French, m%C3%A9thode%20du%20moulinet
correct, feminine noun
- vane-test 6, record 2, French, vane%2Dtest
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, 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 2, French, - essai%20au%20scissom%C3%A8tre
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1998-09-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
- Soil Science
- Soil Tests (Construction)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- triaxial shear test
1, record 3, English, triaxial%20shear%20test
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- triaxial compression test 2, record 3, English, triaxial%20compression%20test
correct
- triaxial test 3, record 3, English, triaxial%20test
correct
- confined compression test 4, record 3, English, confined%20compression%20test
correct
- TC test 5, record 3, English, TC%20test
correct
- cylinder test 6, record 3, English, cylinder%20test
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a test in which a cylindrical specimen of soil umbric epipedon encased in an impervious membrane is subjected to a confining pressure and then loaded. 7, record 3, English, - triaxial%20shear%20test
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique des sols
- Science du sol
- Essais du sol (Construction)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- essai de cisaillement à l'appareil triaxial
1, record 3, French, essai%20de%20cisaillement%20%C3%A0%20l%27appareil%20triaxial
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- essai de compression triaxiale 2, record 3, French, essai%20de%20compression%20triaxiale
correct, masculine noun
- essai à l'appareil triaxial 1, record 3, French, essai%20%C3%A0%20l%27appareil%20triaxial
correct, masculine noun
- essai triaxial 3, record 3, French, essai%20triaxial
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Essai dans lequel un échantillon de sol cylindrique, enveloppé dans une membrane étanche, est soumis à une étreinte latérale puis chargé axialement jusqu'à rupture. 2, record 3, French, - essai%20de%20cisaillement%20%C3%A0%20l%27appareil%20triaxial
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Essai de cisaillement à l'appareil triaxial (...) L'éprouvette de sol, en forme de tronc de cylindre (...) est placée sur une embase métallique munie d'une pierre poreuse, à l'intérieur d'une enceinte étanche en plexiglas. Sur sa surface latérale, l'éprouvette est entourée d'une enveloppe imperméable. On exerce : une pression hydrostatique (...), une force verticale (...) 1, record 3, French, - essai%20de%20cisaillement%20%C3%A0%20l%27appareil%20triaxial
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1978-02-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- shear test
1, record 4, English, shear%20test
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
This test can be used for examining the strength properties on specific planes of interest or simply as an alternative to the normal triaxial test for samples without particular planes of weakness. 2, record 4, English, - shear%20test
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tests to determine the shear strength of soil samples. The box shear test or the triaxial compression test may be performed in the laboratory, but the vane test may be made of the in situ soils in a borehole. 3, record 4, English, - shear%20test
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- essai de cisaillement
1, record 4, French, essai%20de%20cisaillement
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les essais de cisaillement permettent d'examiner les caractéristiques de la résistance d'une éprouvette pour les déterminer. 1, record 4, French, - essai%20de%20cisaillement
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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